African Kingdoms

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_____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa.

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Ghana

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What river helped the traders in Mali transport their goods?

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Niger River

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This Muslim leader in Mali started to spread Islam through west Africa: Sundiata, Mansa Musa, Askia the Great, Muhammad Ture

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Mansa Musa

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Which of the following factors is the main reason that Ghana became a powerful empire in West Africa? Options: It had extremely productive agriculture, It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region, It traded extensively with European countries, It was the first African empire to industrialize

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It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region

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Which statement illustrates the order of the West African kingdoms? Options: Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Sahara, Mali, Ghana, Timbuktu, Mali, Songhai, Songhai, Mali, Ghana

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Ghana, Mali, Songhai

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What animal helped merchants cross the Sahara Desert?

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Camels

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Why was salt so valuable?

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It kept food from spoiling.

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Although they were located in Africa, the Songhai and Mali Empires both adopted the main religion of the Middle East at the time, which was:

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Islam

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What would Sundiata and Mansa Musa have in common?

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Both ruled over the Mali Empire in Africa.

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In Africa, griots became less necessary once societies began to

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develop a written language