Why did travelers use camels to travel the Sahara?
SS - Section 3 Quiz

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Jayme McGann
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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