1. One similarity between the ancient African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai is that all of
these kingdoms were located ___________?
A.
In rain forest areas
B.
In mountainous terrain
C.
On major trading routes
D.
On the European border
2. How did the ruler of Mali profit from the trade routes that met in his empire?
A.
By ambushing merchants and stealing their goods.
B.
By collecting a tax on all merchants or traders who went through their land
C.
By allowing trade only on certain days of the week
D.
By bribing traders who came to them
3. A major trading town in the African savanna was?
A.
Timbuktu
B.
Zimbabwe
C.
Accra
D.
Cairo
4. Ancient African kingdoms, such as Ghana and Mali, based their economic systems on which of the
following:
A.
Oil exports
B.
Fishing
C.
Hunting and gathering
D.
Trade and agriculture
5. Mali reached the height of its wealth, power, and fame under _____________________, its most
famous ruler.
A.
Sudinata
B.
Askia Muhammed
C.
Mansa Musa
D.
The Hittites
6. Griots are _____________________.
A.
A group of people who formed the empire of Mali
B.
West African storytellers
C.
Bandits who hung out on the trade route
D.
People who opposed the king
7. Visitors traveled to Timbuktu because _______________________.
A.
They wanted to relax in the sun and swim in the ocean
B.
It was loaded with Egypt's treasures
C.
They charged no tax to stay in the city
D.
It was the center of Islamic learning with schools and mosques.
Use the map for questions 8 and 9
8. Which statement best describes how far the religion of Islam had spread by the 1100's?
A.
Islam spread throughout Africa, Europe, and Southwest Asia
B.
Islam spread to northern Africa, Southwest Asia, and parts of Europe
C.
Islam had not spread beyond Southwest Asia
9. Islam had spread to Timbuktu, Tadmekka and Mogadishu by what year?
A.
750 AD
B.
900 AD
C.
1100 AD
D.
1500 AD
10. The traders from Arabia traveled _______________ (north, south, east or west) to
___________________ ( a city on the Niger River) to trade salt for _____________.
A.
East; Taghaza; gold
B.
West; Taghaza; salt
C.
North; Cairo; gold
D.
South; Timbuktu; gold
11. Mansa Musa ruled Mali from 1312 to 1337 and is famous for _____________________________.
A.
Spreading Islam throughout the empire and making a journey to Mecca
B.
Forcing people to convert to Islam or have them killed
C.
Starting the Ghana Empire
D.
Bringing the end to the Mali Empire
12. Define "trans-Sahara trade"
A.
Trade with silent exchanges
B.
Trade across the desert, Sahara
C.
Trade through bribery
D.
Under the Sahara trade
.
13.. I am the name of the first ancient west Africa empire and the name of a modern day country,
as well.
A. Nigeria
Songhai
B.
C. Ghana
D. Morocco
14.
Which is not a true statement about the collapse of the
Songhai Empire?
a. The Moroccans had superior weapons
b. Portugal began to sail the coast of Africa
c. The supply of gold was depleted
15. Which would not be an example of cultural diffusion in
early West Africa.
a. Griots memorized oral history.
b. Islam was introduced
c. Arabic became a common language
d. Coala nuts became popular as far away as
Europe