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Which European country became a major trading partner with West African empires  in the late 1400s?
a) France
b) Portugal
c) Spain
d) England

Which West African country did NOT become powerful by trading with Europe?
a) Songhai
b) Morocco
c) Ghana
d) Mali

On which continent were the Songhai, Ghana and Mali empires located?
a) West Africa
b) Africa
c) Portugal
d) America

The Portuguese traded with the West African nations by exchanging technologies and  materials for —
a) diamonds
b) lumber
c) coal
d) gold

Where in Africa were Ghana, Mali, and Songhai located?
a) North
b) East
c) South
d) West

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai became powerful by controlling _____in West Africa.
a) Trade
b) Horses
c) Waterways
d) People

Another good the Portuguese traded for would eventually have a devastating effect on United States History was what?
a) Diamonds
b) Salt
c) enslaved African Americans
d) Games

What was salt used for?
a) To make food tasty!
b) To preserve foods.
c) To make food pretty.
d) To have foods spoil.

What desert were the West African empires located near?
a) Sahara
b) Gobi
c) Mojave
d) Ghana

What river were the West African empires located near?
a) Nile
b) Niger
c) Zambezi
d) Congo

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