Medieval Africa

What is the largest desert in the world?

• Savanna

• Sahara

• Shawarma

• Sahel

What were the two highly valuable resources of West Africa?

• Salt and Gold

• Salt and Pepper

• Salt and Silver

• Gold and Sugar

Which river gave rise to many Wet African civilizations?

• Nile
• Benue
• Niger
• Tigris

Where was the salt located?

• Rainforest

• Sahel

• Sahara Desert

• Mediterranean

What city was the leading center of Islam?

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Gao

• Kumbi-Saleh

• Timbuktu

Which African kingdom developed the earliest?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

• Harrapa

Which way did main trade routes run?

• East and West

• North and South

• Along the Coastlines

• In a circle

What revolutionized trade across the Sahara Desert?

• boats

• horses

• camels

• trains

Who used his pilgrimage to showcase his empire of Mali?

• Mansa Musa

• King Ezana

• Nefertiti

• Sundiata

African storytellers are called

• griots

• priests

• shaman

• author