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7th Grade - World History - Ghana, Mali, Songhai Empires Of West Africa. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What was the Soninke Clan good at doing?
a) Farming
b) Making iron weapons/tools
c) Ruling
d) Gold Trading

Griots were
a) the legendary kings of Mali.
b) aqueducts that were essential for life in the oasis towns of the Sahara.
c) singers and storytellers.
d) Swahili slave traders.

What's the main idea in the following: New trade routes passed through lands occupied by the Soninke. People called their chiefs ghana. The land became known as Ghana.Chiefs taxed goods that traveled the land. By the 8th cent. trade made Ghana rich.
a) The land came to be known as Ghana.
b) By the 8th cent. trade made Ghana rich.
c) New trade routes passed through lands occupied by Soninke
d) The tribal chiefs taxed the goods

True or False: One advantage of silent bartering was that people who spoke different languages could still trade.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Why was Askia Muhammad chosen to lead the Songhai Empire?
a) He had strong Christian beliefs
b) He had a strong belief in Shintoism
c) He was a devout Buddhist
d) He was a devout Muslim

What is a caste?
a) dish made with spices such as cumin and coriander
b) fixed social class into which one is born and from which one cannot move
c) 4 ancient books of hymns
d) large portion of a continent that is geographically isolated

Ghana, Mail, and Songhai were located near which river?
a) James
b) Thames
c) Nile
d) Niger

Griot means
a) story teller
b) spicey food
c) fighting
d) dancing

Sundiata created this West African Empire after conquering the former territory of Ghana
a) Mali
b) Ghana
c) Tombuktu
d) Songhai

Sunni Ali and Askia Muhammad were the leaders of this kindgom.
a) Ghana
b) Mali
c) Songhai
d) Zimbabwe

Who first united the kingdom of Mali?
a) Mansa Musa
b) Sundiata
c) Thutmose
d) Zimbabwe

What was the oral tradition of Mali?
a) Painting pictures
b) Writing music
c) Reading books
d) Telling stories

Put the following Empires in order of existence: Mali, Ghana, Songhai
a) Ghana, Songhai, Mali
b) Mali, Songhai, Ghana
c) Ghana, Mali, Songhai
d) Songhai, Mali, Ghana

Which ruler unified Songhai?
a) Mansa Musa
b) Askia Muhammad
c) Sonni Ali Ber
d) Sunni Barru

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai became powerful by ___.
a) attacking European countries
b) controlling trade in West Africa
c) improving navigational tools
d) starving competing cultures

Which of the following is NOT true about Mansa Musa?
a) He made a famous pilgrimage (hajj) to Mecca
b) He was incredibly wealthy and lavished expensive gifts on people
c) He brought Muslim scholars, artists and teachers back to Mali
d) All statements are true

What might you have seen in Timbuktu four to six centuries ago?
a) people trading salt and gold
b) rain falling every day
c) fewer people than you see today
d) buses carrying people back and forth to work

Describe Timbuktu
a) small city
b) large trade route
c) cultural learning center
d) harbor city

Mansa Musa encourage Muslim scholars to teach at his court. He also hired architects to build mosques, palaces, and other public buildings. Mansa Musa impacted the culture of Mali by _____?
a) Mansa Musa started trading with Muslim countries in North Africa.
b) Mansa Musa was the first African to make a pilgrimage to Makkah.
c) Mansa Musa encouraged education and changed the architure of Timbuktu.
d) Mansa Musa was the first West African ruler who was Muslim.

How did the cities in West African empires of Ghana and Mali influence growth?
a) Their location allowed for extensive farming
b) They were important port cities for trade
c) They were easy to defend because they were in the mountains
d) They were along major trade routes

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