Islam and West African Empires

The West African kingdom that became wealthy through taxing passersby was 

• Ghana
• Mali
• Songhai
• Benin

Which is the correct order, according to time and size?

• Mali, Songhai, Ghana
• Songhai, Mali, Ghana
• Ghana, Songhai, Mali
• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

The river that was considered life to West Africa was 

• Nile
• Niger
• Congo
• Tigris

The most important West African city, for trade and education, was

• Timbuktu
• Cairo
• Gao
• Rome

What is a griot?

• pilgrimage to Mecca
• group of traders that travel together
• storytellers who pass down oral history
• exchanging of goods without direct contact

Which two products were the most valuable trade items for the kingdoms of West Africa?

• gold and grain
• cotton and kola nuts
• gold and salt
• salt and cattle

Mansa Musa was leader of which West African trading empire?

• Ghana
• Mali
• Songhai
• Axum

What brought Islam to West Africa?

• War
• Trade
• Emporers
• Crusades

Who was Mansa Musa?

• First Emperor of Songhai
• Moroccan Muslim Traveler
• Greatest Ruler of Mali
• Griot

Mansa Musa is most famous for..?

• converting to Christianity
• making a pilgrimage to Mecca
• ruling Songhai
• not being an efficient leader