West Africa (400-1500s CE)

What ocean is at number 9? 

• Indian 
• Arctic 
• Atlantic 
• Pacific 

What body of water separates the continent of Africa from South America?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Gulf of Guinea

• Pacific Ocean

Djenne and Timbuktu were

• centers of salt mining

• the capital of Zimbabwe

• the cite of African military conquest

• centers of trade

What is number 3?

• Timbuktu

• Djenne

• Niger River

• The Sahara Desert

The Niger drains into what body of water, off the west coast of Africa?

• Pacific Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Nile River

• Gulf of Guinea

What is number 2?

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Gulf of Guinea

• The Red Sea

• The Mediterranean Sea

What is number 1?

• Timbuktu

• Djenne

• Niger River

• The Sahara Desert

Arabs had to cross this geographic feature to trade with West Africa.

• Black Sea

• Madagascar

• Mediterranean Sea

• Sahara Desert

Which trade route is depicted in the map?

• Timbuktu Trade Route

• Trans-Saharan Trade Route

• Maritime Trade Route

• Silk Road

Which letter is closest to Timbuktu?

• A

• B

• C

• D