West African Empires Review

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What natural resource in West Africa was valued as much as gold?

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Salt

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The West African ruler who was most responsible for spreading Islam was

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Mansa Musa

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Mansa Musa traveled to the holy city of __________

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Mecca

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What religion did Mansa Musa practice? Options: Islam, Christianity, Animism

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Islam

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Why did Mansa Musa build a university in Timbuktu?

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He wanted scholars to come to Mali.

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This city was one of the major trading centers of Mali

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Timbuktu

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_____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa.

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Ghana

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Which of the following factors is the main reason that Ghana became a powerful empire in West Africa? Options: It had extremely productive agriculture, It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region, It traded extensively with European countries, It was the first African empire to industrialize

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It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region

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Which statement illustrates the order of the West African kingdoms? Options: Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Sahara, Mali, Ghana, Timbuktu, Mali, Songhai, Songhai, Mali, Ghana

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Ghana, Mali, Songhai

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What animal helped merchants cross the Sahara Desert?

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Camels