African Kingdoms

What river helped the traders in Mali transport their goods?

• Nile River
• Yangtze River
• River Thames
• Niger River

This Muslim leader in Mali started to spread Islam through west Africa:

• Sundiata
• Mansa Musa
• Askia the Great
• Muhammad Ture

Which of the following factors is the main reason that Ghana became a powerful empire in West Africa?

• It had extremely productive agriculture
• It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region
• It traded extensively with European countries
• It was the first African empire to industrialize

The trade of which two products shaped the early history of North and West Africa?

• ivory and salt
• salt and gold
• silk and gold
• spices and ivory

Which statement illustrates the order of the West African kingdoms?

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai
• Sahara, Mali, Ghana
• Timbuktu, Mali, Songhai
• Songhai, Mali, Ghana

What animal helped merchants cross the Sahara Desert?

• Horses
• Camels
• Mules
• Elephants

Why was salt so valuable?

• It was a good fertilizer for crops.

• It was used for gold mining.

• It kept food from spoiling.

• All of the above.

Although they were located in Africa, the Songhai and Mali Empires both adopted the main religion of the Middle East at the time, which was:

• Judaism

• Christianty

• Buddhism

• Islam

The African king Sundiata was responsible for

• establishing the Mali empire.
  
• converting Africa to Christianity.
• leading Zulu forces against England.
  
• allowing the slave trade.
  

What would Sundiata and Mansa Musa have in common?

• 
  Both ruled over the Mali Empire in Africa.
• 
  Both ruled over the Songhai Empire in Africa.
• 
  Both ruled over the Ghana Empire in Africa.
• 
  Both didn't rule over any Empire in Africa.