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WorksheetsWest African Empires
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What was the relationship between salt, gold, and Ghana?
a. Salt was invented in Ghana
b. The two resources that made them wealthy
c. Ghana lacked enough salt and gold to become successful
d. Traders paid the people of Ghana in salt and gold
Other than trade with them, how did Ghana make money from people who came to their country?
a. Traders coming to Ghana paid extra fees
b. They traded goods with foreign merchants
c. Thieves often robbed traders as they left Ghana
d. Traders spent money at the Ghana gift shop
Which best describes Mansa Musa?
a. He once ate fifty hot dogs in a half hour
b. He was Ghana’s greatest leader
c. He created the religion known as Islam
d. He was Mali’s most powerful ruler
Choose all the answers that are examples of what Mansa Musa did for Mali ?
a. he stressed the importance of reading and writing
b. He had many mosques built in Mali
c. He set up schools in Mali for studying the Koran
d. He developed an organized government
Which answers help to describe the relationship between Songhai and Mali?
a. Songhai was Mali’s baby daddy
b. Songhai ruled Mali after Mali's empire collapsed
c. Mali ruled Songhai first
d. They were originally one country, but split in two
What similarities did Askia share with Mansa Musa?
a. Askia the great was a devout Muslim
b. Songhai contained mosques, schools, and libraries
c. Askia also once ate fifty hot dogs in on hour
d. Askia the great supported education and learning
7. How was Askia like most modern-day rulers?
a. He owned a football and basketball team
b. His army owned many nuclear weapons
c. He had a vice president and group of advisors
d. He created departments to oversee various tasks
What type of trade item, found in Africa, greatly increased trade between European and African nations?
a. Gold
b. Salt
c. Shiny rocks
d. Slaves
How many of the following answers describe the kind of people that could be made into slaves in Africa?
a. Prisoners of war
b. Convicted criminal
c. People with three DUIs
d. Those that owed debts
5. _____________ was the name of the religion created by ________________. His followers wrote down his teachings in the ____________________
a. Muslim, Gabriel, and the Bible
b. Islam, Muhammad, and the Bible
c. Islam, Muhammad, and the Koran
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