African Trade and Resources

How many different ecological zones are in Africa according to the article?

• four

• ten

• six

• three

How did the three kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai become rich and powerful?

• natural resources

• invasions

• borrowing money

• growing food

The two most important resources to these African nations were...

• gold and food

• salt and gold

• food and salt

• meat and gold

Why was salt an important resource that was highly valued?

• it tasted good

• it kept meat fresh for months

• the animals need it

• things were built from salt bricks

What animal was best suited for desert travel?

• horse

• donkey

• camel

• elephant

Gold came mostly from what part of Africa?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Which religion spread across African trade routes and became popular in Northern Africa?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

• Buddhism

What city was an important center of Islamic learning?

• Alexandria

• Timbuktu

• Morocco

• Africana