West Africa Test

West Africa had three large trading empires. The first empire was the small kingdom of ​ (a)   . This empire grew wealthy through ​ (b)   .

• Ghana
• taxing the trade of gold and salt
• controlling salt and gold mines

Match the following

• Mali

• 
• Ghana

• 
• Songhai

• 

Match the following

• the man who brought education to Djenne

• Mansa Musa

• the founder of Songhai

• Askia the Great

• The king of Mali known for his wealth

• Sunni Ali

• the founder of Mali

• Sundiata

Label the following places on the map.

a

b

c

d

Sahara Desert

Niger River

Gulf of Guinea

Atlantic Ocean

Which of the following is the name of the trade route across the desert that brought wealth and religion to West Africa?

• Trans-Sahara Trade Route

• Silk Road

• Trans-Atlantic Trade

• Columbian Exchange

The empire of ​ (a)   was defeated by the people of Morocco because they had ​ (b)   .

• Songhai
• guns
• Mali
• Ghana
• Steel Weapons

The city of ​ (a)   became a center of wealth and knowledge following ​ (b)   pilgrimage to Mecca. He gave away large amounts of gold during his trip and brought back ​ (c)   .

• Timbuktu
• Mansa Musa's
• knowledge
• Shinto
• Askia the Great
• Gao
• money

Salt was needed for survival in West Africa because it was used to avoid dehydration and ​ (a)   .

• preserve food
• buy goods
• fight wars
• make weapons

Match the following

• Mecca

• The pillar of Islam that caused Mansa Musa to give away gold

• Pilgrimage

• the holy city of Islam
• charity

• The pillar of Islam that caused Mansa Musa to go to Mecca

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Ghana

,

(b) Mali

,

(c) Songhai

• led by Mansa Musa

• largest W. African empire

• Timbuktu became a center of trade

• taxed trade of salt and gold

• first W. African empire

• led by Askia the Great and Sunni Ali