African and Islamic Empires

What did people trade on the Trans-Saharan trade route?

• gold and salt

• silver and gold

• gold and porcelain

• salt and paper

What does trans-Saharan mean?

• below the Sahara Desert

• across the Sahara Desert

The most important West African city, for trade and education, was

• Timbuktu
• Cairo
• Gao
• Rome

Which two products were the most valuable trade items for the kingdoms of West Africa?

• gold and grain
• cotton and kola nuts
• gold and salt
• salt and cattle

Mansa Musa was leader of which West African trading empire?

• Ghana
• Mali
• Songhai
• Axum

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

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Askia the Great

• Sunni Ali

1.  The city of Timbuktu was known as

• A.  The largest city in the world.
• A.  The most beautiful city in Africa.
• A.  The center of learning and trade.
• A.  A bustling seaport.

What were the main trade items between the North Africans and the Wangarans?

• Salt and Gold
• Copper and Lumber
• Silver and Gold
• Salt and Pepper

Where was the capital during the Abbasid dynasty?

• Cordoba

• Persia

• Damascus

• Baghdad

What is a Muslim house of worship called?

• synagogue

• mosque

• bazaar

• temple