West African Empires

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

How did Ghana profit from outsiders?

• Capturing slaves
• Finding gold mines
• Taxing trade
• Selling fish

Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?

• Songhai
• Ghana
• Egypt
• Mali

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

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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

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The rulers of Ghana taxed their citizens and banned common people from owning 

• gold
• gold dust
• gold nuggets
• dinosaurs

What was a method of trade that was used in ancient Ghana?

• Silent Barter

• Forced Trade

• Slave Trade

Which of the following is not a reason why salt was a very important trade item?

• Salt was used to preserve food.

• Salt was used to make bland food tasty.

• People need salt in their diet.

• Salt is used to make explosives.

African ________________________ can convey wisdom, truth, a discovery of ideas, as well as life lessons.

• Art

• Music

• Proverbs

• Achievements