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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The main river that the Ghana empire started around:NileNigerVoltaTigris
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.How did Ghana profit from outsiders?Capturing slavesFinding gold minesTaxing tradeSelling fish
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Who was Mansa Musa?First Emperor of SonghaiMoroccan Muslim TravelerGreatest Ruler of MaliGriot
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.West 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
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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
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This is a map of Africa. What letter marks the location of the Niger River?ABCD - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why salt was a very important trade item?
Salt was used to preserve food.
Salt was used to make bland food tasty.
People need salt in their diet.
Salt is used to make explosives.
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What is the name of the desert that goes across northern Africa?
Sahara
Gobi
Mohave
Kalahari
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What two natural resources did the West African Empires control? Select TWO.
Salt
Gold
Diamonds
Silver
Bronze
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The richest man to have EVER lived was ____.
Mansa Musa
Julius Caesar
Jeff Bezos
Bill Gates
Lebron James
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Mansa Musa was the king of ___.
Mali
Egypt
South Africa
Carthage
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Mansa Musa was worth about ____.
$400 billion
$10 billion
$450 million
$75 million
$ 2 trillion
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What happened to the economy in Cairo, Egypt as a result of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca?
He spent and gave away so much gold, that gold decreased in value.
He showed people his gold, and told them they had to come to Mali to get it.
He spent just enough gold to help boost their economy.
He did not take gold on his pilgrimage, so it did not have an effect.
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As a result of his famous pilgrimage to Mecca, Mali's capital of ___ became a center of learning and culture, drawing in artists and architects from all over the world.
Timbuktu
Cairo
Mecca
Tunis
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What technological achievement was Ghana known for?
Pyramids built in Egypt
Iron Work which made tools and weapons
Factories were created to produce more salt and gold
Discovering the religion of Islam
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What would make it hard to travel through the Sahara desert?
extreme cold
lack of water
extreme heat
too much rainfall
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What desert is located at number 6?SaharaKalahariSahelGobi
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Which group led to the decline of Ghana?
Almoravids
Germans
Americans
The Nok
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What happens to land as a a result of animals who overgraze?
Animal population grows larger
Rainfall increases
Becomes a rainforest
The land becomes dry and unusable for farming
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Which best describes the religious practice of ancestor worship?
Seeking guidance from deceased ancestors
Spending time at a river to relax
Holding a large celebration where dancing happens all day and night
Cooking large amounts of food for an entire village
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Which of the following is not a reason why salt was a very important trade item?
Salt was used to preserve food.
Salt was used to make bland food tasty.
People need salt in their diet.
Salt is used to make explosives.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.This is a map of Africa. What letter marks the location of the Niger River?ABCD
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which is the correct order, according to time and size?Mali, Songhai, GhanaSonghai, Mali, GhanaGhana, Songhai, MaliGhana, Mali, Songhai
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The most important West African city, for trade and education, wasTimbuktuCairoGaoRome
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.According to the map, which of the West African trading kingdoms was the SMALLEST?GhanaMaliSonghaiAxum
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Mansa Musa was leader of which West African trading empire?GhanaMaliSonghaiAxum
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.According to the map, which of the West African trading kingdoms was the LARGEST?GhanaMaliSonghaiAxum
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What religion did Mansa Musa practice?
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.1. Ghana’s ___________________ made it the center of an enormous trading empire.grasslandsiron oregoldsugar
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai prospered primarily due to theirexchanges with Indian portsdirect access to the Arabian Seacontrol of trade routesabundance of diamonds