SS - Section 3 Quiz

Why did travelers use camels to travel the Sahara?

• Camels live in the steppes.

• Camels use instinct to find each oasis.

• Camels can travel 100 miles without water.

• Camels were the only available animals.

Which statement explains that salt was abundant (there was a lot of salt)

in the Sahara?

• Salt was mined in the forests in the oasis areas of the Sahara.

• One Saharan town used salt blocks as a building material.

• The kingdom of Ghana taxed imported salt from Saharan mines.

• The Songhai Empire expanded to include Saharan salt mines.

How did the spread of Islam affect (change) the kingdom of Ghana?

• As more people converted, Muslim empires took over Ghana’s trade.

• As salt started losing value, Muslim empires were able to profit.

• As princes grew more powerful, people converted to Islam.

• As al-Bakri observed, Islam united Ghana’s capital.

Which of the following would be considered a pilgrimage (religious journey)?

• gold and salt trader’s routes

• al-Bakri’s descriptions of Ghana’s capital

• Sundiata Keita’s conquering of Ghana

• Mansa Musa’s journey to Mecca

What motivated Europeans and Asians to trade with Mali?

• interest in learning to read Arabic

• Sundiata Keita’s prosperous empire

• stories about Mansa Musa’s generosity

• reforms under Askia Mohammed’s rule