Africa Unit Quiz - Part II

Which city in the Mali empire became a center for Islamic scholarship?

Where did Mansa Musa spend so much gold that it upset the economy for years?

What language became the official language of government during the Songhai empire?

What kind of geographic feature kept Mali isolated--and basically a secret--from most of the world?

Who taught Sundiata the ways of war and government and looked upon him as a son?

What two goods were most important to Trans-Saharan trade?

The division of jobs and skills in a society is called ___.

A religious journey to the holy city of Mecca is called a ___

In the 1st century BCE, Rome switched from being a ____ to an empire.

What was the name of the first king of Songhai?

What was the significance of Mansa Musa’s hajj?

What does "site of encounter" mean?

What does Mansa mean?

Who was the emperor of Mali during it's most properous period from 1312 to 1337

How did the Songhai emperor, Askia Muhammad, strengthen Islam?

What was the deciding factor in the collapse of Songhai?

What was the name of the cruel ruler Sundiata defeated?

Which of these is NOT considered one of the four ecosystems of West Africa?

Which of these are the two largest rivers of West Africa?