Global Studies Quarterly #2

What physical feature is shown on the map?

• Congo River

• Niger River

• Orange River

• Zambezi River

What was a dominant physical feature of North Africa, which divided the African continent?

• Mount Kilimanjaro

• The Nile River

• The Sahara Desert

• Lake Victoria

What is the semi-desert REGION south of the Sahara, located in Northern Africa?

• Mauritania

• Egypt

• Sahel

• Cairo

What goods were traded in North Africa during the Middle Ages?

• Wood and steel

• Gold, salt, cloth, and horses

• Silver and iron

• Spices and other food items

What areas of North Africa were involved in trading? (Select all that may apply)

• Morocco

• Timbuktu

• Cairo

• Taghaza

Mali's economy in the Middle Ages was based on...

• The Silver Trade

• The Iron Trade

• The Gold Trade

• The Slave Trade

How did the empires of Ghana and Mali become so wealthy? (Select two answers)

• The gold/salt trade

• The cloth trade

• Tax on caravans traveling on trade routes

• Tax on agriculture

What was the Trans-Saharan Trade Network? (Select two answers)

• A dangerous trade route that soldiers patrolled.

• A trade route that helped spread ideas, culture, and religion.

• A network of routes for only the king to travel on.

• A route that helped people trade gold, salt, slaves, etc.

Who was Mansa Musa? (Select two answers)

• Wealthy King who made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca.

• A King who ruled using Sharia Law.

• Emperor who ruled over Ghana.

• A Muslim traveler who wrote stories of his travels.

Examine the map - what are two views Europeans may have had about the Kingdom of Mali? (Select two answers)

• The kingdom of Mali was wealthy.

• The social hierarchy of Mali was unbalanced.

• The king of Mali was an unfair ruler.

• Trading was important to the kingdom of Mali.