Review of Medieval Africa

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were all empires that developed _______.

• in east Africa

• along the Nile River

• in the rainforest

• in West Africa

The most important river in West Africa. It flows for 2600 miles into the interior of the region before emptying into the Gulf of Guinea.

• Nile

• Niger

• Mississippi

• Amazon

The Sahara is

• the world's largest desert
• Africa's longest river
• a high mountain range
• an empire in early Africa

Why did cities like Jenne and Timbuktu form in West Africa?

• They were Islamic holy sites.

• They were located in strategic defense points.

• They were located along important trade routes.

• They were isolated from the outside world.

What natural resource did Ghana have a lot of?

• Silver

• Gold

• Spices

• Cotton

What was the first great trading empire of West Africa?

• Mali

• Songhai

• Ghana

• Uganda

What were the two most prominent religions within West Africa?

• Animism and Judaism

• Christianity and Islam

• Islam and animism

• Hinduism and Christianity

This empire took over Ghana and had a ruler named Mansa Musa.

• Wagadugu

• Mali

• Sahara

• Almoravids

Mansa Musa, even today, is the richest man in the world valued at $400 billion dollars.  But his greatest impact was that he...

• He spread Islam and the Islamic culture throughout West Africa
• He controlled the gold and salt trade
• He made a pilgrimage to Mecca to show off all of his wealth
• He was a model of behavior as a Muslim King who is charitable.

West African kingdoms like Mali gained immense wealth due controlling trade in ___ and ____?

 

• A. Gold and salt

• B. Cotton and silk 

• C. Silver and gems 

• D. Servants and wheat