Medieval African Kingdoms

West African kingdoms gained immense wealth due to their large supply of what resources?

• Gold and Salt

• Cotton and Silk

• Silver and Gems

• Servants and Wheat

What contributed to the success of Ghana?

• Military conquest

• Geographic location

• Superior skill of merchants

• Natural resources of the land

What characteristics did the Songhai kingdom have that contributed to the success of all African Kingdoms?

• Strong infrastructure and tax revenue

• Access to major bodies of water for trade

• Enough natural resources to remain self-sufficient

• A reliance on slave labor for production and protection

In West and South Africa, what had the largest impact on the social and cultural development in the kingdoms?

• the lack of military power

• the lack of contact with Europe

• the leadership of Islamic rulers

• the ethical challenges of slavery

What describes the rise of wealthy kingdoms in Africa?

• Civilizations arose and prospered along popular trading routes.

• Kingdoms in Africa used military power to block transcontinental trade.

• Proximity to the Sahara made travel and trade convenient for merchants.

• Many kingdoms were landlocked which led to prosperous developments in irrigation.

What was the difference between the West and South African Kingdoms and the East African Kingdom?

• East Africa was less reliant on trade than the kingdoms in the West and South

• East Africa experiences greater influence from Muslim traders and the Islamic faith.

• East Africa remained divided in individual trading cities rather than one large kingdom.

• East Africa had one common culture and language rather than many separate cultures.

What was the event that happened in the East African Kingdom?

• The Bantu migration occurs

• Gold is discovered in the West

• Islam spread throughout Africa

• Civil War breaks out in Northern Africa

After Mansa Musa’s death what did his sons do with his wealth?

• They spent it lavishly on luxury goods.

• They used it to support local merchants.

• They stopped charging taxes from citizens.

• They used to improve education and build libraries

Slavery in medieval African kingdoms is most similar to which of the following?

• Debt peonage

• Serfdom in Feudal Europe

• The Transatlantic Slave Trade

• Enslavement of prisoners of war

The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all fell because of what?

• The kingdoms were colonized by emerging countries in Europe.

• They converted to Islam and did not pay tribute to indigenous traditions.

• They were subject to civil wars, wars against foreign rulers, and poor leadership.

• They overextended the use of natural resources and suffered from natural disasters.