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1
What is an open grassland with scattered trees?
Rifts
Sahel
Savanna
Rainforests
2
According to the map, along what river did the West African Kingdoms develop?
Zambezi
Nile
Niger
Congo
3
What are the most popular forms of art in West Africa?
paintings and marble statues
wooden masks and dance
jade jewelry and silk clothing
pyramids and sarcophaguses
4
According to the map, why would it have been beneficial to live in West Africa?
The people enjoyed living in the desert climate.
West Africans received wealth from the gold and salt trade.
Travelers and traders got to travel on camels.
They benefited from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
5
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
6
For what is the West African Kingdom of Mali known?
gold and salt trade
Christian rulers
Islamic kings
vast size
7
What caused the collapse of West African Kingdoms?
West African Kingdoms never collapsed.
High taxes and being too large to govern
Moroccan invaders and political corruption
Germanic tribes and diseases
8
Who was a Muslim traveler and writer that visited Africa, India, China, and Spain?
Sundiata
Ghana
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battutah
9
For what is the West African Kingdom of Ghana known?
Islamic kings
gold and salt trade
Christian rulers
vast size
10
For what is the West African kingdom of Songhai known?
Islamic kings
Christian rulers
vast size
gold and salt trade
11
Which town was the capital of trade during the Mali Empire?
Alexandria
Zimbabwe
Timbuktu
Mecca
12
What two trade items helped make West African Kingdoms wealthy?
oil and natural gas
silk and spices
corn and pumpkins
gold and salt
13
Which of the following refers to the largest desert in the world located in North Africa?
Arabian
Syrian
Sahara
Gobi
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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 is a hand-woven, brightly colored West African fabric?
Vibunzi
Gele
Kente
Griot
16
Mansa Musa’s journey to Mecca in 1324, proves which of the following statements?
All African leaders went on pilgrimages.
Most African leaders were not educated.
Islam had a major influence on the Mali Empire.
The Crusades had a great influence on western Africa.
17
From what region in Africa did salt come?
Sahara Desert
Mediterranean
Rainforest
Savanna
18
What's a West African storyteller who passed down oral history from one generation to the next?
Griot
Kente
Gele
Vibunzi
19
What was the importance of salt to West Africans?
Religion and art
Health and wealth
Warfare and seasoning food
Mummification and money
20
On which of the following did West African Kingdoms base their economic system?
hunting and gathering
trade
fishing
oil exports
