West African Empires

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The region of Africa with open grasslands and scattered trees is the

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Savanna

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The main river that the Ghana empire started around: Nile, Niger, Volta, Tigris

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Niger

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How did Ghana profit from outsiders? Options: Capturing slaves, Finding gold mines, Taxing trade, Selling fish

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Taxing trade

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What brought Islam to West Africa? Options: War, Trade, Emporers, Crusades

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Trade

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Who was Mansa Musa?

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Greatest Ruler of Mali

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Taghaza in North Africa was known for its deposits of what substance? (Options: salt, gold, iron, ore)

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salt

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Mansa Musa is most famous for..?

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making a pilgrimage to Mecca

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Ghana grew very rich after they took over the ___________ trade routes.

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trans-saharan

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Salt was a biologically important mineral found where in Africa? Options: Northern Sahara desert, the rainforest, Zimbabwe, the sahel

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Northern Sahara desert

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Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?

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Songhai