Practice Quiz- African Trading Kingdoms

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all developed in which region of Africa?

• West Africa
• East Africa
• North Africa 
• South Africa

West African culture was shaped by the ________________________  trade network

• Trans-Saharan
• Indian Ocean
• Middle Eastern
• Mediterranean 

The trading network in Ghana also spread ____________ south of the Sahara.

• Salt

• Christianity

• Islam

• Iron

Mansa Musa was the king of which ancient African Empire?

• Songhay Empire

• Fulani Kingdom

• Mali Empire

• Ashanti Empire

Select the natural resources that the Mali Empire was most known for.

• Gold and Salt

• Diamonds and Pearls

• Silk and spices

• Leather and meat

How did Mansa Musa gain his wealth?

• Taxing the gold-salt trade

• Through war and conquest

• Generational wealth passed down to him

• Saving funds over the years

What was the name of the most famous Mali city?

• Cairo

• Nairobi

• Timbuktu

• Zaire

Which of the following pillars of Islam was Mansa Musa practicing when he visited Mecca, Saudi Arabia?

• Zakat (Almsgiving)

• Hajj (Pilgrimage)

• Shahaadah (Faith)

• Sawn (Fasting)

What happened to the Mali Empire after Mansa Musa returned from his hajj?

• The Mali Empire was attacked and conquered by Songhai Empire

• Mansa Musa hired architects to build mosques, libraries, and universities

• Mansa Musa forced the citizens to convert to Islam

• Mansa Musa passed away upon his return and was replaced by his son

Trade along the Silk Road and the Trans-Saharan trade routes resulted in...

• Isolation between Asia, Europe, Africa and Arabia from each other

• The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution

• Cultural diffusion of beliefs such as Islam and Buddhism in trading cities

• The Great Schism between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches