Chapter 3, Lesson 2 Quiz: Africa's Trading Empires

Which of the following was an effect of Mansa Musa's pigrimage to Mecca?

Which African kingdoms became wealthy from trade after Ghana?

A group of traders that travel together is known as a ___________.

A follower of Islam is known as a ____________?

Arab traders wanted salt as a __________ and traded gold for it.

Mecca, the Holy site of Islamic pilgrimages is located on the ____________.

Islam was brought to West Africa by ___________.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of trade?

Known as the "ship of the desert"

Who was the king who traveled to Mecca in 1324 & built the Great Mosque?

At its peak in 1500, the kingdom of Songhai controlled _______ land than both Ghana& Mali

A ____________ is a journey taken for religious reasons.

What is the famous African desert in Nothern Africa that the carvans traveled?

What significant event took place under Mensa Musa's rule?

The kings of Ghana charged taxes on all __________ to gain revenue.

Which of the following became a major trading center known as a "land of gold"?

Was larger than Ghana & traded gold, hides, & Kola nuts with Europe for cloth, horses, etc.

What type of trade was often made in Ghana?

Trading city on southern edge of the Sahara that also became a center for scholars & artists

For centuries, caravans on ______ traveled the Sahara,bringing goods to and from West Africa

Helped sailors use the sun & stars to find their locationin latitude (distance from equator)

The chronological time frame of the ancient West African kindoms is ___________.

Which of the following BEST describes the route of many early trade caravans in Africa?

Ghana lacked the important resource of _____, but traded gold with Arab traders for it.

What did the Europeans bring to trade in North Africa?