Empire of Songhai Review

Where was the Empire of Songhai located?

• in Arabia

• in West Africa

• in Eastern Europe

• in Asia

Which geographic feature was located to the north and was where salt was mined?

• Congo Rainforest

• Alps Mountains

• Sahara Desert

• Amazon Rainforest

Which geographic feature was to the south and was where gold was mined?

• Congo Rainforest

• Alps Mountains

• Sahara Desert

• Gobi Desert

Which two goods were traded along the trans-Saharan routes?

• silk and spices

• silver and bronze

• jewels and pottery

• gold and salt

How did traders and merchants travel through the Sahara Desert?

• camel caravans

• on horseback

• riding on donkeys

• in their cars

Which of the following best describes the sharing of cultural traits?

• labor specialization

• clans

• kinship

• cultural diffusion

Who did Sunni Ali drive out to establish the kingdom of Songhai?

• North African Berbers

• Arabian sunnis

• Scandinavian Vikings

• Central Asian Mongols

Who was the first king of Songhai that re-established the trans-Saharan trade?

• Askia Muhammad

• Suleyman

• Sunni Ali

• Sundiata

Which of the following was an achievement of Askia Muhammad?

• Organizing a modern-day government

• inventing the camel caravan way of travel

• developing the trans-Saharan slave trade

• driving Islamic ideas out of Songhai

Which of the following were advancements made under Askia Muhammad

• Organized government

• spreading Islamic culture

• new libraries and universities

• all of the above