Mansa Musa Reading Quiz

During ancient times, how many great empires ruled most of the Western Sudan?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Who was the first ruler of the Mali Empire?

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

• Timbuktu

• Niani

In what year did Mansa Musa take over the Mali Empire?

• 1235

• 1300

• 1312

• 1500

What was one of the trading cities Mansa Musa expanded the empire into, which later became a center of learning?

• Niani

• Sundiata

• Ghana

• Timbuktu

What is Mansa Musa known for besides encouraging the practice of Islam?

• Designing mosques himself

• Traveling to Mecca with a caravan of gold and gifts

• Conquering neighboring empires

• Introducing new agricultural techniques

What did Mansa Musa bring back from his travels that contributed to the architecture in the Mali Empire?

• Gold and silver

• Spices and silk

• An architect who designed mosques

• New farming equipment

Despite the influence of Islam, what did most people in the Mali Empire continue to follow?

• Christian beliefs

• Traditional African beliefs

• The teachings of Mansa Musa

• The laws of the Songhai Empire

What happened to the Mali Empire after Mansa Musa died?

• It expanded its territory further into Africa

• It maintained its strength and prosperity

• It became weak and fell to the Songhai Empire

• It became a colony of a European power

By 1500, which empire controlled all of Mali's territory?

• The Mali Empire

• The Ghana Empire

• The Songhai Empire

• The Ottoman Empire

What can you infer about the rulers of the Mali Empire based on the information in the text?

• The greatest and most successful ruler of the Mali Empire was Mansa Musa.

• Mansa Musa's son succeeded in expanding the Mali Empire like no ruler before him.

• Sundiata has been considered the most important emperor in West Africa.

• The only ruler of the Mali Empire who practiced Islam was Mansa Musa.