The Songhai Empire

When was the Songhai Empire in existence?

• 1299 - 1675 (376 years)

• 1503 - 1776 (273 years)

• 1299 - 1592 (293 years)

• 1464 - 1592 (128 years)

All of these were traded through the Pan-Sahara trade network of the Songhai Empire. But from which two does the network get its name?

• Gold

• Slaves

• Salt

• Spices

The major river central to the Songhai Empire was called:

• The Niger

• The Amazon

• The Nile

• The Mali

The Songhai improved trade by

• Introducing the use of the camel to the Sahara trade networks

• Negotiating the first trade routes across the Sahara

• Organizing larger caravans

• Flooding rival economies with too much gold

What was the name of the Songhai's first Emperor?

• Mensa Musa

• Kublai Khan

• Sunni Ali Ber

• Ramses Rzard