Africa: 800-1800's

How did Mansa Musa establish Mali as a center of Muslim culture?

• He established trade links with Muslim salt merchants in North Africa.

• He extended Mali's territory to take over the Muslim empire of Songhai.

• He used gold from Egypt to build Muslim mosques and schools.

• His pilgrimage to Mecca attracted Muslim scholars, artists, and teachers to Mali.

Early West African kingdoms grew wealthy by exporting what resource?

The Kingdom of Ghana grew wealthy from

• The salt trade

• Silk

• Copper

• Sugar

In what way did the transatlantic slave trade effect Europe?

• There was no real impact.

• It caused the Colonization of European countries.

• It caused the European economy to crash.

• It contributed to Europe's global rise to power

What is the term for the trade connections between African slaves, American staple products, and European goods?

• The Great Escape

• The Triangle Trade

• The Silk Road

• The Revolution

Which key crop fueled the slave trade?

African captives were marched from the interior of Africa to the coasts through what method?

• the slave coffle

• the middle passage

• the Silk Road

• the hajj

In what way did the transatlantic slave trade NOT impact Africa?

• increased democracy

• depopulation

• economic destruction

• the gun-slave cycle

What aspect of Africa’s physical geography had the greatest influence on European colonization of Africa?

• Africa's climate attracted farmers and other European settlers.

• Africa's size gave European nations a place to house their growing populations.

• Africa was rich in natural resources that Europeans needed.

• Africa's river systems made it easy for Europeans to reach the African interior.

What do the three Gs stand for in relation to Spanish colonization?

• Gold, government and glory

• God, Gold, and Glory

• Gold, government and guns

• God, government and greatness