West Africa

A savannah is

• a dry desert.

• a jungle.

• a flat grassland.

• a mountain range.

This West African city was a great center of trade that had mosques, universities, and libraries.

• Mecca

• Rome

• Los Angeles

• Timbuktu

He was a king of the Mali empire and was considered the richest man to ever live.

• Mansa Musa

• Askia Muhammad

• Suni Ali

• Pumba

This was traded for gold and was considered to have the same worth pound for pound.

• millet

• salt

• books

• textiles

How did the king of Ghana become wealthy?

• by selling salt
• by converting to Islam
• by taxing trade
• by trading camels

The Sahara Desert is located in the northern section of

• East Africa

• West Africa

• South Africa

• Europe

List the 3 West African kingdoms in chronological order.

• Ghana, Mali and Songhai
• Mali, Songhai and Ghana
• Songhai, Ghana and Mali
• Ghana, Songhai and Mali

Trade routes to Asia, Mansa Musa's pilgrimage, and architectures building mosques are reasons for the arrival of what religion to West Africa.

• Christianity
• Catholicism
• Protestantism
• Islam

What West African trade good was used to preserve meat prior to refrigeration?

• Ivory
• Salt
• Gold
• Ice

Which of the following is West Africa's longest and most important river?

• Senegal River
• Nile River
• Niger River
• Black Volta River