From the far reaches of the Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River, the faithful approached the city of Mecca. All had the same objective to worship together at the most sacred shrine of Islam, the Kaaba in Mecca. One such traveler was Mansa Musa, Sultan of Mali in Western Africa. Mansa Musa had prepared carefully for the long journey he and his attendants would take. He was determined to travel not only for his own religious fulfillment but also for recruiting teachers and leaders so that his realms could learn more of the Prophet's teachings.

–Mahmud Kati, Chronicle of the Seeker

Which of the following is the BEST example paraphrasing

Put the following events in chronological order.

1)Europeans colonized Africa.

2)Mansa Musa went on a pilgrimage to Mecca

3)Sundaita Keita seized Control of Ghana

Which of the following statements about Sundieta Keita is UNTRUE.

Based on the map above. Mali Empire is represented by:

Swahili is mostly spoken in which area?

The following paragraph is most likely about which city?

On the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, north of the River Niger, a city of beige towers and dusty roads appears out of the sand. Its reputation is heavy with the weight of nearly a millennium’s worth of history. For centuries it’s been blessed—and cursed—by rumors of being a hidden paradise. It has passed from the hands of a famed sultan to invading northerners to European imperialists, growing from a tiny nomadic outpost to a major cultural hub. Over the course of its history, the desert city was famed for being dense with gold, for being impenetrable, and for bearing witness to one of the great ecological calamities of the 20th century. Even now, in the age of Google Maps, its name is synonymous with the unknown edges of the world

Dodge likely named this model of Minivan a "caravan" because

Mansa Musa went on a pilgrimage to which area.

The Niger river is represented by which number?

Read the following passage

"This single story of Africa ultimately comes, I think, from Western literature. Now, here is a quote from the writing of a London merchant called John Locke, who sailed to west Africa in 1561, and kept a fascinating account of his voyage. After referring to the black Africans as 'beasts who have no houses,' he writes, 'They are also people without heads, having their mouth and eyes in their breasts.' "

Select the true statement about the passage above.

Read the following paragraph

If you ever find yourself visiting North Africa, you're likely to end up interacting with an ethnic group known as the Berbers. Just don't call them that. The Berbers are a pre-Arab ethnic group that has largely adopted an Arab identity; so many don't like to be identified by their ancestral ethnicity. Those who do still don't like to be called Berber because this is not a term native to North Africa.''Berber'' is actually a Roman word that means ''barbarian,'' used as a loose, catch-all term to classify the non-Egyptian non-Roman people of the region. So, if not Berber, what do these people call themselves? They are Imazighen (singular Amazigh), and there's a lot to learn about them.

Which statement about the above paragraph is UNTRUE

Historically how did Islam in West Africa differ from Islam in the Arabian Peninsula?

__________ were also the historians of Ancient Africa. They would keep track and memorize the history of the village including births, deaths, marriages, droughts, wars, and other important events. The stories and historical events would then be passed down from generation to generation. Because there was no written record of the village history, the stories of the griots became the history and the only record of past events.

This paragraph is describing the role of a...

Mali and its king Mansa Musa were elevated to near-legendary status, this is confirmed by their inclusion on the 1375 Catalan Atlas created by cartographer Cresques Abraham. (Pictured above)

Select the true statements about this map.

Read the following passage

Studying Africa reminds us that we need to look at lots of sources, and lots of kinds of sources if we want to get a fuller picture of the past. If we relied on only written sources, it would be far too easy to fall into the old trap of seeing Africa as backwards and uncivilized. Through approaching it with multiple lenses, we discover a complicated, diverse place that was sometimes rich and sometimes not - and when you look at it that way, it becomes not separate from, but part of, our history. - John Green

Which of the following statements would John Green likely DISAGREE with

The African trade routes were developed because people needed to exchange ______.

The following empires: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were all located near what?

Based on the map, which conclusion can best be drawn about his region?

Aside from trading goods, what else was passed between African merchants and trader across western Africa?

"When I went out to meet him, this is on behalf of the Egyptian sultan al-Malik al Nasir, he did me the extreme honor and treated me with greatest courtesy...Then he forwarded to the royal treasury many loads of un-worked native gold and other valuables. I tried to persuade him to go up to the Citadel to meet the sultan, but he refused persistently saying, "I came here for the Pilgrimage and nothing else. I do not wish to mix anything else with my Pilgrimage." While he was here, he flooded Cairo with his gifts. He left no holder of the royal office without the gift of a load of gold. The Egyptian people of Cairo made incalculable profits out of him and his caravan buying, selling, giving, and taking."

What evidence in the paragraph would lead people to believe the West African nation of Mali was very wealthy?

"Mansa Musa commissioned great mosques to be built in Timbuktu, Mali's capital, and in other Mali cities. Under Musa's patronage, Muslim scholarship flourished, and Timbuktu began its tenure as an important center of learning. This public display of wealth and power enhanced Mali's reputation and prestige throughout the world."

Which phrase best describes Mali under the rule of Mansa Musa?

According to the chart, which language is represented most in these African countries?