African Empires

Which religion did the great trading power of eastern Africa, Aksum, convert to in the 300s AD?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

• Hinduism

 Slowly, the established east coastal villages grew into bustling seaports, built on_________ between East African merchants and traders from Arabia, Persia, and India.

• Fishing

• Scuba Diving

• Trade

• Tourism

Ghana emerged as a major power in West Africa due to its profit from which goods in the Trans-Saharan Trade?

• sugarcane and precious metals

• spices and silk

• gold and salt

• wood and ivory

What made trade across the Sahara desert infrequent and irregular? 

• Harsh desert conditions

• High altitude in the mountains

• Rattlesnakes

• Fear of quicksand

Which of the following can be considered a shared characteristic of all three West African Empires (Ghana, Mali, and Songhai)?

• control of Trans-Saharan trade

• wealth in gold

• strong central government

• all of the above