Trading Kingdoms of West Africa

Chose the statement that accurately describes Africa's geography.

• Much of Africa's land is below sea level.

• Africa's variety of geographic features promoted cultural diversity.

• Africa's coastline is irregular & has many natural harbors.

• Most of Africa is tundra & forest.

Why did the Europeans have trouble establishing colonies in Africa in the 1500s?

• The slave trade was abolished.

• Christian & Islamic missionaries prevented it.

• There were many geographic obstacles.

• There was unified resistance from tribal leaders.

(a)   were an essential technological innovation to help expand the gold-salt trade of West Africa.

The (a)   River was the main river in West Africa and was essential to the survival of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai.

How did Ghana and Mali gain most of their wealth?

• the slave trade with Europeans

• creating colonies on the Mediterranean coast

• taxing goods brought by Indian merchants

• controlling the gold-salt trade across the Sahara

Mansa Musa demonstrated his religious values by

• meditating on the banks of the Ganges River

• converting Africans to Christianity

• going on Hajj to Mecca

• visiting the wailing wall in Jerusalem

Mansa Musa gets credit for which of the following?

• increasing the influence of Islam & Islamic culture

• discovering diamonds in the Congo

• defeated & captured Cairo

• having an exclusive trade agreement with Europeans

One important result of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca was

• creating a large navy

• translating the Qur'an into Swahili

• establishing diplomatic ties with other Muslim areas

• preserving the animistic traditions of the Arabian peninsula

Which statement best describes the West African societies?

• Religious beliefs were the most important element of African societies.

• Some African societies were highly developed.

• Northern societies were more developed than southern societies.

• African societies were hundreds of years behind Asian societies.

Which statement about Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca is true?

• The trip went beyond the trans-Saharan trade routes.

• Musa used the Mediterranean Sea to reach Mecca.

• He mostly followed the rivers on his way to Mecca.

• Musa traveled to Fez on his way to Mecca.