Trading Kingdoms of West Africa

Which kingdom came into power after Ghana?

• Mali
• Songhai
• Egypt

Which one of these West African kingdoms developed first?

• Ghana
• Mali
• Songhai
• Egypt

Mansa Musa is most famous for..?

• converting to Christianity
• making a pilgrimage to Mecca
• ruling Songhai
• not being a good leader

Salt was an important mineral found where in Africa?

• Near the Coasts
• the rainforests
• Middle of Africa

Which river would have been the MOST used by the West African kingdoms?

• Nile
• Niger
• Tigris
• Euphrates

Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?

• Songhai
• Ghana
• Egypt
• Mali

People in North Africa were able to control the trade of which important mineral?

• salt
• gold
• slaves
• silver

What is the Qur'an?

• Christianity's holy book
• Islam's holy book
• Judaism's holy book
• Hinduism's holy book

Who was Muhammad to Islam?

• A prophet or Messenger
• he wrote the Qur'an
• he founded and helped spread Islam
• all of these

This is the _________ river.

• Niger
• Nile
• Tigris
• Euphrates