2020-21 HCS 6th Grade 1c. Trans-Saharan Caravans

What were the major goods traded on the Trans-Saharan Trade route?

• Gold and slaves

• Iron and slaves

• Gold and salt

• Iron and gold

What city became a major center for Muslim art, literature, and science?

• Ghat

• Tripoli

• Alexandria

• Timbuktu

Which desert is located in Northern Africa and is also the largest desert in the world?

• Gobi Desert

• Painted Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Patagonian Desert

• Dessert Desert?!?!

What is a surplus?

• A big city

• A small amount

• Not enough

• Extra

What river is located in the west of Ghana?

• The Congo

• The Niger

• Nigeria

• Kenya

What religion most prominently spread along the Trans-Saharan Trade?

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Hindusim

The empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai benefited from being near the ____

• largest European cities

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea coast

• Trans-Saharan trade routes

Which answer BEST explains how the great era of the Western African Kingdoms ended?

• Chinese traders closed the Silk Road and did not allow African goods.

• Moroccan invaders seized Songhai.

• Plague and famine killed a majority of the people in the kingdoms.

• Portuguese sailors captured the king on Songhai.

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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What do we call a group of camels and humans traveling with goods to sell?

• a fief

• a republic

• a caravan

• a plateau