Unit 2: Ch. 2 Study Guide

Most major trade routes to Mali ran which directions?

• North to South

• East to West

• Left to Right

• South to West

composed of people from many parts of the world

• Clan

• Entourage

• Imam

• Cosmopolitan

What place became an important center of trade because of it being located on the Niger River?

• Egypt

• Ghana

• Israel

• Timbuktu

The Mali Empire expanded as far as what ocean?

• Indian

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Artic

Which TWO ways were ways the Mali and Ghana Empire was similar?

• wealthy from gold and salt trade

• means of gaining power

• influenced by Muslim scholars and merchants

• wealthy from silk and silver

Who was in the middle of Mali's social hierarchy?

• Merchants

• Griots

• Peasants

• Sultans

Which empire was the smallest out of the three main African Empires?

• Aksum

• Songhai

• Mali

• Ghana

The arrival of Portuguese ships weakened Mali because of what reason?

• stiff competition to trading caravans

• caused a population increase so more people had goods to sell

• they didn't, it just provided another means of trade

• Ships were never seen before so people were so amazed by the boats that trading decreased

Why was Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca important?

• because no one had done it before

• it brought the Islamic golden age to Mali

• it got Musa out of the empire and a new leader slipped into place

• he was exposed to Christianity and was converted

Which river was important to both the Ghana and Mali Empire?

• Red

• Nile

• Niger

• Euphrates