West African Empires

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West African Empires

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Quiz

Created by

Ms. Larsen

History

6th - 7th Grade

10 plays

Medium

18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which is the correct order, according to time and size?
Mali, Songhai, Ghana
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
Ghana, Songhai, Mali
Ghana, Mali, Songhai

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a griot?
pilgrimage to Mecca
group of traders that travel together
storytellers who pass down oral history
exchanging of goods without direct contact

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two products were the most valuable trade items for the kingdoms of West Africa?
gold and grain
cotton and kola nuts
gold and salt
salt and cattle

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mansa Musa was leader of which West African trading empire?
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Axum

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do we call a group of camels and humans traveling with goods to sell?
a fief
a republic
a caravan
a plateau

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The main river that the Ghana empire started around:
Nile
Niger
Volta
Tigris

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The three West African empires controlled the salt and gold trade (otherwise known as the Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade), which made them very wealthy.
True
False

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which West African empire controlled the largest territory?

Songhai

Sahara

wealth

griots

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