West African Kingdoms Arise and Ideas Spread

How did trading routes between cities like Djenne and Timbuktu become the key to the exchange of cultural traditions?

• Trading routes were places where cultural traditions became popular.

• People practiced cultural traditions like dancing and singing along trading routes.

• People met along these trading routes and shared things from their cultures.

• Trading routes were set up explicitly so that people could share their traditions.

Which kingdom was the largest of the three West African kingdoms?

• Kingdom of Songhai

• Kingdom of Ghana

• Kingdom of Timbuktu

• Kingdom of Mali

Which kingdom traded with Portugal for metals, cloth, and goods?

• Kingdom of Songhai

• Kingdom of Ghana

• Kingdom of Timbuktu

• Kingdom of Mali

Which kingdom ended its rule after an invasion by the Moroccan army?

• Kingdom of Songhai

• Kingdom of Ghana

• Kingdom of Timbuktu

• Kingdom of Mali

In the kingdom of Ghana, ______ and children crawled deep into the gold mines to bring up gravel.

• enslaved people

• young women

• queens

• kings

In Ghana, _____ taxed gold before it could be traded.

• enslaved people

• young women

• queens

• kings

In the kingdom of Ghana, ______ were forced to cut large blocks of salt before camels hauled them to the savanna.

• enslaved people

• young women

• queens

• kings

Which natural resources helped the Ghana kingdom become powerful? (Choose 2.)

• copper

• gold

• grains

• salt

Which kingdom had small farming villages?

• Mali

• Songhai

• Ghana

• Timbuktu

Which kingdom had a strong military?

• Mali

• Songhai

• Ghana

• Timbuktu