Ibn Battuta and the Sahara

 How was the Sahara able to defeat the plague that raged through Asia, Europe and the Middle East?

• The intense cold made it difficult for the virus to survive.

• Resources were used to create medicine so people can survive.

• The intense heat made it difficult for the virus to survive.

• None of the above.

On two occasions Ibn Battuta’s life was in danger while crossing the Sahara. How was he able to survive.

• He traveled with the Tuareg, a nomadic Berber tribe from the desert.

• He had medicine that helped made him immune to the bubonic plague.

• He married a wife whose family offered him protection.

• None of the above.

The Tuareg people are Berbers (nomadic people who travel from place to place) living in the Sahara. What resource is the key to their survival?

• Gold

• Metal

• Salt

• None of the above.

It took two months for Ibn’s camel train to cross the Sahara to Mali. What did they specifically trade their resources for in the market?

• Gold

• Metal

• Salt

• None of the above.

According to the video, why is salt important during Africa's Golden Age?

• Salt adds flavor to food making it taste better.

• Salt can be used to stop viruses from spreading.

• Salt can be used to preserve food for up to a year.

• None of the above.

According to the video, what IS NOT a characteristic of a Saharan sandstorm?

• 70 mile per hour winds strong enough to strip paint off a car.

• Intense heat that causes dehydration and heat stroke.

• Sand filling your eyes, nose and throat causing suffocation.

• An avalanche of sand can bury a person alive.

Where is the resource the kingdom of Mali trades for salt found during Africa's Golden Age?

• The Sahara

• Morocco

• Niger River

• None of the above.

How is Mali’s gold found in the Niger River specifically impacting cities like Timbuktu, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and Kilwa?

• Gold is used to create centers of learning and trade.

• Gold is used to create armies to protect the citizens.

• Gold is used to statues and jewelry.

• None of the above.

The Tuareg carried gold back to the east of the Sarah to trade across the Mediterranean Sea. What was this resource's destination?

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

• None of the above.

Why would African gold be key to the greatest explosion of ideas in the Western World during this Golden Age?

• African gold is used to stop the Bubonic plague.

• African gold is used to create architecture and inventions.

• African gold is used to make copies of Ibn Battuta's travels.

• None of the above.