West African Societies Quiz

What geographic feature in northern Africa limited Western African civilizations contact with Europe and Asia?

• Niger River

• Nile River

• Sahara Desert

• Senegal River

What is the name of the area between the Sahara Desert and the African savana?

• Niger River

• Sahel

• Nile River

• Drakensberg Mountains

Which of the following was not an empire in West Africa?

• Songhai

• Mali

• Ghana

• Koumbi Saleh

What natural resource in West Africa was valued as much as gold?

• Salt

• Iron

• Ivory

• Kola nuts

How were the Berbers able to reach and trade with West Africa?

• They sailed around the horn of Africa

• They navigated up the Niger River

• Through a series of catapult delivery systems

• They traveled in caravans of camels

Which African ruler is matched with the correct description

• Mansa Musa- Mali emperor most known for his extravagant hajj

• Sundiata- first ruler of the Mali Empire

• Tunka Manin- Ghana king who brought the empire to its peak

• Sunni Ali- Songhai ruler who united the Songhai empire and defeated the Mali

• All are correct

What were the two most prominent religions within West Africa?

• Animism and Judaism

• Christianity and Islam

• Islam and animism

• Hinduism and Christianity

How did Muslim rulers in West Africa treat non-Muslims inside of their empire?

• They tolerated them

• They banned or exiled them

• They arrested them and forcefully converted them to Islam

• They killed them

Timbuktu, Djenne, and Gao all became major centers of what in West Africa?

• Trade

• Education

• Culture

• All are correct

How did Islam first reach and spread in West Africa?

• The angel Gabriel brought the Qu'ran to the Mali Empire

• The Berbers and missionaries traveling with them spread Islam as they traded with West Africa

• The Umayyads conquered West Africa

• The Abbasids conquered West Africa