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Mali's rise to power began under which ruler?

• Tunka Manin

• Sunni Ali

• Ibn Battutah

• Sundiata

Who was the Muslim leader of Mali that made a pilgrimage to Mecca?

• Sunni Baru

• Askia the Great

• Mansa Musa

• Muhammad Ture

The wealth of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai was based on what?

• Raiding other tribes

• The gold and salt trade

• Trade in ostriches and elephant tusks

• Trading iron weapons and tools

Which ruler was most responsible for spreading Islam in West Africa?

• Sunni Ali

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Askia the Great

How did the world learn about West Africa's wealth?

• Trade between nations showed their wealth

• The Trans-Saharan trade routes through Egypt

• Mansa Musa stamped his name on gold coins

• Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca

Which city was famous for being a trade center?

• Timbuktu

• Djenne

• Walata

• Gao

_____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa.

• Ghana

• Axum

• Nubia

• Sierra Leone

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