Western Africa 700-1600

Western Africa 700-1600

5th Grade

20 Qs

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Western Africa 700-1600

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

1. What ruler established schools and mosques in Timbuktu?

Mansa Musa

Sandiata

Mali

Songhay

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

2. Ghana, Mali and Songhay were located in which vegetation region of West Africa?

polar

savanna

desert

mountains

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

3. What was the main reason that trade routes began to cross the Sahara Desert?

The Sahara was easy to cross because it was mainly flat land.

Muslim traders knew how to cross the desert quickly.

People on each side of the Sahara wanted goods from the other side.

There was no other place to trade in Africa.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

4. What is one similarity between Ghana, Mali, and Songhay?

Ghana, Mali, and Songhay all converted to the religion of Islam.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhay were about the same size.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhay had powerful kings but small armies.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhay controlled the trade network of the region.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

5. What North American tribes had similar family structures to the families of Ghana?

Great Plains

Eastern Woodlands

Pacific Northwest

Desert Southwest

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

6. Why did the three empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay become so powerful?

Because of Portuguese explorers

Because of where they were located

Because of the Elephants and Tigers

Because of the desert

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. What two items were a big part of trade in West Africa?

fish and rope

cattle and horses

beans and rice

salt and gold

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