Unit 3: Cross Cultural Exchange

The two important religious and trade cities on the Arabian peninsula.

• Mecca and Medina

• Athens and Sparta

• Timbuktu and Cairo

• Paris and England

Which body of water best facilitates trade between Africa and Europe?

• Mediterranean Sea
• Nile River
• Black Sea
• Red Sea

What were the 3 largest West African Empires?

• Songhai, Mali, and Nigeria
• Mali, Songhai, and Ghana
• Ghana, Songhai, and Bachwezi
• Aksum, Ghana, Mali

Mali rose to power when this leader was the king:

• Abu-Bakr

• Sundiata

• Sunni Ali

• Huseyn

How did Islam influence Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

• education
• government
• architecture
• all of the above

Which of the following factors increased trans-Saharan trade?

• The introduction of camels and copper
• The population increase and gold
• The growth of cities and camels
• The discovery of salt and introduction of camels

What brought Islam to West Africa?

• War
• Trade
• Emporers
• Crusades

If you lived in the forests south of Ghana, then which resource was important to your trade?

• Silk

• Salt

• Copper

• Leather

Who was Mansa Musa?

• First Emperor of Songhai
• Moroccan Muslim Traveler
• Greatest Ruler of Mali
• Griot

The Silk Road is

• one long road from Italy to Beiging
• an intercontinental network of trading routes
• an Asian route were silk is sold  
• a network of short safe passages to China