Medieval West Africa

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Which one of these West African kingdoms developed first? Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Egypt

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Ghana

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Which vegetation zone of Africa is semi-arid, has flat grasslands, mostly small farmers live there, and 3 major kingdoms developed in it? Options: savanna, sahel, desert, forest

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sahel

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Mansa Musa is most famous for..?

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making a pilgrimage to Mecca

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Mecca and Medina are important cities to which religion?

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Islam

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Salt was a biologically important mineral found where in Africa? Options: North western Sahara desert, the rainforest, Zimbabwe, the sahel

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North western Sahara desert

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The very important set of trade routes in Northern Africa were the ____ trade routes.

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Trans-Sahara

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Ghana grew very rich after they took over the ___________ trade routes.

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trans-saharan

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What important thing do Sundiata and Mansa Musa have in common? Options: both converted to Islam, both took the hajj, both ruled the kingdom of Mali, both were Christians

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both ruled the kingdom of Mali

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Which vegetation zone stood between the West African kingdoms and Egypt and would have made trade between the two very difficult? Options: sahara desert, sahel, congo rainforest, savanna

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sahara desert

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Which river would have been the MOST used by the West African kingdoms? Options: Nile, Niger, Tigris, Euphrates

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Niger