Mali/Songhai Learning Segment

Who led a great caravan to Mecca that brought his West African empire to the attention of the Arab and European world?

• Askia Muhammad

• As-Saheli

• Mansa Musa

• Mansa Sundiata

Which factor was least important in making Mali a powerful empire in West Africa?

• The gold-salt trade

• The growth of Mansa Musa's empire

• Mansa Musa's hajj

• Sundiata's set of laws

What made Mansa Musa’s hajj special?

• Egypt refused his caravan

• He refused to spend any money

• He upset Egypt's economy

• It brought world attention to Mali

Why was Arabic important in Songhai?

• Everyone spoke it

• Control foreign empires

• It was the language of the law

• All of the above

Which leader brought Islamic scholarship and law to Songhai?

• Sunni Ali

• Askia Muhammad

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

What was the reason for Mali’s decline?

• Poor leadership

• Invasion by Almoravids

• Invasion by Moroccan soldiers

• Loss of influence of Timbuktu

Why did Sundiata call himself mansa?

• He divided the clans

• He rebelled against Mali

• He considered himself an emperor

• His enemies feared him

Which city became an important center of learning and trade under Mansa Musa?

• Gao

• Koumbi Saleh

• Timbuktu

• Mecca

The rulers of which empires established Islam as an important religion in West Africa?

• Ghana and Mali

• Mali and Songhai

• Songhai and Ghana

• Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

Which characteristic of Songhai was most important in spreading Islam in the empire?

• Songhai's laws were based on the Quran

• Songhai had a system of weights and measures

• Songhai controlled the trans-Saharan trading routes

• Songhai's government was very efficient