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Overview of West African Empires
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1
Mansa Musa was committed, or ____________, to the religion of Islam.
disloyal
indifferent
against
devoted
2
The stories and folktales told by West African griots were meant to ...
be entertainmenting
be educational
all of the above
provide rich oral tradition
3
What traditional belief system did Africans practice during the Middle Ages?
Buddhism
Christianity
Animism
Humanism
4
Timbuktu, Djenne, and Gao were cities located on which river?
Niger River
Nile River
Senegal River
Amazon River
5
What was Mansa Musa’s primary motivation for journeying across the Sahara Desert in the 1300s?
Pilgrimage to Timbuktu
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Pilgrimage to Egypt
To get rich
6
The Mali Empire achieved all of the following EXCEPT...
Becoming the largest West African empire
Absorbing the Ghana empire
Developing a unified code of laws
Ruling over 50 million people
7
Three empires dominated West Africa at separate times in the Middle Ages. Which one
WASN'T
a kingdom?
Ghana
Mecca
Songhai
Mali
8
Who founded the Mali Empire?
Sunni Ali
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
Ibn Battuta
9
Which of the following items was NOT traded in West Africa during the Middle Ages?
Guns/Gunpowder
Slaves
Ivory
Silk
10
How did Mansa Musa transform the city of Timbuktu into a center of learning and Knowledge?
He brought back money to Timbuktu
He built new homes for everyone in Timbuktu
He brought back scholars and artists to Timbuktu
He built a Colosseum for sporting events
11
Muslim traders influenced the West Africans by teaching them the Arabic systems of...
History and Music
Sports, Architecture, and Art
Reading, Writing and Numbers
Mythology and Magic
12
In West Africa, family members shared a strong sense of connection based on family relationships called __________.
Ethinic Group
Kinship
Caste
Lineage
13
North Africans mainly wanted gold to make into....
jewelry
coins
statues
tombs
14
The Songhai Empire achieved all of the following except...
Becoming the largest of the West African empires
Maintaining a strong military
Conquering Morocco
Existing for 150 years
15
The Griot was important to West African society. Which one is
NOT
a responsibility of a Griot?
Sang songs and recited poetry
Teaching students how to read and write
Told folktales and proverbs
Memorized famous events and people
16
Trans-Saharan trade provided for the exchange of goods, as well as religious ideas, including..
The teachings of Buddha
The teachings of Islam
The teachings of Christianity
The teachings of Zeus
17
Where was
Gold
located at in Africa?
In the Gobi Desert
At the Senegal River
In the Sahara Desert
In the Sahel
18
What was the significance of West African folk stories such as 'Anansi the Spider'?
To put kids to sleep before bed
They were moral lessons & taught people how to act
To teach kids how to count
To tell people the dangers of spiders
19
Mansa Musa's hajj, or pilgrimage, took about how long?
one month
10 years
one decade
one year
20
Ghana was able to grow as an empire due to their metalworking skills with...
Bronze
Gold
Iron
Steel
21
The exchange of goods across the Sahara Desert is known as what?
Trans-Saharan Trade
Trans-Egyptian Trade
Trans-Arabic Trade
Trans-Atlantic Trade
22
The __________ Desert is the world's largest and covers most of northern Africa.
Gobi
Syrian
Sahara
Arabian
23
Armed with guns, ____________ forces overpowered the Songhai warriors and captured Timbuktu in 1591.
Egyptian
Spanish
Moroccan
None of the above
24
Who founded the Songhai Empire?
Sundiata
Sunni Ali
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battuta
25
Which cities in West Africa were known as great centers of learning and knowledge?
Timbuktu and Cairo
Timbuktu and Mecca
Timbuktu and Djenne
Medina and Gao
26
West African kings did not force their people to convert to Islam, but did enforce strict laws...
based on the Four Noble Truths
based on the Qur'an
based on the Bible
based on the Torah
27
Thousands of years ago, rivers, trees, and grasslands covered much of the Sahara.
False
True
28
Who was one of the richest men in world history that spent lots of gold on a journey across the Sahara.
Sundiata
Askia Muhammad
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battuta
29
What was an effect of Mansa Musa's Journey?
Mansa Musa made Timbuktu a center of learning and knowledge.
It upset the economy of Egypt for many years.
All of the above
Invaders came looking for riches.
30
The Trans-Saharan trade network was a link between what two worlds?
African and Arab
Arab and European
North African and Asian
African and European
31
Ibn Battuta is important to West African history because he....
converted many West Africans to Islam.
was the leader of the Almoravid Invasion.
was the first emperor of the Songhai Empire.
wrote about Mali in his journal during his 23 years of travel.
32
Where was
salt
located at in Africa?
at the Niger River
In the Sahara Desert
In the Sahel
In the Gobi Desert
33
The three great West African Empires grew rich from controlling the ________ & _________ trade.
Gold and Salt
Copper and Iron
Gold and Spice
Ivory and Diamond
