West African Kingdoms

The buildings pictured in the Catalan Atlas may represent "mosques".  What is a mosque?

• Christian place of worship

• Muslim place of worship

• Jewish place of worship

• Buddhist place of worship

The greatest city in West Africa during the medieval era was...

• Ghana

• Niani

• Jenne

• Timbuktu

Mansa Musa, even today, is the richest man in the world valued at $400 billion dollars.  But his greatest impact was that he...

• He spread Islam and the Islamic culture throughout West Africa

• He controlled the gold and salt trade

• He made a pilgrimage to Mecca to show off all of his wealth

• He was a model of behavior as a Muslim King who is charitable.

Which of the following pillars of Islam was Mansa Musa practicing when he visited Mecca, Saudi Arabia?

• Zakat (Almsgiving)

• Hajj (Pilgrimage)

• Shahaadah (Faith)

• Sawn (Fasting)

The Songhai Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

• Ghana

• Mali

• Benin

• Great Zimbabwe

The Mali Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

• Songhai

• Ghana

• Aksum

• Benin

The first emperor of the Mali Empire is __________________

• Sunni Ali

• Mansa Musa

• Askia Muhammad

• Sundiata Keita

Trade began to increase in West Africa when Berbers began using __________ to travel across the Sahara Desert.

• Horses

• Camels

• Donkeys

• Carriages

Who was the first emperor of the Songhai Empire?

• Sundiata Keita

• Sunni Ali

• Mansa Musa

• Askia Muhammad

In the Empire of Mali, who was Mali's greatest leader?

• Mufusa

• Mansa Musa

• King Kong

• Nelson Mandela