05.01-02.18 - WHI.10d - BR: African Civilizations

The Trans-Saharan trade routes during the medieval period extended across —

• North Africa

• India

• South Africa

• Europe

Mansa Musa went on a pilgrimmage to Mecca, helping to diffuse which religion?

• Shintoism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Buddhism

Ghana, Mali and Songha were West African civilizations located on the:

• Limpopo River

• Indus River

• Huang He River

• Niger River

Zoroastrianism is to Persia as ___________ is to Axum.

• Islam

• Christianity

• Confucianism

• Taoism

Zimbabwe was a South African civilization located on the coast of the Indian Ocean. The _______ invention granted them access to maritime trade.

• printing press

• lateen sail

• amber

• compass

Why was the center of Timbuktu important to the Mali empire?

• It was the center of trading and learning for the empire

• It was the center of the Christian kingdom

• Its location near the Nile River was vital to trade

• Its location near the Ethiopian Highlands impacted agriculture