African Trading Kingdoms HS

Ghana’s _______________ made it the center of an enormous trading empire.

• grasslands

• gold

• iron ore

• all of the above

Muslim merchants bought goods from local traders and sold the items to the _______________.

• Berbers

• people of Europe

• people of Ghana

• diamond miners

Berbers traveled _______________.

• by horse

• on foot

• by ship

• in camel caravans

_______________ was a coastal trading port.

• Mogadishu

• Mombasa

• Kilwa

• all of the above

Muslim _______________ became a part of African culture.

• architecture and language

• religion and culture

• architecture and religion

• language and weapons

Where was the trading empire of Songhai located?

• North Africa

• South Africa

• West Africa

• East Africa

Which trading empire did not trade gold?

• Kush

• Axum

• Ghana

• Mali

What is the name of the first African trading empire?

• Kush

• Axum

• Ghana

• Songhai

Muslim religion and arabic architecture became a part of African culture.

• True

• False

Camels were called “horses of the desert.”

• True

• False