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West African Kingdoms
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1
From what region in Africa did salt come?
Rainforest
Mediterranean
Sahara Desert
Savanna
2
Why was travel difficult for West African traders?
a. Tradersdid not like to walk so much.
a. Tradersdid not own any camels to travel in the desert.
a. Theirhorses could not travel in the desert.
a. Therewere so many different climate zones.
3
For what is the West African Kingdom of Ghana known?
vast size
gold and salt trade
Christian rulers
Islamic kings
4
What two trade items helped make West African Kingdoms wealthy?
silk and spices
oil and natural gas
corn and pumpkins
gold and salt
5
Mansa Musa’s journey to Mecca in 1324, proves which of the following statements?
Most African leaders were not educated.
The Crusades had a great influence on western Africa.
All African leaders went on pilgrimages.
Islam had a major influence on the Mali Empire.
6
According to the map, why would it have been beneficial to live in West Africa?
Travelers and traders got to travel on camels.
They benefited from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
West Africans received wealth from the gold and salt trade.
The people enjoyed living in the desert climate.
7
Who was a Muslim traveler and writer that visited Africa, India, China, and Spain?
Sundiata
Ghana
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battutah
8
For what is the West African Kingdom of Mali known?
Christian rulers
Islamic kings
vast size
gold and salt trade
9
Which town was the capital of trade during the Mali Empire?
Alexandria
Zimbabwe
Mecca
Timbuktu
10
What's a West African storyteller who passed down oral history from one generation to the next?
Vibunzi
Kente
Griot
Gele
11
Which of the following refers to the largest desert in the world located in North Africa?
Sahara
Arabian
Gobi
Syrian
12
What are the most popular forms of art in West Africa?
pyramids and sarcophaguses
jade jewelry and silk clothing
wooden masks and dance
paintings and marble statues
13
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
14
For what is the West African kingdom of Songhai known?
gold and salt trade
Christian rulers
Islamic kings
vast size
15
Use the map above to help name the three West African Kingdoms in order of control.
Mali, Songhai, Ghana
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Timbuktu, Gao, Jenne-Jeno
Sahara, Niger, Africa
16
What is an open grassland with scattered trees?
Sahel
Savanna
Rifts
Rainforests
17
On which of the following did West African Kingdoms base their economic system?
oil exports
trade
hunting and gathering
fishing
18
What was the importance of salt to West Africans?
Religion and art
Warfare and seasoning food
Health and wealth
Mummification and money
19
What is a hand-woven, brightly colored West African fabric?
Gele
Kente
Vibunzi
Griot
20
According to the map, along what river did the West African Kingdoms develop?
Niger
Zambezi
Nile
Congo
