Trade Routes

The Trans Saharan Trade Routes are located on which continent?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• India

What were the two major items traded along the Trans Saharan Trade routes?

• Pepper and Silver

• Gold and Salt

• Platinum and Oregano

• Gunpowder and Tea

Which religion spread along the Trans Saharan Trade Routes?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

What was used to travel across the Sahara?

• Wagons

• Ships

• Chariots

• Camels

What important city was the center of trade on the Trans Saharan Trade Routes?

• Timbuktu

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Alexandria

Who was the leader of the Mali Empire that travelled to Mecca and was considered the richest man in history?

• Julius Caesar

• Mansa Musa

• Lawrence of Arabia

• Augustus Romulus

Why did Mansa Musa make a pilgrimage to Mecca?

• For vacation

• To go to a university there

• Because he was Muslim

• He was leading his people to war

What did the African kings do to help their people convert to Islam

• Forced them to convert through religious wars

• Gave them all salt and gold for converting

• Explained the Camels were Attah Allah

• Blended Islam with their cultural practices

Of the civilizations we've studied, which two would have been greatly impacted by Trans-Saharan Trade?

• Kingdom of Mali

• Abbasid Caliphate

• Byzantine Empire

• Kingdom of Ghana

• Ottoman Empire

A merchant is someone who...

• grows crops

• leads warriors

• teaches about religion

• trades goods