AAH Unit 2

The term ‘Ghana’ means

• Trader King

• Warrior King

• Wise King

1. The three main resources that helped Ghana, Mali, and Songhai in West Africa prosper were:

• Salt, Gold, and Copper

• Gold, Salt, and Uranium

• Gold, Copper, and Silk

 The animals that helped merchants cross the Sahara desert were

• Horses

• Donkeys

• Camels

The predominant religious group that spread from Arabia and the Middle East to North Africa was

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

1. The first West Sudanic Empire to promote trade across the Sahara Desert

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

The warrior king who drove out Moroccan control of West Africa and established the Mali Empire

• Sundiata Keita

• Mansa Musa

• King Mohammad

Mansa means

• King

• Warrior

• Emperor

1. The Mali Empire enjoyed most of its peace and prosperity under King:

• Sundiata Kieta

• Mansa Musa

• Saladin

The famous city in West Africa known as a center for trade, religious study, and scholarly learning:

• Mecca

• Timbuktu

• Ghana

The Mali Empire gained wealth from taxing

• Citizens

• Soldiers

• Merchants