Western African Kingdoms

Matrilineal is based on

• a child's family line

• a man's family line

• a woman's family line

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

• Mecca
• Rome
• Los Angeles
• Timbuktu

How did West Africans record their history.

• orally
• in books
• on tape
• with hyroglyphs

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

List the 3 West African kingdoms in chronological order.

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

What large body of water borders Africa to the north?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Black Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea

What physical feature of Africa impeded the movement of people, goods and ideas?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea
• Sahara Desert

What physical feature in West Africa encouraged the movement of people, goods and ideas?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea
• Niger River
• Sahara Desert

List the four major exports of West Africa.

• Slaves, salt, gold and silk
• Gold, slaves, diamonds and silk
• Gold, ivory, salt and slaves
• Ivory, gold, slaves and silk