WHI 10.02 CP Day 2 -- Songhai Empire and Slavery

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What is the best type of food?

• Italian

• Chinese

• American

• Mexican

• Other

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What is one thing you remember about the Ghana Empire or the Mali Empire?

Multiple Choice

Why was Arabic important in Songhai?

• Everyone spoke it

• Control foreign empires

• It was the language of the law

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What religion was the Kingdom of Songhai?

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

Multiple Choice

Name the West African Kingdoms in order.

• Mali-Ghana-Songhai

• Ghana-Mali-Songhai

• Songhai-Mali-Ghana

• Mali-Songhai-Ghana

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the last Kingdom of Western Africa?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

Multiple Choice

Where was the Empire of Songhai located?

• in Arabia

• in West Africa

• in Eastern Europe

• in Asia

Multiple Choice

Who was the first king of Songhai that re-established the trans-Saharan trade?

• Askia Muhammad

• Suleyman

• Sunni Ali

• Sundiata

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was an achievement of Askia Muhammad?

• Organizing a modern-day government

• inventing the camel caravan way of travel

• developing the trans-Saharan slave trade

• driving Islamic ideas out of Songhai

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are reasons for the decline of Songhai?

• Weakened leadership

• Leaders fought each other for power

• Moroccan army took over the empire

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a reason Songhai was important?

• spread Christianity

• spread Judiasm

• spread Islamic culture

• spread Buddhism

Multiple Choice

What continents did the Atlantic Slave Trade include?

• North America, South America, and Brazil

• North America, South America, Europe, and Africa

• North America, Europe, and Africa

• South America, Asia, and Europe

Multiple Choice

What was the route of the Triangle Trade Route?

• England to Africa, Africa to the Americas, the Americas back to England.

• China to North America, North America to India, India back to China.

• England to South America, South America to China, China back to England.

• South America to England, England to India, India back to South America.

Multiple Choice

What were the origins of slavery in Africa?

• Warfare, trade, and social status

• Cultural exchange, political alliances, and environmental conservation

• Educational opportunities, economic development, and technological advancements

• Religious practices, colonization, and climate change

Multiple Choice

In Ghana and Mali, slavery and slave trading developed mostly as a function of

• economic might

• war

• science

• religion

Multiple Choice

Muslims in North Africa during medieval times frequently captured Christian sailors and forced them to serve as galley slaves.

• true

• false

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