2020 Africa Quizizz 1

Which ruler went on a pilgrimidge to Mecca from Mali?

• Sundiata Keita

• Angelo Kidjo

• Mansa Musa

• Sunni Ali

Which trade empire(s) grew wealthy by taxing traders who traveled through it?

• Ghana

• Almoravid

• Kongo

• Mali

Which city did Muslim Africans visit for their hajj?

• Medina

• Damascus

• Mecca

• Cairo

The trade between North Africa and West Africa was known as

• the Trans-Saharan Trade

• the Silk Road

• the Spice Route

• None of the above

What trade items were brought from North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula to Mali to trade?

• salt

• cloth

• cash crops

• gold

During what time period were there powerful West African trading empires?

• 100- 600 CE

• 500 to 1000 CE

• 400 to 1600 CE

• 800 to 1600 CE

Which two areas of the world depended on gold from West Africa?

• the Americas and Europe

• Europe and Asia

• Persia and America

• none of the above

What great African river was located in the empire of Mali?

• Nile

• Senegal

• Orange

• Niger

Which is evidence of the importance of Islam in West Africa?

• the use of the Arabic language

• mosques

• Islamic scholars and libararies

The importance of Arabic in West Africa was?

• it was the traditional language of West Africa

• it became the language of law

• it became the language of trade

• it was the language of the Muslim religion