Section 3

The West African kingdom that became wealthy through taxing passersby was 

• Ghana
• Mali
• Songhai
• Benin

Who is known for spreading Islam into Mali?

• Muhammad
• Jesus
• Mansa Musa
• Sundiata Kieta

The most important West African city, for trade and education, was

• Timbuktu
• Cairo
• Gao
• Rome

Gold was traded equally for salt in West Africa.

• True 
• False

In West Africa between about 500 and 1600 C.E., Ghana, Songhai, and Mali were three _____ that arose.

• states

• kingdoms

• countries

• religions

The image above illustrates Trans-Saharan trade.  What made this trade so important?

• Required merchants to cross the Saharan Desert
• Trade of gold and salt made Arabs and Africans wealthy
• Without this trade, merchants would have nothing to sell
• Trans Saharan trade began the Slave trade

Which of the following is a way rulers of the West African kingdom became wealthy?

• They collected taxes from their bought and sold goods.

• They raised armies and conquered other trading areas.

• They collected tributes from other rulers or countries.

• all of the above

The Sahara was not a good place for large settlements because it

• is extremely dry
• rains too much
• has no mountains
• is mostly forest

Villages that controlled trade routes got rich by ________.

• taxing trade that happened in their village
• building cities
• going to war

Which kingdoms were the major kingdoms in West Africa? (multiple answers)

• Mali

• Dahr

• Niani

• Songhai

• Ghana