West African Trading Kingdoms

What two resources did the African Kingdoms have a lot of?

• Coal and Salad

• Vibranium and Adamantium

• Salt and Gold

• Sugar, Spices, and Everything Nice

Answer explanation

Ghana was strategically placed between the Sahara desert and the Senegal and Niger River valleys. This gave them access to salt mines in the north and gold mines in the south.

What are the two rivers that Ghana, Mali, and Songhai grew up around?

• Nile and Ohio Rivers

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• Senegal and Niger Rivers

• Ganges and Indus Rivers

Ghana earned itself the nickname...

• Sweet Salty Center

• The Land of Gold

• The Island of Misfit Toys

• The Desert Diamond

Gao was the capital of which African Kingdom?

• Mali

• Ghana

• Songhai

• Canada

Askia the Great was a devout follower of this religion..

• Traditional African Animism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Polytheism

Koumbi Saleh was the capital of which West African Kingdom?

• Mali

• Ghana

• Songhai

• Egypt

Mansa Musa did all of the following EXCEPT...

• Built Mosques inside and outside of Mali

• Encouraged education so that citizens could read the Koran.

• Helped grow Timbuktu into a rich trading center.

• Defeat the kingdom of Songhai to expand the territory of Ghana.

Which best describes the city of Timbuktu under the Mali and Songhai kingdoms?

• A city that was isolated away from trade routes.

• A city that was made up of only Africans from the Mali and Songhai empires.

• A place with little education and high poverty.

• A city that attracted people from all over the Muslim world to study and trade.

Why did Ghana fall?

• They were attacked by Europeans.

• Desertification (over-farming) and rebellions from conquered kingdoms.

• They didn't. They just changed their name and transitioned to the kingdom of Mali.

• The kings were not African enough, so the people revolted.

Why Songhai fall?

• Mali was able to destroy them.

• They were attacked by Morocco, and lost control of trade routes.

• They over-expanded and were eventually defeated by the Egyptians.

• They weren't Muslim enough, so Mecca ordered their destruction.