Early African Kingdoms

Historians get most of their information about early West African Empires from

• descriptions of masks and jewelry from the time period.

• stories written by travelers.

• oral histories passed down.

• opinions about weapons and farming tools that have survived from the time period.

This image is called the Equestrian. What do you think that term means?

• sculpture

• clay figurines

• riding horses

• a powerful military

Mansa Musa, even today, is the richest man in the world valued at $400 billion dollars.  But his greatest impact was that he...

• He spread Islam and the Islamic culture throughout West Africa

• He controlled the gold and salt trade

• He made a pilgrimage to Mecca to show off all of his wealth

• He was a model of behavior as a Muslim King who is charitable.

Mansa Musa was a model Muslim King.  When he returned to Mali he...

• brought Muslim artisans, teachers and architects to Mali

• forced all of his people to convert to Islam

• gave away all of his gold to the poor

• started a war with the Muslims of Mecca

Which of the following is the CORRECT order of the West African Kingdoms?

• Mali, Songhai, Ghana

• Ghana, Songhai, Mali

• Songhai, Ghana, Mali

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

In African history, the main purpose of a "griot" was to

• Play instruments and entertain people.

• preserve the history of the people.

• teach math and science

• Perform surgeries and keep people and alive.

What West African river aided in the development of West African civilizations?

• Nile River

• Yangtze River

• River Thames

• Niger River

Although they were located in Africa, the Ghana and Mali Empires both adopted the main religion of Arab Traders, which was:

• Judaism

• Christianty

• Buddhism

• Islam

How did early West Africans record their history?

• orally

• in books

• on tape

• with hyroglyphs

Mansa Musa, even today, is the richest man in the world valued at $400 billion dollars.  But his greatest impact was that he...

• He spread Islam and the Islamic culture throughout West Africa

• He controlled the gold and salt trade

• He made a pilgrimage to Mecca to show off all of his wealth

• He was a model of behavior as a Muslim King who is charitable.