Sub Saharan Africa and Empires

Mali controlled part of the _____________ Routes

• Silk Road Trade

• Maritime Trade

• Trans Saharan Trade

What did Mansa Musa give away on his journey to Mecca?

• Gold

• Salt

• Silver

This West African city was a great center of trade that had mosques, universities, and libraries.

• Mecca

• Los Angeles

• Cairo

• Timbuktu

He was a king of the Mali empire and was considered the richest man to ever live.

• Suni Ali

• Mansa Musa

• Askia Muhammad

• Timone

This was traded for gold and was considered to have the same worth pound for pound.

• Millet

• Books

• Ivory

• Salt

How did the king of Ghana become wealthy?

• Taxing Trade

• Selling Salt

• Trading Camels

• Converting to Islam

What is the area in green referred to as

• Trans Sahara

• Non Sahara

• Sub Sahara

• Timbuktu

What is the largest desert in Africa and in the world?

• Songhai

• Sahara

• Atacama

• Sahel

What item did the people of West Africa usually trade to get salt?

• Bronze

• Water

• Silk

• Gold

Which African kingdom adopted Christianity?

• Ghana

• Morocco

• Axum

• Songhai