WorksheetsWest African Kingdoms
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which kingdoms were the major kingdoms in West Africa? (multiple answers)
Mali
Dahr
Niani
Songhai
Ghana
Which of the following lists accurately reflects the correct chronological order of the West African empires?
Songhai, Nubia, Ghana
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
Timbuktu, Songhai, Mali
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Each of the following was a valuable trade good from West Africa except:
gold
horses
slaves
ivory
What caused the empire of Ghana to fall from power?
diseases decimated the population
the loss of trade
a series of poor leaders
the slave trade
What trade did Ghana control that allowed them to become a powerful kingdom?
ivory and wool
leather and porcelain
rugs and silk
gold and salt
How did the kings of Ghana become rich?
selling their gold mines
borrowing money
taxing merchants from foreign countries
selling iron weapons
This king of Mali was best known for his pilgrimage to Mecca and the amount of gold he gifted.
Mansa Khalifa
Mansa Musa
Mansa Sakura
Sundiata Keita
How do we know about Mali's history?
From books in Timbuktu
From journals kept by Columbus
From trade records found in the Sahara
From stories handed down by storytellers
What happened to the Mali Empire after Mansa Musa returned from his hajj?
The Mali Empire was attacked and conquered by Songhai Empire
Mansa Musa hired architects to build mosques, libraries, and universities
Mansa Musa forced the citizens to convert to Islam
Mansa Musa passed away upon his return and was replaced by his son
Arab traders from North Africa made their way along the _________________to West Africa where they introduced the faith of Islam.
Silk Road
trans-Saharan trade Route
Road of Mali
Niger River
Which kingdom completes the graphic organizer?
Timbuktu
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Why was salt so valuable?
It was a good fertilizer for crops.
It was used for gold mining.
It kept food from spoiling.
All of the above.
Although they were located in Africa, the Songhai and Mali Empires both adopted the main religion of the Middle East at the time, which was:
Judaism
Christianty
Buddhism
Islam
The history of Islam centers around one person named _______.
Jesus
Muhammad
Abraham
Allah
Islam believes in one God, called ______.
Allah
Jesus
Yahweh
Lord
Muhammad started to have religious visions from Allah. These visions are recorded in the Islamic Holy Book ___________.
Bible
Torah
Koran
New Testament
A person who follows Islam is called a ________
Muslim
Christian
Jew
Heathen
Who turned the disorganized Songhai state into a strong and unified empire?
Mansa Musa
Muhammad Ture
Sunni Ali
Mansa Kente
Which of the following reasons was a reason to explain how the Moroccan army was able to defeated the powerful Songhai?
The Moroccans had a new weapon, earlier version of the gun—the arquebus.
The Moroccans had more money, thanks to the invention of a new machine to mine salt.
The Moroccan army joined in alliance with the Mali Empire
The Moroccans had a navy along with a large army
The result from the defeat of the Songhai empire and trading routes moving more towards the coast
allowed the Yoruba people to build the next empire
led to the decline of Islam in the region
opened the door for the Europeans to become trade partners with African Kings
ended the practice of slavery in the territory
