African Empires

People who move from place to place to hunt and gather food are called:

• Tribes

• Cowboys

• Hunter Gatherers

• Gypsies

Africa is a ______ ?

• Country

• Continent

• Planet

• none of the above

Camels are preferred as desert pack animals for all of the following reasons EXCEPT which one?

• Camel milk makes more delicious cheese than cow milk

• They were well adapted to sandy environments

• They could store large amounts of fat and nutrients in their humps

• They could go without water for several days

• They could withstand extreme heat/sun

Apart from the Berbers in North Africa, Caravans from West Africa also existed. Select the items they transported and traded

• Ivory

• Spices

• Leather

• Ostrich Feathers

• Slaves

What are the names of the 3 major West African Empires in the Middle Ages? Select THREE.

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

• Egypt

• Tunisia

What is the name of the desert that goes across northern Africa?

• Sahara

• Gobi

• Mohave

• Kalahari

Why was an ounce of salt worth the same as an ounce of gold? Select THREE.

• Flavors food

• Preserves meat

• Body needs it to survive

• Used in medicine

• Made into jewelry

What two natural resources did the West African Empires control? Select TWO.

• Salt

• Gold

• Iron

• Silver

• Bronze

The richest man to have EVER lived was ____.

• Mansa Musa

• Julius Caesar

• Augustus

• Charlemagne

• Lebron James

Mansa Musa was worth about ____.

• $400 billion

• $10 billion

• $450 million

• $75 million

• $ 2 trillion