Check Understanding - West African Empires

Ghana, Mali, & Songhia were located ________ of the Sahara Desert.

• North

• East

• South

• West

Mansa Musa was the leader of _______.

• Ghana
• Mali
• Songhai
• Egypt

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai became powerful West African empires by controlling _____________ in West Africa.

• wars

• trade

• exploration

• technology

___________ became a city of learning with many Universities and Libraries.

• Timbuktu

• Mali

• Gao

• Portugal

Ghana, Mali, & Songhai developed along the ________ River

• Niger

• Nile

• Amazon

• Columbia

Label the map.

b

c

d

a

Europe

Sahara Desert

Atlantic Ocean

Niger River

Locate the Ghana Empire

Locate the Mali Empire

Locate the Songhai Empire

How did African goods like Gold and Salt influence Europe?

• Increased Europe's intrest in world resources.

• Increased Europe's intrest in slavery.

• Caused Europe to invest in camels.

• Caused the Renisance in Europe.