WorksheetsMansa Musa
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 25mins
The word "mansa" is most similar to:
Man
Gold
Empire
King
People wanted to know where Mali located after hearing all the wonderful stories about Mansa Musa.
Mali began to appear on foreign maps
Mali conquered the city of Timbuktu
Europe began to emerge from the Dark Ages
Portugal established a trading post in Africa
Musa brought scholars back to Mali in order to:
Learn about European culture
Further the spread of Islam
Record African history
Encourage African exploration
Which of the following contributed to the decline of Mali after Musa's death?
Poor leadership
Lost of loyalty from previously conquered cities
Attacks from neighbors
All of these
Mansa Musa ruled over which country's empire?
Egypt
Mali
Rome
Britian
What does the word mansa mean in English?
King
Great One
Cobra
Lion
Which of these products was NOT traded by the Malian empire when Mansa Musa was in charge?
salt
gold
corn
What happened to the previous mansa, before Musa took over?
He sailed across the Atlantic and never came back
He got lost in the desert
He was killed by a wild porcupine
For how long was Mansa Musa the ruler of the Malian Empire?
25 years
1000 years
1 year
17 years
In 1324, Mansa Musa travelled to Mecca. In which city did he stop on the way?
Cairo
London
Jerusalem
What did Mansa Musa give to the people of Cairo?
LOTS of gold
LOTS of salt
Bananas
What did Mansa Musa did in the beginning of his reign to allow people to trade safely?
He got rid of bandits
He spent all the money on his wives
He didn't do anything
What kind of geographic feature kept Mali isolated from most of the world?
Rainforest
Ocean
Desert
Mountains
What valuable natural resource was mined to the south of Ancient Mali (in West Africa) and was traded for salt?
Platinum
Copper
Silver
Gold
Where were the salt mines located?
The grasslands
The Sahara desert
In the Niger River
Atlas Mountains
At the BEGINNING of its culture, the West African empire of Mali was located...
in southern Asia
all the way to the pacific ocean
by a river in west Africa
along the banks of the mighty Nile
Which statement describes Mali today?
It stretches further north than ancient Mali
It touches the Atlantic Ocean
It touches the Red Sea
It stretches into east Africa
Musa was famous for making a pilgrimage to?
Mali
Mecca
Miami
None of these
Another term for Egyptian King is?
Sultan
Mansa
Emperor
What city did Musa visit on his way to Mecca?
Rome
Egypt
Cairo
Calabasas
Mansa Musa did not accept other religions.
Why did Mansa Musa leave Mali to Mecca?
He went on his Hajj (pilgrimage)
He went to war with the Muslims
He wanted to buy many things in Mecca
He wanted to to become a Muslim
What did Mansa Musa do on his way to Mecca that made him famous?
He gave gold to the poor along his way
He took a large impressive army that made people fear him
He stole gold from everyone along his way
He got lost
