USI.4c West African Empires

Which Empire does not belong?

• Songhai

• Ghana

• Egypt

• Mali

Ghana, Mali, & Songhia were located in _________ Africa

• North

• East

• South

• West

Ghana, Mali, & Songhia were located ________ of the Sahara Desert.

• North

• East

• South

• West

The ___________ carried goods from Europe to West African empires

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• French

• English

The Portuguese traded metals, cloth, & other manufactured goods to West African empires for ________.

• gold

• salt

• spices

• pottery

Mansa Musa was the leader of _______.

• Ghana
• Mali
• Songhai
• Egypt

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai became powerful West African empires by controlling _____________ in West Africa.

• wars

• trade

• exploration

• technology

Ghana was called the "Land of ____" because it had an abundance of this precious metal.

• silver

• gold

• copper

• iron

Which of the below is the correct order of the 3 African Empires from the first empire to the last empire?

• Songhai, Mali, Ghana

• Mali, Niger, Sahara

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

• Egypt, Sahara, Ghana

_____________ was the 2nd West African Empire.

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

• Egypt