Unit 2- Three Worlds Meet: West Africa

1. What vegetation region is shown in DARK GREEN?

• Savannah
• Desert
• Rainforest

2. What vegetation region is shown in YELLOW?

• Savannah
• Desert
• Rainforest

3. What vegetation region is shown in LIGHT GREEN?

• Savannah
• Desert
• Rainforest

4. What Empire is shown in BLUE

• Mali
• Ghana
• Songhay

5. What Empire is shown in RED

• Mali
• Ghana
• Songhay

6. What Empire is shown in YELLOW

• Mali
• Ghana
• Songhay

7. Ghana, Mali, and Songhay were located in which vegetation region of West Africa?

• Savannah
• Pine forest
• desert
• rainforest

8. What was the main reason that trade routes began to cross the Sahara Desert? ((hint: think WHY would trade start in the first place?))

• The Sahara was easy to cross because it was mainly flat land
• People on each side of the desert wanted goods the other side had
• Muslim traders knew how to cross the desert quickly
• There was no other place to trade in Africa.

9. What is one similarity between the Ghana and Mali empires?

• The kings of Ghana and Mali all converted to the religion of Islam
• Ghana and Mali were about the same size
• Both Ghana and Mali had powerful kings but small armies
• Both Ghana and Mali controlled the trade networks of the region

10. What was one major factor in the rise and growth of all three empires in West Africa?

• their religion
• their village structure
• their location
• their language