Let's Review: Empires of Mali and Songhai

Mali's rise to power began under which ruler?

• Sundiata

• King Tut

• Askia the Great

• Mansa

Who was Mali's new famous ruler?

• Mansa Musa

• Sunni Ali

• Zeus

• Hades

What does the title askia means?

• a title of a high leadership rank.

• a title of a high government rank.

• a title of a high military rank.

• a title of Askia the Great.

spared means?

• to capture someone

• to become angry or upset at someone

• to show mercy to someone

• to punish someone

The richest man in African history was named

• Bill Gates

• King Tut

• Mansa Musa

• Askia

West African storytellers were called

• Ghana

• Kings

• Mansa

• Griots

Which were two of the most famous West African empires?

• Mali and Songhai

• Congo and Zambia

• Botswana and Africa

• Senegal and Niger

When Mansa Musa traveled to Mecca, What did he do?

• attacked people and killed them.

• gave food to the poor people that was hungry.

• gave gold to the poor and made large donations.

• there is no evidence that Mansa Musa traveled to Mecca.

a spoken record of past events is

• written language

• oral history

• events

• stories

Mansa Musa

• was a Muslim ruler of Mali for 25 years.

• was a mean and cruel ruler.

• was crippled when he was a young boy.

• was not an important person.