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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe region of Africa with open grasslands and scattered trees is theSaharaSahelSavannaRainforest
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe main river that the Ghana empire started around:NileNigerVoltaTigris
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow did Ghana profit from outsiders?Capturing slavesFinding gold minesTaxing tradeSelling fish
- 4. Multiple Choice
What brought Islam to West Africa?WarTradeEmporersCrusades - 5. Multiple ChoiceWho was Mansa Musa?First Emperor of SonghaiMoroccan Muslim TravelerGreatest Ruler of MaliGriot
- 6. Multiple ChoiceTaghaza in North Africa was known for its deposits of what substance?saltgoldironore
- 7. Multiple ChoiceMansa Musa is most famous for..?converting to Christianitymaking a pilgrimage to Meccaruling Songhainot being an efficient leader
- 8. Multiple ChoiceGhana grew very rich after they took over the ___________ trade routes.trans-saharansilk roadsub-saharaneuropean
- 9. Multiple ChoiceSalt was a biologically important mineral found where in Africa?Northern Sahara desertthe rainforestZimbabwethe sahel
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?SonghaiGhanaEgyptMali
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAfrican villages were made up ofmultiple familiesone extended familymany small townspeople only of the same religion
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWest African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between 2 important natural resources:silver and diamondssilver and goldgold and ricegold and salt
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA semi-dry strip of land in Africa that divided the desert from wetter lands to the southSaharaSahelSavannaRainforest
- 14. Multiple Choice
The Muslim leader of Mali who supported education, spread Islam, and made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca was
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Askia the Great
Sunni Ali
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe three West African empires controlled the salt and gold trade (otherwise known as the Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade), which made them very wealthy.TrueFalse
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe rulers of Ghana taxed their citizens and banned common people from owninggoldgold dustgold nuggetsdinosaurs
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