WorksheetsEmpire of Songhai Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Where was the Empire of Songhai located?
in Arabia
in West Africa
in Eastern Europe
in Asia
Which geographic feature was located to the north and was where salt was mined?
Congo Rainforest
Alps Mountains
Sahara Desert
Amazon Rainforest
Which geographic feature was to the south and was where gold was mined?
Congo Rainforest
Alps Mountains
Sahara Desert
Gobi Desert
Which two goods were traded along the trans-Saharan routes?
silk and spices
silver and bronze
jewels and pottery
gold and salt
How did traders and merchants travel through the Sahara Desert?
camel caravans
on horseback
riding on donkeys
in their cars
Which of the following best describes the sharing of cultural traits?
labor specialization
clans
kinship
cultural diffusion
Who did Sunni Ali drive out to establish the kingdom of Songhai?
North African Berbers
Arabian sunnis
Scandinavian Vikings
Central Asian Mongols
Who was the first king of Songhai that re-established the trans-Saharan trade?
Askia Muhammad
Suleyman
Sunni Ali
Sundiata
Which of the following was an achievement of Askia Muhammad?
Organizing a modern-day government
inventing the camel caravan way of travel
developing the trans-Saharan slave trade
driving Islamic ideas out of Songhai
Which of the following were advancements made under Askia Muhammad
Organized government
spreading Islamic culture
new libraries and universities
all of the above
Which of the following are reasons for the decline of Songhai?
Weakened leadership
Leaders fought each other for power
Moroccan army took over the empire
all of the above
Which of the following is a reason Songhai was important?
spread Christianity
spread Judiasm
spread Islamic culture
spread Buddhism
True or False: Songhai expanded beyond the borders of Mail.
True
False
True or False: In Songhai's capital city of Gao, libraries were filled with thousands of books.
True
False
Your opinion: What was the most important legacy of the Songhai Empire?
Expanded Trade
Spread Islamic influence
Advanced Education
Built upon and beyond the kingdoms of Ghana and Mali's influence
