African American History Quiz 1

What natural resource in West Africa was valued as much as gold?

• Salt

• Iron

• Ivory

• Kola nuts

Ghana grew rich because of the trade of ______ and _______.

• Salt and Iron

• Gold and Iron

• Gold and Salt

• Salt and Ore

After the empire of Ghana fell, the empire of _______________ was established in nearly the same place.

• Mali

• Southern Ghana

• Kenya

• Morocco

The king of this new empire was named ________.

• Ibn Buttata

• Mansa Musa

• King Ali

• Aladin

This biome is very wet and humid.

• Sahel

• Savannah

• Rainforest

• Sahara

The king of Ghana preserved his power by maintaining a large army and collecting taxes.

• True

• False

What river is located in the west of Ghana?

• The Congo

• The Niger

• Nigeria

• Kenya

What was the largest city in Mansa Musa’s empire?

• Kenya

• Mali

• Timbuktu

• Ghana

Which religion impacted the West African kingdoms?

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Buddhism

What did African kingdoms depend on for their survival?

• religion

• help from European countries

• trade

• nothing - they had everything they needed