Africa Geo-Trade

Question 1

The most important West African city, for trade and education, was

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Timbuktu

Question 2

African language that contains many Indian and Arabic words.

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Swahili

Question 3

Which resources did the Swahili city states trade?

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gold, ivory, and slaves

Question 4

Mansa Musa, even today, is the richest man in the world valued at $400 billion dollars. His greatest impact was that he

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He spread Islam and the Islamic culture throughout West Africa

Question 5

Went from the Mediteranian to West through the desert to West Africa.

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trans-Saharan African trade route

Question 6

Which kingdom completes the graphic organizer?

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Songhai

Question 7

Ibn Battuta is most known for his work with...

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geography

Question 8

Mali was founded by

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Sundiata

Question 9

He nearly bankrupt the entire world because he gave away so much gold on this Hajj!!!

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Mansa Musa

Question 10

The Songhai and Mali Empires both adopted the main religion of the Middle East at the time, which was:

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Islam

Question 11

Which of the following were important goods that were traded from the Swahili coast?

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Gold and ivory

Question 12

Which kingdoms were the major kingdoms in West Africa? (multiple answers)

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Songhai, Mali and Ghana

Question 13

Trading Empire located in East Africa

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Axum

Question 14

Which of the following lists accurately reflects the correct chronological order of the West African empires?

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Ghana, Mali, Songhai

Question 15

What happened to the Mali Empire after Mansa Musa returned from his hajj?

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Mansa Musa hired architects to build mosques, libraries, and universities

Question 16

Why was salt so valuable?

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It kept food from spoiling.

Question 17

How did Europeans FIRST learn about the wealth of the kingdom of Mali?

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from gifts provided by Mansa Musa on his Hajj to Mecca

Question 18

Which of the following reasons was a reason to explain how the Moroccan army was able to defeated the powerful Songhai?

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The Moroccans had a new weapon, earlier version of the gun and gunpowder.

Question 19

Experienced a “golden age” under Mansa Musa

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Mali

Question 20

What trade did Ghana control that allowed them to become a powerful kingdom?

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gold and salt

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