Sub-Saharan Africa Review

Which geographic factors MOST influenced the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai? (Choose 3)

• 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

Historians get most of their information about early West African Empires from

• descriptions of masks and jewelry from the time period.

• stories written by travelers.

• oral histories passed down.

• opinions about weapons and farming tools that have survived from the time period.

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.

Mansa Musa was a model Muslim King.  When he returned to Mali he...

• brought Muslim artisans, teachers and architects to Mali
• forced all of his people to convert to Islam
• gave away all of his gold to the poor
• started a war with the Muslims of Mecca

World's largest desert in Northern Africa

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Gobi

• Rub Al Kahli

an area of tall grasses and scattered trees.

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Niger River

What is one of the best known surviving Bantu languages?

• Spanish

• Swahili

• British English

• Somali