The Spread of Islam in West Africa

How did Islam influence the trans-Saharan trade?

How did the conversion to Islam change life in Mali?

Traders in ancient times reached sub-Saharan Africa by

• camel caravans across the Sahara

• ships on the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean

• both a and b

• ships landing at harbors along the West African coast

Who was the cruel ruler that used his power against his subjects without any limits?

• Askia Muhammad

• Sulieman the great

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiati Kieta

What destroyed the empire of Ghana?

• Civil wars

• French conquest

• British conquest

• attacks by Almoravids

After conquering Timbuktu, Sunni Ali Ber did what to take more control of the trans Saharan trade routes?

• kill the people of Timbuktu

• Place a siege on Djenne

• Patrol the Niger River with war canoes

• Travel to Hajj

Who was known as "the hungering lion" he was crippled and eventually killed the original emperor.

• Askia Muhammad

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

• Ibn Battuta

Which river flows east into the Sahel, and is the main river source of West Africa?

• The Nile River

• The Niger River

• The Congo River

• The Zimbezi River

Ibn Battuta traveled to which West African Empire and wrote about it?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

A. Which emperor traveled to Hajj?

B. On the way, WHAT did he give to the people he encountered?