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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which city was a center of trade and learning in West Africa?
Axum
Alexandria
Great Zimbabwe
Timbuktu
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Limpopo and the Zambezi River were boundaries for the empire of:
Zimbabwe
Kush
Nubia
Ghana
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which event helped spread Islam in Africa?
Conquest of Damascus
Relocation of capital to Baghdad
Conquest of Jerusalem
Establishment of trade with Timbuktu
- 4. Multiple Choice
The empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai benefited from being near the:
Largest European cities
Mediterranean Sea
Trans-Saharan trade routes
Red Sea coast
- 5. Multiple Choice
Trade between Europe and West Africa was carried on routes across the:
Nile River
Indian Ocean
Sahara Desert
Gobi Desert
- 6. Multiple Choice
Where was the kingdom of Zimbabwe located?
Near the west African coast
On the east African coast
Immediately south of Egypt
The southernmost tip of Africa
- 7. Multiple Choice
What two trade items made Ghana, Mali, and Songhai increase in wealth and importance?
Gold and salt
Spices and silk
Rum and tobacco
Textiles and spices
- 8. Multiple Choice
Timbuktu was known as:
The capital of the Byzantine Empire
A center of Islamic trade and learning
A major trading city on the Nile River
A colony of Italy
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following religions was introduced into West Africa?
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
Shintoism
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who was the greatest ruler of Mali?
Mansa Musa
Justinian
King Tut
Cleopatra
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