West African Empires

West African Empires

Multiple Choice

Major West African empires formed around what?

• Silk Roads

• Nile River Trade Route

• Trans-Saharan Trade Route

Multiple Choice

The wealth of the empires came from controlling the trading of what two items?

• gold and salt

• silver and salt

• gold and pepper

• salt and sugar

Open Ended

How did Ghana build its empire?

Multiple Choice

Which city was the cultural center in Mali?

• Ghana

• Egypt

• Timbuktu

• Madagascar

Multiple Select

Why did the empire of Mali end? (check all that apply)

• weak leaders

• high taxes

• decline in salt trade

• attacked by other territories

Multiple Choice

How did the empire of Songhai fall apart?

• economic troubles

• new religions

• decline in trade

• weak leaders

Open Ended

How did Songhai conquer neighboring territories?

Open Ended

What is one thing you learned about West African Empires today?