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West African Empires (IA)
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1
What was the name of the most important trade center in West Africa?
Timbuktu
Koumbi Saleh
Gao
Niani
2
What religion is associated with mosques?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
3
Who was Mali's greatest ruler?
Mansa Musa
Askia the Great
Sunni Ali
King Sundiata
4
What was Mansa Musa's religion?
Islam
Animism
Christianity
Ancestor Worship
5
What do you call an area with scattered trees and vegetation?
Savannah
Rain Forest
Sahel
Desert
6
What does "wealthy" mean?
Weak
Gold
Poor
Rich
7
True or False: The Songhai Empire built many universities and mosques
False
True
8
Thanks to Mansa Musa's ________, Mali's wealth became famous.
fancy clothes
Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca)
slaves
soldiers
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True or False: Horses transported goods over the Sahara Desert.
False
True
10
What is the name of the desert in North Africa?
Sahel Desert
Savannah Desert
Sahara Desert
Mojave Desert
11
The ruler most responsible for spreading Islam was....
Sunni Ali
St. Patrick
Muhammad
Mansa Musa
12
The wealth of Ghana and Mali was based on....
gold and salt
gold and copper
gold and bones
salt and copper
13
What are the main sources of natural resources of the West African Empires?
Deserts & Mining
Fishing
Trading silk
Rain Forests
14
Which of the following rivers helped the development of the West African empires?
Mississippi River
Euphrates River
Nile River
Niger River
15
What word best describes this photo?
Trading
Gold Mine
Cultural Center
Mosque
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What is Africa?
religion
continent
person
country
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How did West African Empires gain power?
controlling trade routes
conquering the Aztecs
preserving oral history
working
