West African Empires

Who was Mansa Musa?

• First Emperor of Songhai

• Moroccan Muslim Traveler

• A Ruler of Mali

• Griot

Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali? The last of the Empires to be left standing.

• Songhai
• Ghana
• Egypt
• Mali

West African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between 2 important natural resources:

• silver and diamonds
• silver and gold
• gold and rice
• gold and salt

The Muslim leader of Mali who supported education, spread Islam, and made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca was

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Askia the Great

• Sunni Ali

At which point is the Sahara Desert located?

• E
• F
• G
• H

The three West African empires controlled the salt and gold trade (otherwise known as the Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade), which made them very wealthy.

• True
• False

What were the main trade items between the North Africans and the Wangarans?

• Salt and Gold
• Copper and Lumber
• Silver and Gold
• Salt and Pepper

1.  Ghana’s ___________________ made it the center of an enormous trading empire.

• grasslands
• iron ore
• gold
• sugar

What is the name of the huge desert that covers northern Africa?

• Sahara
• Arabian
• Gobi
• Kalahari

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