wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Chapter 5: the Mali Empire in Africa

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This empire formed in West Africa after Ghana's decline in 1240

a)

the Mali Empire

b)

the Sundiata Empire

c)

the Mongol Empire

d)

the Roman Empire

2.

This new empire was led by __________.

a)

Mufasa

b)

Askia Muhammad

c)

Sundiata

d)

Ibn Battuta

3.

Sundiata developed the city of ________________ as a center of trade and culture.

a)

Djenne

b)

Malinke

c)

Cairo

d)

Timbuktu

4.

Who was Mali's most famous king?

a)

Songhai

b)

Sundiata

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Ibn Battuta

5.

Mansa Masu is known for what?

a)

Building the Sankore mosque in Timbuktu

b)

Converting to Christianity

c)

His pilgrimage to Mecca, during which he lured many merchants to travel to Mali

d)

Becoming the first African king to travel to Europe

6.

Askia Muhammad, ruler of Songhai in 1493, was known for what?

a)

Organizing the government of the Empire

b)

Discovering salt deposits on the Western coast of Africa

c)

Sending Muslim missionaries to remote villages in order to spread Islam

d)

Creating a system of taxation

7.

In 1325, the empire split into two, the __________ and the _________.

a)

Mali, Songhai

b)

Mali, Ghana

c)

Songhai, Ghana

d)

Songhai, Egypt

8.

The Epic of the Lion King is based off of what man's life?

a)

Mansa Musa (greatest ruler of Mali)

b)

Askia Muhammad (ruler of Songhai)

c)

Sundiata (first ruler of Mali)