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Which animal, introduced around A.D. 700, greatly increased trade across the Sahara?
a) Horse b) Camel c) Elephant d) Donkey
Which valuable resource was mainly traded from the western Sudan?
a) Salt b) Ivory c) Gold d) Spices
C) Gold
The peoples of western and central Sudan were influenced by several outsiders. Which of these groups was most influential?
a) Egyptians b) Kushites c) Berbers d) Carthaginians
C) berbers
What is the name of the first large West African kingdom mentioned
a) Mali b) Ghana. c) Songhay d) Kanem-Bornu
B) Ghana
Which people formed ancient Ghana?
a) Mandinka b) Songhay c) Soninke d) Hausa
Who was the famous 11th-century king of Ghana noted for his grand palace at Kumbi Saleh?
a) Kankan Musa. b) Askia Mohammed. c) King Tunka Manin. d) Mari-Djata
C) King Tunka Manin
Which city was a center of learning and part of both Mali and Songhay?
a) Kano, b) Timbuktu, c) Gao, d) Kumbi Saleh
D) Kumbi Saleh
Who turned Songhay into a large empire from a small kingdom?
a) Askia Mohammed, b) Sunni Ali, c) Mari-Djata, d) King Tunka Manin
B) Mali
Which group attacked Ghana in the 1070s, leading to the destruction of Kumbi Saleh?
a) Mamluks b) Almoravids c) Mossi d) Portuguese
5.Which West African empire was famous for its wealth and a ruler who went to Mecca?
a) Ghana b) Mali c) Songhay d) Kanem-Bornu
B) Mali
Under which ruler did the Mali Empire become powerful in the 13th century?
a) Sunni Ali, b) Kankan Musa, c) Mari-Djata, d) Askia Mohammed
C) Mari-Djata
Which city was a center of learning and part of both Mali and Songhay?
a) Kano, b) Timbuktu, c) Gao, d) Kumbi Saleh
B) Timbuktu
Who turned Songhay into a large empire from a small kingdom?
a) Askia Mohammed, b) Sunni Ali, c) Mari-Djata, d) King Tunka Manin
B) Sunni Ali
Which resource was important for the wealth of these empires?
a) Salt, b) Gold, c) Ivory, d) Spices
B) Gold
What caused the decline of the Ghana Empire?
a) Natural disasters, b) Invasions by the Almoravids, c) Internal rebellions, d) A drop in gold production
B) invasions by the Almoravids
How did the camel change trade in West Africa?
a) It made travel harder, b) It helped long-distance trade across the Sahara, c) It was too expensive, d) It didn’t really change trade.
b) It helped long-distance trade across the Sahara
What was special about King Tunka Manin’s reign?
a) He converted to Islam, b) He could lead an army of 200,000 men, c) He built Timbuktu as a learning center, d) He founded the city of Kano
Why did Mali take over after Ghana?
a) Ghana’s gold ran out, b) Mali was attacked by Moslem invaders, c) Mali had new trade routes, d) Technological innovations helped Mali.
b) Mali was attacked by Moslem invaders.
What was the social structure in Mali?
a) Everyone was equal, b) There were free people and slaves, c) There were only free people, d) All people were forced to work.
b) There were free people and slaves
What was Islam’s role in the West African empires?
a) It was rejected by all, b) It connected them to the wider world, c) It wasn’t important, d) It destroyed their culture.
b) It connected them to the wider world
What was a major problem in Songhai under Askia Mohammed?
a) A fight over gold, b) A conflict between traders and country people, c) A rebellion in the cities, d) A war over trade routes with Morocco.
b) A conflict between traders and country people
What weakened the Songhay Empire in the late 1500s?
a) A disease outbreak, b) An invasion by Morocco, c) A gold shortage, d) A trade route collapse.
B) invasion in Morocco
What is special about the Mossi people’s rule?
a) They ruled by sea, b) They had kings for a thousand years, c) They built large stone cities, d) They adopted Islam quickly.
b) They had kings for a thousand years
How did Berber trade affect the West African kingdoms?
a) It helped them get gold and salt, b) It brought European goods, c) It made trade more difficult, d) It separated kingdoms from the outside world.
a) It helped them get gold and salt
What’s the right order of the rise of West African empires?
a) Ghana -> Songhai ->Mali, b) Mali ->Ghana -> Songhai, c) Ghana -> Mali -> Songhay, d) Songhai -> Mali -> Ghana
c) Ghana -> Mali -> Songhai