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CAAHH TEST - Lessons 4, 5, & 6 - Ghana, Mali, & Songhay

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What name did the Soninke people use to refer to the Empire of Ghana?

a)

Ouagadou

b)

Ghana

c)

Kumbiselah

2.

In the Mandé language spoken by the Soninkes, what does the name "Ghana" mean?

a)

Warrior kings

b)

Lion kings

c)

Empire builders

3.

The chief source of the wealth of the empire of Ghana was ______.

a)

trade

b)

agriculture

c)

gold

4.

Which center of learning was a major city of importance for the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay?

a)

D'Jenné

b)

Niani

c)

Ile-Ife

5.

Sundiata’s name as a child was ____.

a)

Mari DJata

b)

Muhammed Turay

c)

Oluwa Aye

6.

ANALOGY: Mansa Musa was to Mali what ______ was to Songhay.

a)

Askia Muhammad

b)

Sukora

c)

Nzingha

7.

Royal succession in many traditional African kingdoms meant that a king's heir was often _____.

a)

his sister's son

b)

his son

c)

his first born, regardless of whether or not the child is female or male

8.

What legal document emphasized the equality of all humans and abolished slavery in the Mali Empire?

a)

Both (same document, different names)

b)

The Oath of the Manden

c)

The Manden Charter

9.

The primary clans, or family groups, in Songhay were _____.

a)

the Sorko (fishermen) and the Gabibi (farmers)

b)

the Taureg and the Moors

c)

the Soninke and the Malinke

10.

Which of the following was not a native scholar of the Songhay Empire?

a)

Ibn-Battuta

b)

Mahmoud Kati

c)

Ahmed Baba