West Africa Quiz Review

Which two goods were the major goods traded for along the trans-Saharan trade routes?

• gold

• spices

• salt

• indigo

How did the people of West Africa navigate through the desert?

• oxen

• ships

• horses

• camel caravans

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

• Salt is not a necessary good for survival and was only traded as a luxury.

• Muslim merchants were opposed to slavery and did not purchase enslaved Africans.

• Sub-Saharan Africa lacked gold and held most of the world’s known salt reserves.

• African kingdoms along gold and salt trade routes grew rich from this trade.

Which geographic feature promoted movement of people, products, and ideas in West Africa?

• Sahara Desert

• Congo Rainforest

• Arabian Desert

• Senegal River

Which geographic features impeded movement of people, products, and ideas in West Africa?

• Senegal River

• Sahara Desert

• Congo Rainforest

• Atlantic Ocean

What was Timbuktu known for?

• being a Christian center of trade

• having a famous university and library

• strong military barracks

• having no art or architecture

Which of the following is an effect of the expansion of the West African empires

• decline of African culture

• spread of Christianity

• expansion of the trans-Saharan slave trade

• expansion of the feudal system

Which of the following is another effect of the expansion of the West African empires?

• the growth of power and wealth in West Africa

• the extinction of camels because of heavy use in caravans

• the spread of Judaism

• the advancement of democracy

What is an example of why the empire of Mali was important

• expansion of the pony express

• decreased use of Islam

• increased learning in centers of trade and culture such as Timbuktu

• spread of Christianity

Who was the famous king of Mali known as the richest man in the world?

• Mansa Musa

• Askia Muhammad

• Sundiata

• Sunni Ali