West African Trading Empires Review

What is the main river that empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhai arose around?

• The Nile River

• The Niger River

• The Tigris River

• The Volta River

West African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between 2 important natural resources.

• silver and diamonds

• silver and gold

• gold and rice

• gold and salt

The Muslim leader of Mali who supported Islamic education and made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca was

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Askia the Great

• Sunni Ali

What was the impact of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to mecca?

• Islamic education was promoted in Mali and West Africa

• The expansion of territory and power for Mali

• The promotion of wealth found in West Africa

• Mansa Musa became even wealthier through trade deals.

This kingdom took over the Mali Empire when it started to decline

• The Berber Kingdom

• The Songhai Empire

• The Ghana Empire

• The Aksum Empire

This ruler is credited with unifying the Songhai empire after invading and conquering the Mali Empire.

• Sunni Ali

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

• Askia the Great

Which city became the center for learning and was located in the Mali and Songhai Empires.

• Gao

• Cairo

• Timbuktu

• Koumbi

Which animal was the most valuable for traders along the Trans-Saharan Trade routes?

• Horse

• Camel

• Dog

• Oxen

Which of the following is not a reason that salt was so valuable?

• Preserved food

• Restored the PH balance in humans

• Could improve crop growth fertilizing the soil

• Flavored food

What factor gave the early people of Ghana an advantage?

• Salt

• Iron Tools

• Steel Tools

• Gunpowder