Kingdoms of West Africa

What was the key to the success of the West African kingdoms?

• Military

• Trade

• Religion

What were the three most important trade goods in West Africa?

• Salt

• Slaves

• Copper

• Linen

• Gold

Which of these is necessary for survival, especially in the desert?

• Salt

• Gold

• Slaves

• Clothes

Which two terms describe the Kingdom of Ghana relative to other West African kingdoms?

• Earliest

• Smallest

• Largest

• Youngest

There as so much ________ in West Africa, that people actually built buildings out of it.

• gold

• salt

• slaves

What were the two most important cities in Mali?

• Gao

• Djenné

• Timbuktu

• Abijan

• Rome

What is the importance of Timbuktu and Djenné?

• They were the capital cities of the Kingdoms of Ghana and Mali.

• They had large gold and salt mines in them that made the kingdom wealthy.

• They strengthened cultural and trading connections between West Africa and the world.

Which of these trades would have made the most sense for the Kingdom of Mali?

• Gold for Salt

• Gold for Copper

• Gold for Fresh Water

• Gold for Slaves

What did Askia the Great use to unite his kingdom?

• Military service

• Low taxes

• Duct tape

• Islam

What two changes weakened the Songhai Kingdom?

• New sailing technology

• The start of the Crusades

• The invention of gunpowder

• The growth of the slave trade