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The West African Empires

Authored by John Wells

History

7th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How did location of cities in the West African empires of Ghana and Mali influence their growth? 

Their location in river valleys allowed for coal and iron mining. 
Their coastal location made the cities major ports for tobacco trade.
Their mountainous location made the cities easily defensible.
Their location on major trade routes allowed them to prosper economically

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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The ruler who was most responsible for spreading Islam was

Mehmed II

Mansa Musa

Sunni Ali Mohamed

Askia the Great

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following was NOT a way Mansa Musa spread Islam and education throughout Mali?

He outlawed all religions except Islam.

He stressed the importance of reading and writing in Arabic, the language of the Qur´an.

He sent scholars to study in Morocco and then to set up schools in Mali.

He hired artists and architects from other empires to build mosques in Mali.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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What was the importance of Mansa Musa’s hajj to Mecca?

He became an important leader in the Islamic  leadership of Mecca.
His followers built a large mosque in his honor.
He became even wealthier through very shrewd trading deals.
He became famous and introduced the Mali Empire to the world.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and Mali empires?

Both empires took advantage of large gold mines within their empires to fund their armies
Both empires lay along the upper Niger River, where fertile soil made food plentiful.
Both empires were helped by outsiders.
Both empires were formed as republics.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Great civilizations in West Africa arose

in the Sahara desert.
along the Nile river.
along the Niger River.
in the Atlas Mountains.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The wealth of Ghana and Mali was based on

Diamonds
Salt and Gold
Raiding villages
Coal and Iron

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