US1.4c African Kingdoms

What river helped the traders in Mali transport their goods?

• Nile River
• Yangtze River
• River Thames
• Niger River

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

The trade of which two products shaped the early history of North and West Africa?

• ivory and salt
• salt and gold
• silk and gold
• spices and ivory

The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai prospered primarily due to their 

• exchanges with Indian ports
• direct access to the Arabian Sea
• control of trade routes
• abundance of diamonds

Which statement illustrates the order of the West African kingdoms?

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai
• Sahara, Mali, Ghana
• Timbuktu, Mali, Songhai
• Songhai, Mali, Ghana

What animal helped merchants cross the Sahara Desert?

• Horses
• Camels
• Mules
• Elephants

Why was salt so valuable?

• It was a good fertilizer for crops.

• It was used for gold mining.

• It kept food from spoiling.

• All of the above.

The Ghana Empire was known as the Land of...

• Salt

• Gold

• Silver

• Diamonds

The Songhai Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

• Ghana

• Mali

• Benin

• Great Zimbabwe

The Mali Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

• Songhai

• Ghana

• Aksum

• Benin