Songhai

The Songhai Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

• Ghana

• Mali

• Benin

• Great Zimbabwe

What religion did Askia Muhammed spread?

• polytheism

• Islam

• Christianity

The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai prospered primarily due to their 

• exchanges with Indian ports
• direct access to the Arabian Sea
• control of trade routes
• abundance of diamonds

What geographical feature helped the Songhai to maintain control in the region?

• A. the Sahara Desert

• B. the Niger River

• C. the Himalayan Mountains

• D. the Pacific Ocean

What did the Songhai Empire most use for trade?

• A. gold and salt

• B. salt and milk

• C. gold and fish

• D. fish and salt

Lets Review!

What was the first West African Kingdom?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

The great leader of Songhai that made Islam an important part of his empire was?

• Songhai

• Askia Muhammad

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

Who conquered most of the Mali Empire’s territory by 1468, creating the Songhai Empire?

• Sunni Ali

• Geographical proximity to Niger River

• Askia Muhammed

• Ahmad al-Mansur

What posed competition for trans-Saharan caravans and weakened the Songhai Empire?

• Sea routes by Portuguese

• Conquering most of the Mali Empire

• Introduction of a system of currency

• Geographical proximity to Niger River

What TWO cities did Sunni Ali conquer?

• Gao

• Timbuktu

• Taghaza

• Djenne