West African Kingdoms Review

Gaining control of the Trans-Saharan trade route made Ghana __________________.

• powerful

• weak

• poor

• isolated

Ghana was influenced by what religion?

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Judaism

Islam influenced Ghana in which of the following?

• language

• architecture

• business

• all of the above

Traders on the Trans-Saharan trade route were ________.

• charged taxes

• put in jail

• sent back home

• seen as enemies

True or false: Ghana allowed conquered areas to keep their own leaders.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What Muslim group help bring an end to Ghana's rule?

• The Mansa Musas

• The Almoravids

• The Mongols

• The Songhais

Who made Mali into an empire?

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

• Sunni Ali

• Askia the Great

Who made Mali extremely wealthy and ruled for 25 years?

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Askia the Great

• Sunni Ali

Mansa Musa spread the religion of __________ throughout Africa...

• Chrstianity

• Islam

• Judaism

• Buddhism

After Musa's death, poor _____________ weakened the empire.

• trade

• leadership

• people

• military