West African Empires

1.  Ghana’s ___________________ made it the center of an enormous trading empire.

• grasslands
• iron ore
• gold
• sugar

1.  Muslim ____________________ became a part of African culture.

• language
• religion
• architecture
• religion & architecture

1.  How did Islam influence Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

• government
• architecture
• education
• all of the above

1.  The city of Timbuktu was known as

• A.  The largest city in the world.
• A.  The most beautiful city in Africa.
• A.  The center of learning and trade.
• A.  A bustling seaport.

1.  What are griots?

• grasslands
• storytellers
• tax collectors
• sailboat used by the Arabs

1.  What religion had a great effect on the kingdoms of Mali & Songhai?

• Christianity
• Islam
• Buddhism
• Hinduism

What river helped the traders in Mali transport their goods?

• Nile River
• Yangtze River
• River Thames
• Niger River

This Muslim leader in Mali started to spread Islam through west Africa:

• Sundiata
• Mansa Musa
• Askia the Great
• Muhammad Ture

Which of the following factors is the main reason that Ghana became a powerful empire in West Africa?

• It had extremely productive agriculture
• It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region
• It traded extensively with European countries
• It was the first African empire to industrialize

The people of West Africa preserved the record of their past through the use of

• oral histories
• cuneiform writings
• stories written on scrolls
• hieroglyphics