Quiz on Mansa Musa and the Mali Empire

Who was one of the most famous and influential rulers of the Mali Empire?

• Sundiata Keita

• Mansa Musa

• Askia the Great

• Sunni Ali

Mansa Musa ruled Mali for (a)   years.

• 10 years
• 15 years
• 25 years
• 35 years

One of Mansa Musa's main interests besides trade and expansion was (a)  

• Military conquest
• Collecting books and constructing b
• Mining gold
• Sailing expeditions

Match the following purposes with Mansa Musa's actions:

• Mansa Musa's military campaigns

• To fulfill a religious duty

• Mansa Musa's economic exchanges

• To find new allies

• Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca

• To trade goods

• Mansa Musa's diplomatic missions

• To conquer new lands

What was a significant feature of Mansa Musa's caravan to Mecca?

• It was the smallest caravan to cross the Sahara

• It included only family members

• It was the biggest caravan ever to cross the Sahara

• It had no gold

Match the following events with their corresponding years:

• Founding of the Mali Empire

• 1325

• End of the reign of Abu Bakr II

• 1332

• Death of Mansa Musa

• 1300

• Mansa Musa returns from his pilgrimage to Mecca

• 1350

What city did Mansa Musa's son conquer to extend the empire to the east?

• Gao

• Timbuktu

• Cairo

• Marrakech

What did Mansa Musa establish to teach about Islam?

• Religious schools

• Trade routes

• Military camps

• Marketplaces

How long did Mansa Musa rule Mali?

• Twenty-five years

• Thirty years

• Fifteen years

• Forty years

What did European mapmakers begin to include on their maps due to Mansa Musa's fame?

• Mali

• Songhai

• Egypt

• Morocco