Africa

Which item was there a surplus of in West Africa?

• Salt
• Gold
• Spices
• Weapons

Which desert covers most of northern Africa?

• Sahara
• Kalahari
• Gobi
• Taklamakan

What is not an example of something spread through cultural diffusion?

• Gold
• Islam
• Arabic
• Architectural Styles

Who was the king of Mali?

• Ibn Battuta
• Mansa Musa
• Muhammad
• Timbukt

Which religion was culturally diffused to West Africa during the gold for salt trade?

• Christianity
• Judaism
• Buddhism
• Islam

What happened to the value of gold after Mansa Musa's pilgrimage?

• went up
• stayed the same 
• went down

Which item was scarce is West Africa?

• Gold
• Camels
• Salt
• Fish

A semi-dry strip of land in Africa that divided the desert from wetter lands to the south

• Sahara
• Sahel
• Savanna
• Rainforest

West African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between 2 important natural resources:

• silver and diamonds
• silver and gold
• gold and rice
• gold and salt

African villages were made up of 

• multiple families
• one extended family
• many small towns
• people only of the same religion