West African Empires

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The West African kingdom that became wealthy through taxing passersby was

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Ghana

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Which is the correct order, according to time and size? Options: Mali, Songhai, Ghana, Songhai, Mali, Ghana, Ghana, Songhai, Mali, Ghana, Mali, Songhai

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Ghana, Mali, Songhai

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The most important West African city, for trade and education, was

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Timbuktu

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What is a griot?

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storytellers who pass down oral history

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Which two products were the most valuable trade items for the kingdoms of West Africa? (Options: gold and grain, cotton and kola nuts, gold and salt, salt and cattle)

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gold and salt

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Mansa Musa was leader of which West African trading empire? Options: Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Axum

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Mali

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What brought Islam to West Africa? Options: War, Trade, Emporers, Crusades

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Trade

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Who was Mansa Musa?

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Greatest Ruler of Mali

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Mansa Musa is most famous for..?

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making a pilgrimage to Mecca

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Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?

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Songhai