WorksheetsCh. 3-2 Muslim Empires of West Africa
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did Mansa Musa establish West Africa as a center of Muslim culture?
a)
He spent so much gold on his hajj that it upset the economy of Egypt for years.
b)
He extended Mali's territory and made Mali one of the largest empires of its time.
c)
He brought Muslim scholars, artists, and teachers from his hajj to work in Mali.
d)
He established trade links with Muslim salt merchants in North Africa.
2.
Which factor was least important in making Mali a powerful empire in West Africa?
a)
The gold-salt trade.
b)
The growth of Mansa Musa's empire
c)
Mansa Musa's hajj
d)
Sundiata's set of laws.
3.
Who led a great caravan to Mecca that brought his West African empire to the attention of the Arab and European world?
a)
Askia Muhammad
b)
As-Saheli
c)
Mansa Musa
d)
Mansa Sundiata
4.
The SECOND West African empire to grow rich from the gold-salt trade was
a)
Nok.
b)
Ghana.
c)
Mali.
d)
Songhai.
5.
Which characteristic of Songhai was most important in spreading Islam in the empire?
a)
Songhai had a system of weights and measures.
b)
Songhai's laws were based on the Quran.
c)
Songhai controlled the trans-Saharan trading routes.
d)
Songhai's government was very efficient.
6.
The rulers of which empires established Islam as an important religion in West Africa?
a)
Ghana and Mali
b)
Mali and Songhai
c)
Songhai and Ghana
d)
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
7.
In West African societies, a person's clan and caste were both determined by his or her
a)
village
b)
religion
c)
language
d)
birth
8.
All of the following are part of Africa's strong oral tradition EXCEPT
a)
trade.
b)
proverbs
c)
storytelling
d)
groits
9.
Why did Sundiata call himself "mansa"?
a)
He divided the clans.
b)
He rebelled against the empire of Mali.
c)
He considered himself an emperor.
d)
His enemies feared him.
10.
What made Mansa Musa's hajj special?
a)
Egypt refused to allow his caravan to pass through.
b)
He refused to spend any money.
c)
he upset Egypt's economy.
d)
He walked all the way to Mecca from Mali.
11.
The main river that the Ghana empire started around:
a)
Nile
b)
Niger
c)
Volta
d)
Tigris
12.
What brought Islam to West Africa?
a)
War
b)
Trade
c)
Emporers
d)
Crusades
13.
Who was Mansa Musa?
a)
First Emperor of Songhai
b)
Moroccan Muslim Traveler
c)
Greatest Ruler of Mali
d)
Griot
14.
Mansa Musa is most famous for..?
a)
converting to Christianity
b)
making a pilgrimage to Mecca
c)
ruling Songhai
d)
not being an efficient leader
15.
Ghana grew very rich after they took over the ___________ trade routes.
a)
trans-saharan
b)
silk road
c)
sub-saharan
d)
european
16.
The people of West Africa preserved the record of their past through the use of
a)
oral histories
b)
cuneiform writings
c)
stories written on scrolls
d)
hieroglyphics
17.
What did Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all have in common?
a)
strong rulers, great trading empires and from same area
b)
all in Africa, traded some things, weak rulers
c)
all spoke Arabic, practiced Islam and had same climate
d)
shared their resources, had same climate and strong rulers
18.
How was a community's history typically passed along in Africa?
a)
painting
b)
music/storytelling
c)
written word
d)
they didn't have history
19.
The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai prospered primarily due to their
a)
exchanges with Indian ports
b)
direct access to the Arabian Sea
c)
control of trade routes
d)
abundance of diamonds
20.
What brought Islam to West Africa?
a)
War
b)
Trade
c)
Emporers
d)
Crusades
21.
What is the correct order of the rise and fall of the 3 great west African empires? The country on the left is the first to rise and the country on the right is the last to rise.
a)
Ghana, Songhai, and Mali
b)
Songhai, Ghana, and Mali
c)
Mali, Ghana, and Songhai
d)
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
22.
What were the two main rivers in West Africa?
a)
Niger and Nile
b)
Nile and Senegal
c)
Niger and Senegal
d)
Senegal and Zambezi
23.
Which item was there a surplus of in West Africa?
a)
Salt
b)
Gold
c)
Spices
d)
Weapons
24.
Which river runs through West Africa?
a)
Nile
b)
Congo
c)
Niger
d)
Tiber
25.
Which desert covers most of northern Africa?
a)
Sahara
b)
Kalahari
c)
Gobi
d)
Taklamakan
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