West Africa/ Islamic Empires

West Africa/ Islamic Empires

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Sarah Western

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9th - 10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How did Ghana profit from outsiders?
Capturing slaves
Finding gold mines
Taxing trade
Selling fish

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What brought Islam to West Africa?
War
Trade
Emporers
Crusades

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Mansa Musa?
First Emperor of Songhai
Moroccan Muslim Traveler
Greatest Ruler of Mali
Griot

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Taghaza in North Africa was known for its deposits of what substance?
salt
gold
iron
ore

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mansa Musa is most famous for..?
converting to Christianity
making a pilgrimage to Mecca
ruling Songhai
not being an efficient leader

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?
Songhai
Ghana
Egypt
Mali

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

West African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between 2 important natural resources:
silver and diamonds
silver and gold
gold and rice
gold and salt

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