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WorksheetsChapter 5: the Mali Empire in Africa
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
This empire formed in West Africa after Ghana's decline in 1240
the Mali Empire
the Sundiata Empire
the Mongol Empire
the Roman Empire
This new empire was led by __________.
Mufasa
Askia Muhammad
Sundiata
Ibn Battuta
Sundiata developed the city of ________________ as a center of trade and culture.
Djenne
Malinke
Cairo
Timbuktu
Who was Mali's most famous king?
Songhai
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battuta
Mansa Masu is known for what?
Building the Sankore mosque in Timbuktu
Converting to Christianity
His pilgrimage to Mecca, during which he lured many merchants to travel to Mali
Becoming the first African king to travel to Europe
Askia Muhammad, ruler of Songhai in 1493, was known for what?
Organizing the government of the Empire
Discovering salt deposits on the Western coast of Africa
Sending Muslim missionaries to remote villages in order to spread Islam
Creating a system of taxation
In 1325, the empire split into two, the __________ and the _________.
Mali, Songhai
Mali, Ghana
Songhai, Ghana
Songhai, Egypt
The Epic of the Lion King is based off of what man's life?
Mansa Musa (greatest ruler of Mali)
Askia Muhammad (ruler of Songhai)
Sundiata (first ruler of Mali)
