African Kingdoms

_____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa.

• Ghana

• Axum

• Nubia

• Sierra Leone

What river helped the traders in Mali transport their goods?

• Nile River
• Yangtze River
• River Thames
• Niger River

This Muslim leader in Mali started to spread Islam through west Africa:

• Sundiata
• Mansa Musa
• Askia the Great
• Muhammad Ture

Which of the following factors is the main reason that Ghana became a powerful empire in West Africa?

• It had extremely productive agriculture
• It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region
• It traded extensively with European countries
• It was the first African empire to industrialize

The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai prospered primarily due to their 

• exchanges with Indian ports
• direct access to the Arabian Sea
• control of trade routes
• abundance of diamonds

What would Sundiata and Mansa Musa have in common?

• Both ruled over the Mali Empire in Africa.

• Both ruled over the Songhai Empire in Africa.

• Both ruled over the Ghana Empire in Africa.

• Both didn't rule over any Empire in Africa.

Who was Al Bakri?

• a leader of Ghana

• a historian who shared information about Ghana

• a King of Mali

• a famous trader in the Gold-Salt trade

Which factor allowed Ghana to grow into a strong empire?

• strong centralized government

• gold trade

• use of iron weapons

• all of the options

Mali was the second largest empire in the word at the time. Which empire was larger?

• Mongolian empire in Asia

• Mayan empire in Mexico

• Byzantine Empire

• Kingdom of Ghana

Who was Sundiata Keita?

• First ruler of Songhay

• First ruler of Ghana

• First ruler of Mali