Mansa Musa, even today, is the richest man in the world valued at $400 billion dollars. But his greatest impact was that he...

He spread Islam and the Islamic culture throughout West Africa

He controlled the gold and salt trade

He made a pilgrimage to Mecca to show off all of his wealth

He was a model of behavior as a Muslim King who is charitable.

The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai prospered primarily due to their

direct access to the Arabian Sea

Which of the following reasons was a reason to explain how the Moroccan army was able to defeated the powerful Songhai?

The Moroccans had a new weapon, earlier version of the gun—the arquebus.

The Moroccans had more money, thanks to the invention of a new machine to mine salt.

The Moroccan army joined in alliance with the Mali Empire

The Moroccans had a navy along with a large army

Which of the following reasons was a reason to explain how the Moroccan army was able to defeated the powerful Songhai?

The Moroccans had a new weapon, earlier version of the gun—the arquebus.

The Moroccans had more money, thanks to the invention of a new machine to mine salt.

The Moroccan army joined in alliance with the Mali Empire

The Moroccans had a navy along with a large army

Why did Songhai eventually fall?

Because it lacked modern weaponry like gunpowder.

Because its leaders could not govern well.

Because it was conquered by the Almoravids.

How did Timbuktu become one of the most important places in the world?

Timbuktu became one of the most important places in the world because they had libraries and universities that became a meeting place for all poets, scholars and artist from other parts of Africa and the Middle East.

Timbuktu became important because it was the first place to have the Travis Scott value meal special

Timbuktu became important because it makes the best tasting almond-milk-based chocolate milkshakes west of the Mississippi River.

True or False the Mali empire traded salt and wheat

false, the Mali empire traded shells for salt copper and gold

true, the Mali empire traded salt and wheat which allowed them to make their famous Mali sweet-and-salty cakes

What part of Africa were the Kingdom of Songhai located?

The kingdom of Songhai is in West Africa region

Songhai was located near Hialeah

Songhai was located in the heart of the Volga River Valley

When did the Empire-state of Songhay flourish?

Songhay flourished in the 15-16th century

Songhay flourished in the mid-1980s

Songhay flourished in the 5th century BCE

How did the Timbuktu become one of the most important places in the world?

Timbuktu became one of the most important places in the world because they had libraries and universities that became a meeting place for all poets, scholars and artists from other parts of Africa and the middle east.

Timbuktu became famous because they had the best soda pop factory east of the Mississippi

Timbuktu became famous because its local internet provider had the most powerful server south of Antartica

West African Empire Test

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How did Ghana profit from outsiders?

Capturing slaves

Finding gold mines

Taxing trade

Selling fish

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Mansa Musa?

First Emperor of Songhai

Moroccan Muslim Traveler

Greatest Ruler of Mali

Griot

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

West African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between 2 important natural resources:

silver and diamonds

silver and gold

gold and rice

gold and salt

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Muslim leader of Mali who supported education, spread Islam, and made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca was

Sundiata

Mansa Musa

Askia the Great

Sunni Ali

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The richest man to have EVER lived was ____.

Mansa Musa

Julius Caesar

Jeff Bezos

Bill Gates

Lebron James

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The richest man to have EVER lived was ____.

Mansa Musa

Julius Caesar

Jeff Bezos

Bill Gates

Lebron James

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Mansa Musa was the king of ___.

Mali

Egypt

South Africa

Carthage

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West African Empire Test

35 questions

How did Ghana profit from outsiders?

Who was Mansa Musa?

West African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between 2 important natural resources:

The Muslim leader of Mali who supported education, spread Islam, and made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca was

The richest man to have EVER lived was ____.

The richest man to have EVER lived was ____.

Mansa Musa was the king of ___.

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

What religion did Mansa Musa practice?

Which kingdoms were the major kingdoms in West Africa? (multiple answers)

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