West Africa Quiz Review

These people passed on traditions of their people through songs and stories.

• Griots
• Doctors
• Kings
• Berbers

This West African city was a great center of trade that had mosques, universities, and libraries.

• Mecca
• Rome
• Los Angeles
• Timbuktu

He was a king of the Mali empire and was considered the richest man to ever live.

• Mansa Musa
• Askia Muhammad
• Suni Ali
• Pumba

This was traded for gold and was considered to have the same worth pound for pound.

• millet
• salt
• books
• textiles

What is the correct order of the rise and fall of the 3 great west African empires? The country on the left is the first to rise and the country on the right is the last to rise. 

• Ghana, Songhai, and Mali
• Songhai, Ghana, and Mali
• Mali, Ghana, and Songhai
• Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

What were the main trade items between the North Africans and the Wangarans?

• Salt and Gold
• Copper and Lumber
• Silver and Gold
• Salt and Pepper

What are important parts of West African cultures?

• Oral Traditions
• Music
• Visual Arts
• All of the Above

What region is represented by the darker shaded region?

• Mountain

• Savannah

• Rainforest

• Sahara

Who is known for introducing the religion of Islam into Mali?

• Sundiata

• Sunni Ali

• Mansa Musa

• Muhammad

What weakened the Songhai Empire?

• The decline of trade in the area.

• An increase in trade between the Europe and Asia.

• The introduction of the camel into Africa.

• They listened too much to Justin Bieber.