Rise of Mali

The Decline of Ghana

Rise of the Almoravids

Objective

To what extent did
Trans-Saharan
trade lead Ghana’s
to wealth and
success?

How did the
Trans-Saharan trade
lead to Ghana’s
wealth and success?

Multiple Select

West Africans from the Empire of Mali traded gold for salt because... [Select ALL that APPLY]

• no salt existed in the rainforests of West Africa

• salt was more valuable than gold

• help people retain water

• prevent dehydration

Multiple Select

The first stop Ibn Battuta made on his journey across the Sahara took 25 days. Enslaved people had made houses and mosques with... [Select ALL that APPLY]

• mud bricks dried from the hot Saharan sands

• blocks of rock salt that they had mined

• roofs made of reeds collected from nearby rivers

• roofs made of stretched camel skins

Multiple Choice

The Berbers, upon entering the Mali Empire, had to pay taxes with....

• salt

• gold

• camel hides

• silver

Multiple Select

Who were the main groups that practiced Islam in the West African empire of Mali? [Select ALL that APPLY]

• the working class

• enslaved people

• the ruling class

• merchants

Multiple Choice

Why did the mansa (king) never take Ibn Batutta to see the gold mines?

• the Mali government wanted to keep the location of the gold mines a secret from foreigners.

• even the mansa (king) didn't know where the gold mines were located

• The mansa (king) only chooses the worthiest of guests to visit the mines

• Ibn Batutta left right before the mansa (king) could show him the mines

Multiple Choice

How much of the world's gold supply did the Mali Empire produce appoximately?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

Multiple Choice

What did the Wangarans use to announce an offer or make a trade during the "Silent Trade"?

• silk

• the river

• drums

• candles

Multiple Select

The use of the "Silent Trade" by the Wangarans had advantages because... [Select ALL that APPLY]

• Wangarans could protect the secret locations of their mines

• it was "Silent" so people could focus on the trade

• it took place in the southern forests of Ghana

• people who spoke different languages could trade

Multiple Choice

What city was known for the trade of salt in North Africa?

• Walata

• Mali

• Taghaza

• Kumbi

Multiple Select

What is a way that the North Africans produced salt? [Select ALL that APPLY]

• Smelting

• Mining

• Osmosis

• Evaporation

West Africa
Spread of Islam

Spread of Islam

West Africa

● Kumbi, Ghana

○ Muslim Missionaries

○ Muslim Traders

○ Allowed Muslim to live

in the Ghana Empire

● Ghana Empire Falls

○ Conquered by

Almoravids

○ 1076 A.D.

Mali Empire

Ghana

•
Actually used to be the name the
people called their king.

Mali

•
Developed around the gold-salt
trade.

Songhai

•
Like Mali was focused around
Islamic leadership

Mansa Musa

Multiple Select

To make Empire of Mali, Mansa Musa did WHICH of the FOLLOWING to make it a "Great State" ? [Select ALL That APPLY]

• conquered Timbuktu and Gao

• Improved and developed trade routes 

• consolidated the administration of the kingdom

Multiple Choice

Despite being wealthy, North African kingdoms treated the Empire of Mali like...

• a 2nd Class Muslim Nation

• a 3rd Class Muslim Nation

• a 4th Class Muslim Nation

• a 5th Class Muslim Nation

Multiple Choice

In 1324, what did Mansa Musa do?

• Went to war with the State of Timbuktu

• Went to war with the State of Gao

• a journey to Spain

• the hajj to Mecca

Multiple Select

Which of the following happened according to accounts of Mansa Musa's journey towards Mecca? [Select ALL that APPLY]

• gave people handfuls of gold dust when he passed through a town

• built a mosque every Friday

• conquered and took over half of North Africa

• crashed the value of gold in the cities of Cairo, Medina, and Mecca

Multiple Select

To make the Mali Empire a cultural and religious center, who did he recruit on the way back from Mecca after his hajj? [Select ALL that APPLY]

• Scholars

• Miners

• Warriors

• Architects

Multiple Choice

What city did Mansa Musa build up and put universities, libraries, mosques, and a palace in after returning from his hajj?

• Kumbi

• Ghana

• Taghaza

• Timbuktu

Multiple Choice

What advanced industry did Timbuktu become known for?

• gold

• books

• salt

• agricultural goods

Multiple Choice

Who criticized the reign [rule] of Mansa Musa and said that he had abandoned his cultural traditions and was foolish?

• his queen

• Merchants from Venice

• griots

• North African kingdoms

Multiple Choice

True or False: Mansa Musa's trip to Mecca was to show that the Empire of Mali was a devout and powerful Muslim nation.

• True

• False