Ghana and Mali Empires by Odum

The region of Africa with open grasslands and scattered trees is the

• Sahara
• Sahel
• Savanna
• Rainforest

The main river that the Ghana empire started around:

• Nile
• Niger
• Volta
• Tigris

Who was Mansa Musa?

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Mansa Musa is most famous for..?

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Salt was a biologically important mineral found where in Africa?

• Northern Sahara desert
• the rainforest
• Zimbabwe
• the sahel

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A semi-dry strip of land in Africa that divided the desert from wetter lands to the south

• Sahara
• Sahel
• Savanna
• Rainforest

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Mali conquered __________________, around __________ A.D.

• Ghana, 1830
• Songhai, 1830
• Songhai, 1230
• Ghana, 1230

Mansa Musa was the most famous ruler of which empire?

• Ghana
• Mali
• Songhai
• Zimbabwe