An important trade route and center of learning in West Africa was the city of ...

• Timbuktu
• Ghana
• Mali

The Ghana empire was very rich in ...

• ivory
• gold
• sugar

Mansa Musa is known in history as the...

• king of the world.
• most brutal ruler of an empire.
• richest man to ever live.

Which 2 natural resources helped grow the wealth of the West African kingdoms?

• coal
• gold
• salt
• wheat
• water

What natural resource in West Africa was valued as much as gold?

• Salt
• Iron
• Ivory
• Kola nuts

What were the two most prominent religions within West Africa?

• Animism and Judaism
• Christianity and Islam
• Islam and animism
• Hinduism and Christianity

The traditional religion of Animism believes...

• Objects in nature have souls or spirits
• In worship of of Mohammad
• All animals go to heaven
• In the Eight-fold Path of Islam

The West African ruler who was most responsible for spreading Islam was

• Mehmed II
• Mansa Musa
• Sunni Ali
• Askia the Great

As the salt and gold trade increased, Ghana's rulers gained...

• more land.
• wealth and power.
• religious beliefs
• a new leader

What led to the fall of Mali?

• Poor leadership after Mansa Musa's death.
• The Sahara Desert ran out of salt.
• The Almoravids invaded and conquered Mali.