African Kingdoms

Which geographic factors MOST influenced the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

• Plentiful salt deposits

• Location near the mountains

• Inland port cities on rivers

• Nearness to the Silk Road

• Abundance of gold

What was an important trading city in Mali?

• Cairo

• Gao

• Timbuktu

• Alexandria

What trade did Ghana control that allowed them to become a powerful kingdom?

• ivory and wool

• leather and porcelain

• rugs and silk

• gold and salt

How did the kings of Ghana become rich?

• selling their gold mines

• borrowing money

• taxing merchants from foreign countries

• selling iron weapons

The river that was considered life to West Africa was 

• Nile
• Niger
• Congo
• Tigris

Mansa Musa, even today, is the richest man in the world valued at $400 billion dollars.  But his greatest impact was that he...

• He spread Islam and the Islamic culture throughout West Africa
• He controlled the gold and salt trade
• He made a pilgrimage to Mecca to show off all of his wealth
• He was a model of behavior as a Muslim King who is charitable.

Which of the following is the CORRECT order of the West African Kingdoms?

• Mali, Songhai, Ghana
• Ghana, Songhai, Mali
• Songhai, Ghana, Mali
• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

True or False, Africa is the second largest Continent in the world.

• True

• False

Which of the following was not an empire we discussed in Africa?

• Mali

• Ghana

• Songhai

• All of the above were discussed, this question makes no sense.

What was the title of the 'Caliph?'

• 'Lead/head' Muslim

• King of all Jews

• King of all the Ottomans

• Justified Emperor