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1
Who was a Muslim traveler and writer that visited Africa, India, China, and Spain?
Sundiata
Ghana
Ibn Battutah
Mansa Musa
2
Mansa Musa’s journey to Mecca in 1324, proves which of the following statements?
The Crusades had a great influence on western Africa.
All African leaders went on pilgrimages.
Islam had a major influence on the Mali Empire.
Most African leaders were not educated.
3
From what region in Africa did salt come?
Mediterranean
Sahara Desert
Rainforest
Savanna
4
What two trade items helped make West African Kingdoms wealthy?
corn and pumpkins
oil and natural gas
gold and salt
silk and spices
5
What's a West African storyteller who passed down oral history from one generation to the next?
Griot
Kente
Gele
Vibunzi
6
According to the map, why would it have been beneficial to live in West Africa?
Travelers and traders got to travel on camels.
The people enjoyed living in the desert climate.
They benefited from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
West Africans received wealth from the gold and salt trade.
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What was the importance of salt to West Africans?
Religion and art
Mummification and money
Warfare and seasoning food
Health and wealth
8
According to the map, along what river did the West African Kingdoms develop?
Nile
Zambezi
Congo
Niger
9
What are the most popular forms of art in West Africa?
paintings and marble statues
pyramids and sarcophaguses
jade jewelry and silk clothing
wooden masks and dance
10
For what is the West African Kingdom of Mali known?
gold and salt trade
Islamic kings
Christian rulers
vast size
11
Which of the following refers to the largest desert in the world located in North Africa?
Arabian
Sahara
Gobi
Syrian
12
What caused the collapse of West African Kingdoms?
Germanic tribes and diseases
West African Kingdoms never collapsed.
Moroccan invaders and political corruption
High taxes and being too large to govern
13
What is an open grassland with scattered trees?
Rifts
Rainforests
Sahel
Savanna
14
Use the map above to help name the three West African Kingdoms in order of control.
Mali, Songhai, Ghana
Timbuktu, Gao, Jenne-Jeno
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Sahara, Niger, Africa
15
For what is the West African kingdom of Songhai known?
vast size
Islamic kings
Christian rulers
gold and salt trade
16
Why was travel difficult for West African traders?
a. Theirhorses could not travel in the desert.
a. Tradersdid not like to walk so much.
a. Tradersdid not own any camels to travel in the desert.
a. Therewere so many different climate zones.
17
What is a hand-woven, brightly colored West African fabric?
Gele
Kente
Griot
Vibunzi
18
Which town was the capital of trade during the Mali Empire?
Timbuktu
Alexandria
Zimbabwe
Mecca
19
For what is the West African Kingdom of Ghana known?
Islamic kings
Christian rulers
gold and salt trade
vast size
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On which of the following did West African Kingdoms base their economic system?
fishing
hunting and gathering
oil exports
trade
