West African Kingdoms

The image above illustrates Trans-Saharan trade.  What made this trade so important?

• Required merchants to cross the Saharan Desert
• Trade of gold and salt made Arabs and Africans wealthy
• Without this trade, merchants would have nothing to sell
• Trans Saharan trade began the Slave trade

The city of Timbuktu was important because...

• It was located on the Niger River
• It was the trading center for cloth and copper
• It was located near the Atlantic Ocean
• It was the trading center for gold and salt

Mansa Musa, even today, is the richest man in the world valued at $400 billion dollars.  But his greatest impact was that he...

• He spread Islam and the Islamic culture throughout West Africa
• He controlled the gold and salt trade
• He made a pilgrimage to Mecca to show off all of his wealth
• He was a model of behavior as a Muslim King who is charitable.

The greatest city in West Africa during the medieval era was...

• Ghana
• Niani
• Jenne
• Timbuktu

What is the best definition of Trans Saharan trade?

• Trade through the Saharan Desert
• Trade below the Saharan Desert
• Trade around the Saharan Desert
• Trade above the Saharan Desert

Salt was worth its weight in gold because it is a scarce resource.

• True
• False

Africa is a 

• large country
• small country
• large continent
• small continent

Which statement is true about West Africa?

• most were polytheistic 
• most were Buddhists
• most were monotheistic
• religion was not important to them

Who is known for spreading Islam into Mali?

• Muhammad
• Jesus
• Mansa Musa
• Sundiata Kieta

The majority of Africa consists of which geographical zone?

• Sahel
• Desert
• Rainforest
• Savanna