West Africa

A similarity between the medieval western African kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai is that these kingdoms

• limited the power of their rulers

• practiced Christianity

• established economies based on trade

Why was the gold-salt trade useful?

• Allowed for the kingdoms to develop wealth and power

• They were allowed to trade gold and salt for other resources

• Allowed for the kingdoms of West Africa to take control of West Africa's trade routes

• All of the Above

A large desert of northern Africa, stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Nile Valley.

• Ghana

• Savannah

• Sahara

The doing of specific types of work by trained or knowledgeable workers.

• Labor Specialization

• Songhai

• Trade

What were the two common resources Ghana and Mali traded in the trans-Saharan trade routes?

• Gold and Ivory

• Salt and Pepper

• Gold and Salt

How did Ghana use metal and iron to become such a powerful state?

• improved farming tools

• better/stronger weapons

• increase food supply

• All of the above

Who was Mansa Musa?

• He was a famous ruler of Ghana who introduced the crop of cotton

• The king who ruled the Mali Empire at the height of its power and spread Islam through a large part of Africa

• He was a famous explorer who mapped the entire continent of Africa

The Nile. Niger. and Senegal Rivers were beneficial to West Africa because...

• Provided irrigation, drinking water, and allowed for trade

• It has the highest number of waterfalls in the world

• Provided no benefits for West Africa because it was so far away

What was the significant effect of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca?

• Military leaders eventually controlled Mali

• Islamic Culture and learning expanded in Mali

• The trading of salt and gold ENDED

True or False: Salt was used to help preserve food in West Africa.

• True

• False