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WorksheetsMali Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
West African Empire that gained power as Ghana collapsed
Songhai
Timbuktu
Mali
Gao
Founder of the Mali Empire
Sundiate Keita
Sunni Ali
Mansa Musa
Mecca
Main religion of Mali
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
Most famous ruler of Mali
Sundiata Keita
Mansa Musa
Timbuktu
Sunni Ali
Important city of learning and culture in the Mali Empire
Cairo
Mecca
Timbuktu
Ghana
Holy book of Islam
Torah
Koran
Bible
Analects
Mali leader known as the "Lion King" or "Lion Prince"
Mansa Musa
Sundiate Keita
Kente
Gao
Who invaded Ghana and weakened the empire?
Muslims
Christians
Egyptians
Europeans
How did Ghana gain wealth?
By conquering the gold mines
By controlling the salt and gold trade
By conquering neighboring kingdoms
By controlling the slave trade
What was the first major empire of West Africa?
Mali
Songhai
Egypt
Ghana
Ghana gained wealth by taxing trading goods that came into the empire and goods that were taken out the empire.
True
False
The ancient griots of Mali were...
famers
storytellers
kings
merchants
Ancient Mali grew in wealth and power because of all the
weaving
farming
trading
singing
What are two major items traded in ancient Mali?
tea and jam
tea and crackers
salt and gold
bread and water
This means king of kings
Mansa
Pharaoh
Emperor
Supreme leader
Which desert did caravans cross to reach the gold mines of West Africa?
Sahara
Kalahari
Egyptian
Gobi
Which is the best description of camels?
Great for dessert
Great for deserts
Happy marsupial
Imaginary beast
