African Empires

What helped trade grow in the Sahara? 

• Camels 
• Trucks

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all developed in which region of Africa?

• West Africa
• East Africa
• North Africa 
• South Africa

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all traded which TWO items?

• Gold and fish
• Gold and salt
• Gold and timber
• Gold and bronze

What was the main religion of the Empire of Songhai?

• Christianity
• Buddhism 
• Hinduism
• Islam

What African Trading Kingdom developed first?

• Ghana
• Mali
• Songhai
• Kush

West African culture was shaped by the ________________________  trade network

• Trans-Saharan
• Indian Ocean
• Middle Eastern
• Mediterranean 

Great leader of Mali famous for his hajj (pilgrimage) to the Muslim holy city of Mecca

• Mansa Musa
• Sundiata
• Songhai
• Benin

(9b) What was gold traded for?

• salt
• camels
• grain
• rice

Which city that was once the center of the Mali Empire became the center for the Songhai Empire?

• Mecca

• Timbuktu

• Djenne

• Gao

Name the West African Kingdoms in order.

• Mali-Ghana-Songhai

• Ghana-Mali-Songhai

• Songhai-Mali-Ghana

• Mali-Songhai-Ghana