Three African Kingdoms

The maps, captions, photographs , and headings that the author included are called____.

• text features

• text information

• symbols

What genre is the text, "Three African Kingdoms" by Jo Pitkin?

• History Article

• Scientific Text

• Fantasy

• Eyewitness account

Read the following sentence. " Each kingdom also developed a vibrant culture from the exchange of new ideas."

According to the text, which of the following would be a synonym for vibrant?

• dull

• lively

• inactive

• lazy

What is the article, " Three African Kingdoms" mostly about?

• Three kingdoms in the desert that became poor due to trading

• Three kingdoms near the Sahara Desert that traded

• Three kingdoms that controlled much of West Africa over many centuries.

• None of the above

In what order did the three kingdoms rise and fall?

• Mali, Ghana, Songhai

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

• Songhai, Ghana, Mali

Who was the most powerful ruler of the kingdom of Mali?

• Berber merchants

• Soninke

• Mansa Musa

• Muhammad Toure

Why did Mali fall apart?

• It was weakened by attacks from outside borders.

• It lacked safe trade routes for merchants.

• It failed to hide the location of its gold mines.

• It was split up into smaller provinces ruled by governors.

True or False? The statement, "In the early 1400's different groups from the north, south, and east raided the kingdom." supports why Mali fell apart.

• True

• False

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai grew wealthy and powerful because _______

• They controlled the gold trade

• They had a system of laws

• They never grew

• None of the above

Which of the following is a reason why Mali grew wealthy and powerful?

• They had a system of laws.

• They had a strong army.

• They controlled the salt trade.

• None of the above