Songhai Empire Map ResourcesWorld History: Unit 2, Module 1, Lesson 3

Warm Up:

Get out your binders and

open to page 11 of Unit 2.

Songhai

Empire

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/sghi/hd_sghi.htm

Africa: Vegetation and Climate Zones

Brown = desertYellow = grass and brushLight green = grasslandsDarker green = forestsPink= semi-desert

(http://www.mapcruzin.com/free-maps-africa/africa_veg_86.jpg)

Trade Routes and Gold/Salt Mines

Gold Mines

Salt Mines

http://www.fcps.edu/KingsParkES/technology/mali/malimap.htm

Timbuktu

Combined Vegetation and

Trade Route Map

http://www.fcps.edu/KingsParkES/technology/mali/malimap.htm

Religions of Africa (750-1500 CE)

Green = IslamYellow = Traditional/Indigenous ReligionsPink = Christianity

750 CE 1500 CE

http://www.worldhistoryatlas.com/U05/AWHcom12_Q_U05_ReligionsAfrica.html

Questions:

1. From these maps, which natural resources were located in West Africa?

2. How might the Sahara Desert create both a challenge and an opportunity for the Songhai Empire?

3. Based on these maps, to what extent was the location of the Songhai Empire important for their success?

4. Using the map about the religions of Africa and information you learned about Islam in lesson 1, explain how the spread of Islam may have helped or hindered the Songhai Empire?