AP World Lesson 2.4 - Trans-Saharan Trade

Question 1

What animal was used to travel across the Sahara Desert?

Accepted Answer

camels

Question 2

Foreign traders also wanted...

Accepted Answer

ivory

Question 3

What was the currency in Africa?

Accepted Answer

glass beads and salt, cowrie shells and gold

Question 4

What were put on camels to help bear weight?

Accepted Answer

saddles

Question 5

The Songhai Kingdom was richer than Mali

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Mansa Musa deepened the support for Islam in Mali

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

The Mali government benefitted from...

Accepted Answer

gold trade

Question 8

What was the most precious commodity traded on the Trans-Saharan route?

Accepted Answer

gold

Question 9

What was Mansa Musa&#x27;s religion?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 10

Which 2 are pros of camels?

Accepted Answer

can travel long distances without water, don’t need much rest

Question 11

What are 2 negatives of camels?

Accepted Answer

can&#x27;t be controlled by a bit, require a lot of salt to stay healthy

Question 12

Which kingdom replaced Mali in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Songhai Kingdom

Question 13

Sundiata came back to his home land and fought hsi enemies to reclaim the land

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Mansa Musa established _______ in Mali

Accepted Answer

Mosques, Religious schools

Question 15

According to legend, Sundiata was crippled

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

What was Timbuktu in the Mali Empire?

Accepted Answer

a center of Islamic learning with large amounts of books

Question 17

Mansa Musa was extremly poor

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

How was Mansa Musa related to Sundiata?

Accepted Answer

grand nephew

Questions 18