Topic 1.4 & 1.5 Americas / Africa 1200-1450

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

In the Empire of Mali, who was Mali's greatest leader?

• Mufusa
• Mansa Musa
• King Kong
• Nelson Mandela

What was the main religion of the Empire of Songhai?

• Christianity
• Buddhism 
• Hinduism
• Islam

What helped trade be possible across the Sahara? 

• Camels 
• Trucks
• Slaves
• Horses

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

Which of the following shows how Islam affected architecture in West Africa?

• a mosque in Jenne
• Arabic language
• kola nuts
• a Buddhist temple

What is the correct order in which the West African empires existed?

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

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

• Mecca

• Timbuktu

• Djenne

• Gao