East African Trade and West African Empires

Three important resources the Kingdom of Ghana traded were

• Salt, Pepper and Sugar

• Copper, Zinc and Mercury

• Gold, Salt and Iron

• Petroleum, Iron Ore and Coal

How were goods transported across the desert for trade?

• Donkey Caravans

• Camel Caravans

• Train

• Sleds

Who was the Kingdom of Mali's most famous leader?

• Mansa Musa

• Mansa Sundiata

• Muhammad

• King Solon

Mansa Musa encouraged the spread of?

• Christianity

• Salt

• Islam

• Famine

In 1464, Sunni Ali organized and expanded the Songhai Empire through religious tolerance. What does religious tolerance mean?

• To convert everyone to 1 religon

• To forbid anyone to practice religion

• To celebrate Christmas all year

• To allow people to practice their won beliefs and traditions

When Aksia took control of the Songhai empire, what famous Islamic trade city flourished once again after being destroyed?

• Timbuktu

• Cairo

• Alexandria

• Rome

How was most of West Africa's history passed down?

• epic poems

• oral history

• films

• cave paintings

A short saying to teach a lesson is called a?

• motto

• fortune cookie

• fable

• proverb

Besides sculptures and statues, West Africans also made these... that were carved to look like the faces of animals and used in rituals.

• Halloween costumes

• helmets

• masks

• hats

An East African port city, Kilwa was a royal Islamic city with lush gardens. Kilwa's rulers charged _____ on all goods that entered their port.

• taxes

• stamps

• an exchange

• spices