West African Empires

Much of African History has been passed down orally.

• True

• False

Mansa Musa was a devout Muslim.

• True

• False

Salt was exchanged for Pepper in West Africa.

• True

• False

West Africa became known by Europeans as...

• Land of Gold

• Land of Mecca

• Land of Sahara

• Land of Spices

Which Moroccan scholar wrote about his religious journeys in traveling throughout the world.

• Mansa Muslim

• Ibn Battuta

• Sundiata

• Genghis Khan

Which kind of culture thrived in East Africa?

• Malian

• Swahili

• Hindu

• Sikhism

What is the world's largest desert?

• Gobi

• Sahara

• Mojave

• Kalahari

What is the name of the empire Mansa Musa ruled over?

• Ghana

• Egypt

• Mali

• Songhai

What was the first large empire in West Africa?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

• Great Zimbabwe

All of the following were traits shared by East Africans except

• Religion

• Trade Routes

• Military Strategies

• Language