WorksheetsCh. 6.1 & 6.2 - Ghana and Mali Empires
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 13mins
How did Ghana become such a powerful state?
Ghana owned more salt than other states
Leaders in Ghana formed alliances with other groups of people
Ghana had the strongest army in all of Africa
Ghana gained control of the valuable trade routes
What was the significance of the people of Ghana learning to work with iron?
They could trade iron for other precious minerals
They could make much stronger houses using iron
Iron was used to create even more spectacular artwork
Iron tools made farming easier and weapons much stronger
What was significant about the location of the Ghana Empire?
It was located between the gold mines in the south and valuable salt resources in the north
It was on the Atlantic coast and had access to shipping routes
Most of the empire was located in the mountains overlooking other empire.
The empire was near other empires who helped prevent attacks
What was the importance of Mansa Musa’s hajj to Mecca?
He was elected head caliph of Islam.
His followers built a large mosque in Jerusalem in his honor.
He became famous and introduced the world to the Mali Empire.
He became even wealthier through very shrewd trading deals.
Why did Mansa Musa stress the importance of learning to read and write in Arabic?
Since most of southern Africa spoke Arabic, he wanted to improve Mali’s ability to trade
So they could read and study the Quran, the holy book of Islam
He could only speak in Arabic and wanted to be able to talk to everyone
So they would have the freedom to travel throughout the empire
Besides stressing the importance of reading and writing in Arabic, how else did Mansa Musa contribute to Islamic scholarship?
Mansa Musa traveled on a yearly hajj and trained all of his scholars in the importance of Islam.
Mansa Musa captures important trade centers and forced the captives to study Islam.
Mansa Musa sent scholars to study in Morocco and later set up schools to study the Quran.
Mansa Musa sent architects to other countries to build mosques outside of the empire.
How did traders from the north bring their goods like salt to Timbuktu?
by boat on the Niger River
by camel caravans
by trains
by boat around the Cape of Good Hope
What was the main language used in official government business and trade in West Africa?
African
Spanish
Muslim
Arabic
Sundiata was which of the following?
The great library in Mecca
A made up story about a boy warrior
The king and founder of the Mali Empire
A trading center in West Africa
