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The Decline of Ghana and the Rise of Mali

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Ghana empire reach its height?

a)

950 C.E.

b)

1000 C.E

c)

2022 A.D.

d)

50 C.E.

2.

How did Mali gain much of its wealth?

a)

Gold Trade control

b)

Silver Trade control

c)

Stealing money

d)

Winning wars

3.

What is one thing that weakened Ghana

a)

Lost a big war

b)

They lost all their tratters.

c)

Government was not good

d)

Loss of natural resources

4.

Why were lots of trees cut down?

a)

Produce Charcoal for Iron smelting furnaces

b)

Keep the people warm

c)

Make paper

d)

To make arrows

5.

When Ghana ended what was the new empire?

a)

Mali

b)

Iowa

c)

Neber

d)

Kumbi

6.

What added great stress on scarce resources?

a)

There were lots of invaders

b)

People were eating to much

c)

Increasing Population

d)

Fires that burned for miles

7.

Where was the Mali empire close to?

a)

A big Savanah

b)

Niger River

c)

The Mississippi River

d)

The Sahara desert.

8.

What warriors were attacking Ghana?

a)

Romans

b)

Mande

c)

Almoravids

d)

The Squad