7.01-7.26 Benchmark Review

A traditional African storyteller

• dhow
• griot
• gringo
• Swahili

The grasslands that cover about 40 percent of Africa’s land area 

• Sahara
• Swahili
• savanna
• plateau

Who is Mansa Musa

• One of the greatest Kings of Ghana. He was a proud christain
• One of the greatest kings of Mali. Built Mosques.
• allowed different religions in his kingdom
• built many Jewish temples

A caravan is

• a group of people or animals traveling together on a long journey especially through the desert

• a car that is large and shaped like a van

• giving money or goods to a ruler or country for protection

What has been the most reliable way to get across the Sahara over the centuries?

• horse

• camel

• wagon

• railroad

Mali controlled part of the _____________ Routes 7.14

• Silk Road Trade

• Trans-Sahara Trade

• Maritime Trade

What religion did Mansa Musa practice? 7.17

• Islam

• Christiantity

• Animism

____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa. 7.13

• Ghana

• Axum

• Nubia

• Kush

What two resources was West African Kingdoms dependent on? 7.16

• Gold

• Silk

• Salt

• Pepper

• Timber

What was the most important trade city in the Mali Empire? 7.13

• Timbuktu

• Koumbi-Saleh

• Djenne

• Mecca