Ancient African Kingdoms

The ancient empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay were located in

• North Africa

• East Africa

• South Africa

• West Africa

Which is the correct order of the 3 empires?

• Mali, Songhay, Ghana

• Songhay, Mali, Ghana

• Ghana, Songhay, Mali

• Ghana, Mali, Songhay

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

• Timbuktu

• Cairo

• Gao

• Rome

Mansa Musa was leader of which West African trading empire?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhay

• Axum

Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?

• Songhay

• Ghana

• Egypt

• Mali

Kings in Egypt were called:

(a)  

It is believed that Nubians started this type of government.

• Democracy

• Dictatorships

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

The richest man in world history is/was

• Jeff Bezos

• Bill Gates

• John Rockefeller

• Mansa Musa

Most African kingdoms traded these two things (choose two)

• Pepper

• Slaves

• Salt

• Gold

What kingdom is represented in this picture?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai