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HMS Africa's Trading Empires
HMS Africa's Trading Empires
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1
The chronological order of West African kindoms is ___________.
Mali, Ghana, Songhai
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Ghana, Songhai, Mali
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
2
Major trading center known as a "land of gold"?
China
Songhai
Mali
Ghana
3
Name of trade route in West Africa
European
Silk Road
Trans-Saharan
Arabian Exchange
4
Arab traders wanted salt as a __________ and traded gold for it.
currency
food
sweetener
preservative
5
Which of the following was an effect of Mansa Musa's pigrimage to Mecca?
new control over Muslim nations
devaluing of gold in Cairo
weaker trade ties
decrease in Muslim believers
6
Who was the king who traveled to Mecca in 1324 & built the Great Mosque?
Kublai Khan
Mansa Musa
George III
Zheng He
7
At its peak in 1500, the kingdom of Songhai controlled _______ land than both Ghana& Mali
half of the
more
less
the same
8
Islam was brought to West Africa by ___________.
Mansa Musas slaves
Arab traders
European conquering armies
Chinese naval fleets
9
Ghana lacked the important resource of _____, but traded gold with Arab traders for it.
horses
salt
silk
spice
10
Trading city and center for scholars & artists
Mecca
Timbuktu
Shanghai
Venice
11
Which direction did the caravans go in Africa?
eastward across the Atlantic
southward across the Sahara
eastward across the Red Sea
northward across the Sahara
12
A follower of Islam is known as a ____________?
Muslim
Meccanite
Islamist
trader
13
A group of traders that travel together is known as a ___________.
pilgrimage
fleet
caravan
<p>cavalry</p>
14
Mecca, the Holy site of Islamic pilgrimages is located on the ____________.
West coast of Africa
Sahara Desert
Arabian Peninsula
the city of Timbuktu
15
What trade exchange was often made in Ghana?
tea for gold
spices for hides
gold for salt
silk for salt
16
A ____________ is a journey taken for religious reasons.
astrolade
trip
caravan
pilgrimage
17
Known as the "ship of the desert"
horse
slave
camal
galleon
18
Which of the following was NOT an effect of trade?
learning about other cultures
interest in other cultures and customs
sharing goods and ideas
self -ufficiency
19
What did the Europeans bring to trade in North Africa?
tea and gold
salt and hides
spices and silk
colth and horses
20
What is the famous African desert in Nothern Africa that the carvans traveled?
Sahara Desert
Mali Desert
Arabian Desert
Ghana Desert
21
Which African kingdoms became wealthy from trade after Ghana?
Timbaktu and Mecca
Mali and Mecca
Mali and Songhai
Timbuktu and Mali
22
The kings of Ghana charged taxes on all __________ to gain revenue.
imports & exports
travelers
visitors
caravans
23
Type of trade often made on the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
cash exchange
credit exchange
swap
silent barter