African Studies ACP Exam

_____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa.

• Ghana
• Axum
• Nubia
• Sierra Leone

This Muslim leader in Mali started to spread Islam through west Africa:

• Sundiata
• Mansa Musa
• Askia the Great
• Muhammad Ture

Which of the following factors is the main reason that Ghana became a powerful empire in West Africa?

• It had extremely productive agriculture
• It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region
• It traded extensively with European countries
• It was the first African empire to industrialize

The trade of which two products shaped the early history of North and West Africa?

• ivory and salt
• salt and gold
• silk and gold
• spices and ivory

The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai prospered primarily due to their 

• exchanges with Indian ports
• direct access to the Arabian Sea
• control of trade routes
• abundance of diamonds

Mansa Musa's journey to Mecca in 1324 proves which of the following statements?

• The Crusades had a great influence on Western Africa.
• Islam had a major influence on the Mali Empire.
• Most African leaders were not educated.
• All African leaders went on pilgrimages.

Which statement illustrates the order of the West African kingdoms?

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai
• Sahara, Mali, Ghana
• Timbuktu, Mali, Songhai
• Songhai, Mali, Ghana

What region is also known by the desert region?

• Mountain

• Savannah

• Rainforest

• Sahara

Which city in Mali became the center of learning and Islam?

• Koumbi

• Gao

• Jenne-jenno

• Timbuktu

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

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