Module 1 - Lessons 3 & 4 3 African Kingdoms & Europe Before 1500

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Who established the trade routes that allowed Ghana, Mali, and Songhai to become powerful empires? Options: Anasazis, Nobles, Berbers, 5th grade teachers

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Berbers

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The empire of Ghana gained enormous wealth by

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controlling the gold and salt trade.

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Where did the first people in Ghana live? Options: Along the Niger River, In the Atlas Mountains, In the Sahara Desert

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Along the Niger River

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Muhammad was an important Arab man who founded what religion?

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Islam

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By the late 1400s, which religion became the most practiced in the West African regions? Options: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam

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Islam

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Ghana's rulers gained a lot of ___________________ by forcing traders to pay a tax on goods they carried in or out of Ghana.

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wealth

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Djenne is the ______________ known city in sub-Saharan Africa.

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oldest

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A mosque is

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an Islamic place of worship.

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Which one was NOT a great leader of West Africa and devout Muslim? Mansa Musa, Askia the Great, Admiral Musa

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Admiral Musa

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Which city became the most important center of trade in the Songhai Empire? Options: Djenne, Morocco, Oceanport, Little Silver

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Djenne