Islamic and African Empires

How did Ghana profit from outsiders?

• Capturing slaves
• Finding gold mines
• Taxing trade
• Selling fish

Who was Mansa Musa?

• First Emperor of Songhai
• Moroccan Muslim Traveler
• Greatest Ruler of Mali
• Griot

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Mansa Musa is most famous for..?

• converting to Christianity
• making a pilgrimage to Mecca
• ruling Songhai
• not being an efficient leader

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

• Songhai
• Ghana
• Egypt
• Mali

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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The Muslim leader of Mali who supported education, spread Islam, and made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca was

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Askia the Great

• Sunni Ali

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

• grasslands
• iron ore
• gold
• sugar

1.  The city of Timbuktu was known as

• A.  The largest city in the world.
• A.  The most beautiful city in Africa.
• A.  The center of learning and trade.
• A.  A bustling seaport.

Which of the following factors is the main reason that Ghana became a powerful empire in West Africa?

• It had extremely productive agriculture
• It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region
• It traded extensively with European countries
• It was the first African empire to industrialize

Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire from 1312 – 1337. What was 1 effect of his rule?

• The empire moved to South Africa.
• The poor became more powerful.
• Democracy was started in his kingdom.
• Islamic religion spread in the region