Asia's Silk Road & Africa's Trading Empires

Who was the the emperor of Shangdu?

• Marco Polo

• Zheng He

• Kublai Khan

• Mansa Musa

What is a caravan?

• A group of animals traveling in herds across the desert

• A group of people traveling by boat across the Atlantic Ocean

• A group of traders traveling on donkeys across the Sahara deserd

• A group of traders traveling by camel across the Sahara Desert

What is the name of the city where Arab traders bargained to get the best price for their salt in gold?

• Timbuktu

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

What is a pilgrimage?

• A journey taken for the purpose of trading

• A journey taken to see family

• A journey taken for religious reasons

• A journey to find new trading routes

What was the Chinese invention that made it possible for sailors to determine their direction far out at sea?

• satellite

• magnetic compass

• astrolabe

• telescrope

Which kingdom was known as the "land of gold?"

• Mecca

• Mali

• Songhai

• Ghana

Who invented the astrolabe, an instrument that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location in latitude, their distance from the equator.

• The Chinese

• Europeans

• The Arabs

• Map makers

Which king was known for his immense wealth?

• Mansa Musa

• Kublai Khan

• Zheng He

• Timbuktu

What did trading routes allow to be brought into Ghana and exchanged for its plentiful gold?

• sugar

• wheat

• spices

• salt

Who's rulers grew rich from trade and the kings charged taxes on all imports and exports?

• Ghana's

• Mali's

• Asia's

• Africa's