West African Kingdoms

What famous king is illustrated on the Catalan Atlas of 1375?

• Ibn Battuta
• Sunni Ali
• Mansa Musa
• Sundiata

The most important West African city, for trade and education, was

• Timbuktu
• Cairo
• Gao
• Rome

What is a griot?

• the pilgrimage to Mecca

• storytellers who pass down oral history

• group of traders that travel together

• exchanging of goods without direct contact

All three West African Empires fell or lost power from...

• Disease

• Natural Disaster

• Invasion or Attack

• Europeans

Mansa Musa made the hajj to the Arabian city of Mecca, traveling thousands of miles. What is hajj?

• A religious journey

• a city

• camel ride

• a caravan

What animal helped merchants cross the Sahara Desert?

• Horses
• Camels
• Mules
• Elephants

Although they were located in Africa, the Songhai and Mali Empires both adopted the main religion of the Middle East at the time, which was:

• Judaism

• Christianty

• Buddhism

• Islam

The Kingdom of Ghana was located between what two rivers?

• Yellow River and Red River

• Senegal River and Niger River

• Port River and Starside River

• North River and West River

What two resources were equally valued and traded in Ghana?

• Salt and Silk

• Camels and Iron

• Goats and Goat Milk

• Gold and Salt

What type of items did the people of Ghana make when they discovered iron?

• Wheels for chariots and carts

• Crowns and jewelry

• Boats and ships

• Farming tools and weapons