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

A follower of Islam is known as a ____________?

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

<p>The event between 1518 - 1833 which saw 10 millions West Africans displaced was</p>

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

What type of trade was often made in Ghana?

<p>The largeg lake where 92% of all Africans lived between 15,000 and 10,000 BCE was</p>

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

Where were the earliest hominid remains found in Africa?

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

A ____________ is a journey taken for religious reasons.

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

Which river allowed for surplus farming in Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following was NOT an effect of trade?

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

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

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

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

The ethinic group in Africa known for their short height who dominate the rainforests are...

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

Which African kingdoms became wealthy from trade after Ghana?

What was traded between the Sabeans of Yemen and the Cushites in Africa?

Known as the "ship of the desert"

The dominant language of East Africa (lingua franca) by 2000 BCE was