Portuguese Exploration into West Africa

List the 3 West African kingdoms in chronological order.

• Ghana, Mali and Songhai

• Mali, Songhai and Ghana

• Songhai, Ghana and Mali

• Ghana, Songhai and Mali

What physical feature of Africa impeded the movement of people, goods and ideas?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

• Sahara Desert

How did West Africa benefit from the trans-Saharan slave trade?

• Europe became rich and powerful.

• The trading kingdoms became rich and powerful.

• West Africa was destroyed by this slave trade.

• none of the above

This was the capitol of Mali and an important city of trade. Legends of this city, which some though was built on the edge of the world, persisted for centuries

• Cairo

• Gao

• Timbuktu

• Musa

Portugal was going to travel _____ around Africa to get to Asia.

• north

• east

• south

• west

Arab traders brought what religion to West Africa?

• Christianity

• Timbuktu

• Islam

• Buddhism

___ was the largest and most powerful West African Empire.

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

• Timbuktu

Which country made voyages to West Africa?

• England

• Portugal

• Spain

• France