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1
What caused the collapse of West African Kingdoms?
High taxes and being too large to govern
West African Kingdoms never collapsed.
Germanic tribes and diseases
Moroccan invaders and political corruption
2
Mansa Musa’s journey to Mecca in 1324, proves which of the following statements?
Most African leaders were not educated.
The Crusades had a great influence on western Africa.
All African leaders went on pilgrimages.
Islam had a major influence on the Mali Empire.
3
What was the importance of salt to West Africans?
Mummification and money
Religion and art
Seasoning and preserving
Warfare and seasoning food
4
On which of the following did West African Kingdoms base their economic system?
trade
hunting and gathering
oil exports
fishing
5
According to the map, along what river did the West African Kingdoms develop?
Niger
Zambezi
Congo
Nile
6
Which of the following refers to the largest desert in the world located in North Africa?
Arabian
Syrian
Gobi
Sahara
7
Who was a Muslim traveler and writer that visited Africa, India, China, and Spain?
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battutah
Ghana
8
What is an open grassland with scattered trees?
Sahel
Rainforests
Rifts
Savanna
9
What's a West African storyteller who passed down oral history from one generation to the next?
Gele
Griot
Vibunzi
Kente
10
From what region in Africa did salt come?
Mediterranean
Savanna
Rainforest
Sahara Desert
11
For what is the West African Kingdom of Ghana known?
gold and salt trade
Christian rulers
Islamic kings
vast size
12
According to the map, why would it have been beneficial to live in West Africa?
They benefited from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
The people enjoyed living in the desert climate.
Travelers and traders got to travel on camels.
West Africans received wealth from the gold and salt trade.
13
Use the map above to help name the three West African Kingdoms in order of control.
Timbuktu, Gao, Jenne-Jeno
Sahara, Niger, Africa
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Mali, Songhai, Ghana
14
Why was travel difficult for West African traders?
a. Theirhorses could not travel in the desert.
a. Therewere so many different climate zones.
a. Tradersdid not like to walk so much.
a. Tradersdid not own any camels to travel in the desert.
15
What two trade items helped make West African Kingdoms wealthy?
oil and natural gas
silk and spices
corn and pumpkins
gold and salt
16
Which town was the capital of trade during the Mali Empire?
Zimbabwe
Alexandria
Mecca
Timbuktu
