West African Kingdoms Review

African

Middle Ages

​Ghana Empire

• ​First West African Empire

• ​Comes to power because of the Trans-Saharan Trade Network

  • ​Salt

  • ​Gold

  • ​Slaves

  • ​Ivory

• ​Traditional Beliefs then Islam

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a commodity traded on the Trans-Saharan Trade Network?

• Salt

• Slaves

• Sand

• Gold

​Mali Empire

• ​Founded by Sundiata

• ​Grew by taking over trade on Trans-Saharan Trade Network

  • ​Cities:

    • ​Timbuktu

    • ​Djenne

• ​Islamic

  • ​Mansa Musa - hajj to Mecca

Multiple Choice

Which Mali leader gave away so much gold on a hajj to Mecca that he hurt the economy in Cairo, Egypt?

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Sunni Ali

• ibn Battuta

​Songhai Empire

• ​Founded by Sunni Ali

• ​Also relied on trade on Trans-Saharan Trade Network

• ​One of largest countries ever in Africa

• ​​Islamic Empire

• ​Civil Wars led to decline; Morocco takes over trade rout

Multiple Choice

Which religion was important to ALL three West African Empires?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Traditional African Beliefs

Multiple Select

CHOOSE 2: How did Islam spread to sub-Saharan Africa?

• Through trade on camels

• By conquests

• By government organization

• Through trade on boats

Multiple Choice

Which is true of ALL the Medieval African Empires?

• They were all controlled by dictators.

• Trade contributed significantly to their growth.

• They all spoke Swahili.

• They were all city-states.

Reorder

Reorder the West African Kingdoms to the correct order they were in power.

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

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