West Africa Study Guide

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West Africa Study Guide

• By Nadina Popoviciu

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Ghana300AD 1200AD

• Part I

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What are the two main resources that Ghana traded?

• Silver and Bronze
• Gold and Silver
• Halite and Diamond
• Gold and Silk
• Salt and Gold
• Salt and Halite

e. Salt and Gold
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How did Ghana trade with others?

• Barter
• Silent Caravan
• Columbian Trade Route
• Silent Barter

d. Silent Barter
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What is silent barter?

• What, youre depending on multiple choice?
  Seriously? Your test is FULL of short answers!
  Dont be lazy answer this for yourself! Plus,
  this question is pretty easy!

People trading goods without speaking to each
other
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To let other traders know its time to trade,
traders would

• Yell
• Ring a bell
• Bang a drum
• Ring a drum
• Bang a bell

c. Bang a drum
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The salt mines were located _______ of Ghana.

• North
• South
• East
• West

a. North
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The gold mines were located ________ of Ghana.

• North
• South
• East
• West

b. South
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Ghana grew wealthy, mainly from

• Taxation
• Selling jewelry
• Holding a bake sale
• Silent barter
• Their army

a. Taxation
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The silent barter allowed what?(More than one
answer)

• Peace
• Drum manufacturing
• Location of the mined gold to be kept a secret
• Location of the gold mines to be kept a secret

• Peace
• d. Location of the gold mines to be kept a secret

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Ghana watched over the trade to make sure it was

• Violent
• Successful
• Peaceful
• Plentiful
• Fair

c. Peaceful
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Ghanas _____ kept the trade routes safe.

• Government
• Army
• Civilians
• Tribes

b. Army
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Taxation made Ghana very wealthy, along with its
______.

• Silver mines
• Jewelry mines
• Abandoned mines
• Gold mines
• Diamond mines

d. Gold mines
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Mali1235AD 1450AD

• Part II

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The Mali Empire lay alongside

• The Drakensburg Mountain Range
• The Sahel
• The Niger River
• The Gulf of Guinea

c. The Niger River
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Mali included __________ land than the Ghana
Empire

• More
• Less
• The same amount of

a. More
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Also participated in the ___________ trade.

• Silk
• Paper Gold
• Salt Gold

c. Salt Gold
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What religion spread throughout Malis trade
routes, and was adopted by its leaders?

• Christianity
• Hinduism
• Monotheism
• Atheism
• Islam
• Muslim
• Judaism

e. Islam
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Malis first leader was _______.

• Muhammad
• Sundiata
• Mansa Musa
• Julius Caesar
• Cleopatra

b. Sundiata
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The best leader the Mali Empire ever had was
________.

• Sundiata
• Julius Caesar
• Cleopatra
• Muhammad
• Mansa Musa

e. Mansa Musa
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Mansa Musa ruled from ____-____
1312 AD -1337 AD
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Mansa Musa spread _____ throughout West Africa

• Islam
• Muslims
• Christianity
• Salt

a. Islam
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Mansa Musa went on a journey to _____________.

• Heinens
• Medina
• Mecca
• Cairo
• Songhai
• Saudi Arabia

d. Cairo
Just Kidding! The correct answer is c. Mecca
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Along the way to Mecca, Mansa Musa spread _____.

• Diamonds
• Halite
• Gold dust
• Hi-fives
• Emerald powder

c. Gold dust
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He had sent scholars to _______ so they could
build schools in Mali.

• Morocco
• Ghana
• Mecca
• Rome
• Greece
• College

a. Morocco
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Mansa Musas schools taught people the ________
language so they could read the _______.

• Another question without multiple choice!

First line Arabic Second line Quran/Koran
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Songhai1464AD 1591AD

• Part III

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Songhai people _____ against Mali and eventually
took it over.

• Fought
• Rebelled
• Protested
• Talked

b. Rebelled
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The first and strongest ruler of Songhai was
_______

• Julius Caesar
• Mansa Musa
• Sundiata
• Cleopatra
• Askia the Great

e. Askia the Great
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______ came in from the salt and gold trade.

• Wealth
• Poverty
• Salt
• Gold
• None of the above

a. Wealth
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Askia the Great ______ the growth of Islam.

• Outlawed
• Demolished
• Encouraged
• Forced

c. Encouraged
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Askia the Great made laws in Songhai that are
similar to the laws of other _________

• Pagan Empires
• Islamic Nations
• Dictatorships
• Pagan Democracies

b. Islamic nations
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Allowed trading with ________ to increase.

• Polytheistic tribes
• North African Muslims
• Muslim Berbers
• Egyptians

b. North African Muslims OR c.
Muslim Berbers
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Supported ______ and _______.

• War and the Military
• Fun and Stuff
• Learning and Education
• Salt and Gold

c. Learning and Education
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He had the _____ University built in Timbuktu.

• Timbuktu
• Songhai
• Mecca
• Sankore
• Quran

d. Sankore
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What subjects were taught at the Sankore
University?
Math Science Law Grammar Medicine
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People came from all over to visit Timbuktus
____, ____, and ____.
Libraries Universities Mosques
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Songhai was conquered by ________ in ____.(first
answer is multiple choice, the second isnt.)

• Rome
• Ghana
• Morocco
• Germany

Answer 1 c. Morocco Answer 2 1691
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Why did Morocco conquer Songhai?
Morocco wanted control of the salt and gold mines.
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How did Morocco conquer Songhai?
With stronger weapons (Bonus points if you
mentioned guns, cannons, and the arquebus)
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Good luck on your test!