2020 Africa Quizziz

Which ruler went on a famous pilgrimage to Mecca from Mali?

• Sundiata Keita

• Wiz Kalifa

• Mansa Musa

• Sunni Ali

Which trade empire(s) grew wealthy by taxing traders who traveled through it?

• Ghana

• Zimbabwe

• Kongo

• Mali

Which city did Muslim Africans visit for their hajj?

• Medina

• Damascus

• Mecca

• Cairo

The trade between North Africa and West Africa was known as

• the Trans-Saharan Trade

• the Silk Road

• the Spice Route

• None of the above

Why did Timbuktu decline?

• camels died out

• overpopulation and lack of water

• the gold-salt trade decreased

• it was taken over by European powers

What trade items were brought from the North to Mali to trade?

• salt

• cloth

• silver

• gunpowder

What does the term sub-Saharan Africa refer to?

• Africa below the Sahara desert

• Africa in the desert region

• Africa above the Sahara desert

During what time period were there powerful West African trading empires?

• 100- 600 CE

• 500 to 1000 CE

• 400 to 1600 CE

• 800 to 1600 CE

Which two areas of the world depended on gold from West Africa?

• America and Europe

• Europe and Asia

• Persia and America

• none of the above

Mali had what great African river in its territory?

• Nile

• Congo

• Orange

• Niger