West African Empires

West African Empires

5th - 8th Grade

15 Qs

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West African Empires

West African Empires

Assessment

Quiz

History, Geography

5th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.9, RL.8.9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Michael Hardey

Used 446+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What was the name of the river that the Ghana empire started near?

The Nile River

The Niger River

The Volta River

The Tigris River

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Mansa Musa?

First Emperor of Songhai

Moroccan Muslim Traveler

A Ruler of Mali

Griot

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Taghaza in North Africa was known for its deposits of what substance?
salt
gold
iron
ore

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

West African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between which two important resources?

silver and diamonds
silver and gold
gold and rice
gold and salt

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The three West African empires controlled the salt and gold trade (otherwise known as the Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade), which made them very wealthy.
True
False

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