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WorksheetsAxum/Trade Simulation/Mali Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who was the major king of Axum who converted to Christianity?
Mansa Musa
Ezana
Ge'ez
Taghaza
What were the major exports of Axum?
Gold, Salt, and Ivory
Frankincense, Rhino Horn, and Ivory
Horses, Glassware, and Jewelry
Gold, Iron, and Salt
Which modern-day countries are most associated with Mali?
Ethiopia and Eritrea
Egypt and Sudan
Nigeria and Senegal
South Africa and Zimbabwe
What language diffused into Axum?
Greek
Arabic
Ge'ez
Sonnike
What is a traditional language of West Africa?
Greek
Arabic
Ge'ez
Sonnike
What is the religion that diffused into Mali?
Christianity
Islam
Polytheistic religion
Ancient Egyptian
What is evidence that culture diffused into Mali?
Mansa Musa had a lot of gold
Mansa Musa took over the cities of Timbuktu and Gao
Taghaza had a lot of salt
Mansa Musa built universities in Timbuktu that had books written in Arabic.
What is evidence that culture diffused into Axum?
The building of mosques in the port city of Adulis
Ezana putting Christian crosses and Greek letters on his coins
Mansa Musa making a pilgrimage to Mecca
People speaking Ge'ez in Axum
Which peoples were trading partners with Axum?
Greeks
Romans
Byzantines
Russians
Irish
In the Trade Simulation, why was it helpful to be a centrally located city like Gao or Kilwa?
Because you had more goods at the beginning
Because you could collect taxes from many cities
Because people liked you and thought your city was cool
Because you were guaranteed to cross the Sahara desert
In the Trade Simulation, why did Cairo have more than one good?
Because they stole goods from other cities
Because they were on the Nile River
Because they were connected to places in Europe and Asia
Because they were the oldest city
In the Trade Simulation, what kinds of culture diffused?
Goods like horses, kola nuts, and cloth
Islam
Spoken Swahili language
Hospitality actions such as serving kola nuts
Music, art, and poetry in Swahili
Who was the major king of Mali who converted to Islam?
Mansa Musa
Ezana
Ge'ez
Taghaza
What were the major exports of Mali?
Gold, Salt, and Wood
Frankincense, Rhino Horn, and Ivory
Horses, Glassware, and Jewelry
Gold, Rhino Horn, and Salt
What language diffused into Mali?
Greek
Arabic
Ge'ez
Sonnike
What is evidence that culture diffused into Axum?
Ezana converted to Christianity
Ezana became Pharaoh of Egypt
People spoke Ge'ez throughout Axum
Frankincense was a major export of Axum
Which cities were trading partners with Mali?
Taghaza
Wangara
Cairo
Rome
Baghdad
Which of these describes life in traditional Mali?
Mansa Musa converted to Islam
Religion was based on honoring ancestors and worshiping multiple gods and spirits
People had many horses and valuable luxury goods from the Islamic Empire
People were without gold
How did culture diffuse in Africa most of the time between 100 CE and 1500 CE? (select all that apply)
TRADE
TRADE
TRADE
TRADE
