Ancient African Empires

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The African Empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhay developed prosperous kingdoms along which river?

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Niger

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Who is credited with helping to spread Islam throughout West Africa? Options: Mansa Musa, Sundjata, Sonni Ali, Muhammad Toure

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Mansa Musa

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What was the primary religion in West Africa before the spread of Islam?

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Traditional African religions

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The West African Kingdom that grew rich from taxing and controlling trade, established in the 9th to 11th centuries A.D. it was

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Ghana

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Explain the salt-gold trade

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The salt-gold trade involved the exchange of salt for gold between West African regions, crucial for economic prosperity.

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The African king Sundiata was responsible for?

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establishing the Mali empire

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Early African kingdoms such as Ghana (800s-1000CE) and Mali (1200-1450CE) made most of their wealth by?

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trading gold and salt, trading gold and salt across the Sahara Desert

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What kingdom conquered the Mali Empire, built the cities of Timbuktu and Gao, and is considered the largest and most powerful of the ancient African kingdoms?

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songhai, Songhai

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What was one of the significant long-term impacts of the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade?

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the spread of Islam to western African kingdoms, the spread of islam

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Which West African city became an economic center of trade due to regional commerce?

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Timbuktu