African Empires

Ghana was founded by what group of people?

• Soninke

• Axum

• Egypt

• none of the answers

Ghana grew as an empire because they had

• bamboo armor

• superior weapons

• no leaders

• all of the answers

The trade route that was most popular in West Africa was called:

• The Silk Road

• Axum-Persian Trade Route

• Trans-Saharan trade route

• none of the answers

The most popular trade items on the Trans-Saharan Trade route were

• gold and salt

• camels and silk

• iron and spices

• cotton and silk

The richest man in history was named

• Bill Gates

• Mansa Musa

• Alexander the Great

• King Tut

Which of the following is the name of a West African Empire

• Ghana

• Songhai

• Mali

• All of the answers

Which of the following is the type of vessel utilized by the people of the Swahili Coast?

• Galley

• Schooner

• Dhow

• Dinghy

Match the following

Groups:

(a) Mali

,

(b) Ghana

,

(c) Kush

,

(d) Songhai

• King Sundiata

• Developed hybrid of Egyptian culture and religion

• Good relations with Muslim traders but never fully embraced Islam

• Became an Islamic state with Arabic as official writing language under Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr

• Mansa Musa

• Land of Gold

• Sonni Ali

• Land of the Bows

The trans-Saharan trade increased after about 300 C.E. as a result of the

• population increase

• growth of cities

• introduction of camels

• slave trade

What item did the people of West Africa usually trade to get salt?

• bronze
• water
• gold
• silk