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WorksheetsAfrican Empires Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is it called when a group of camels and people who cross the desert with goods to trade?
fief
republic
caravan
savannah
Whoever controlled _______ controlled the gold-salt trade.
Timbuktu
Gao
Cairo
Mecca
Which was the first kingdom established in West Africa?
Mali
Abbasids
Ghana
Songhai
Which religion spread throughout West Africa as a result of trade?
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Which major geographical feature separated West Africa from the Mediterranean Sea?
Red Sea
Himalaya Mountains
Sahara Desert
Nile River
What was one effect of Mansa Musa's hajj?
Gold became worthless in Cairo
Moroccans launched an invasion using gunpowder
Mali was able to conquer Mecca
The salt-gold trade collapsed
How did Ghana, Mali, and Songhai gain so much wealth?
collected taxes from non-Muslim citizens
traded goods with the Americas
conquered their neighbors in war
placed taxes on salt and gold travelling through
Which city was a great center of learning in West Africa?
Koumbi Saleh
Timbuktu
Gao
Cairo
Which enduring issue best describes the exchanges occurring in this map?
military conflict
movement of population due to climate change
human rights violations
cultural diffusion
How was information passed in West Africa before contact with Arab traders?
oral history
beaded belts
written word
cave art
Why was Mansa Musa's hajj so important?
established the tradition of visiting Mecca
introduced Mali to the salt trade
literally put Mali on the map
brought gunpowder to Mali
How did the Ghana Empire collapse?
overthrown by a smaller vassal state
succession crisis
conquered by the Islamic Empire
taken over by European imperialists
Which written language was introduced to the Ghana Empire by Muslim traders?
Hebrew
Arabic
Spanish
Sanskrit
Which leader founded the Songhai Empire?
Mansa Musa
Sonni Ali
Sundiata Keita
Askia Muhammed
Which technological innovation led to the demise of the Songhai Empire?
gunpowder
algebra
ironmaking
stirrups
