Mali and Songhai Quiz

Which group of people rebelled under Sundiata's leadership?

• Malinke

• Mongols

• English Kings

• Moroccans

Tribute was collected through which two means?

• from farmers (crops)

• taxed trade

• church tithe

• blood sacrifice

• 1/3 of yearly earnings

Match the items with its location of origin. Mark only one oval per row.

• South

• Gold

• South

• Salt

• North

• Horses

• North

• Ivory

Which ruler "amazed Arabs" and brought Mali global attention? Mark only one oval.

• Mansa Musa

• Askia Muhammad

• Ali Ber

• Ibn Battuta

Which accomplishments were made under Mansa Musa's leadership between 1312-1337? (check 3)

• Mali center of learning and art

• built great mosques

• extended territory west

• invented guns

• extended trading to South America

Songhai began growing in power by controlling ________?

• the Niger River

• the Islamic calendar

• slave trade

• crop distribution

Askia strengthened Islamic influence by doing what? (check 2)

• appointing Muslim judges

• writing laws in Arabic

• taxing sale of Christian Bibles

• forcing all people to recite the Quran daily

• requiring all Muslims to give zakat to himself

The legacies of both Mali and Songhai carry on today through which practices? (check 2)

• oral history

• family traditions

• gold & salt trade

• coping manuscripts

• animal farming