African Kingdoms

Question 1

Ghana became a powerful state when it gained control of valuable

Answer 1

trade routes

Question 2

Ghana’s rulers made money by collecting ____ on traded merchandise

Answer 2

taxes

Question 3

Ghana had access to rich _____ and _____ mines

Answer 3

gold and salt

Question 4

Ghana’s richest trade city and capital was _______

Answer 4

Koumbi Saleh

Question 5

This Christian civilization traded in the red sea & Indian ocean

Answer 5

Axum

Question 6

Ghana’s decline was caused by attacking invaders, _____, and the decline of trade

Answer 6

drought

Question 7

Mali’s first strong ruler was ______, who rules from 1217-1255

Answer 7

Sundiata

Question 8

West African traditional storytellers are called ____

Answer 8

griots

Question 9

early Malians participated in ancestor worship, but later Malians converted to ______

Answer 9

Islam

Question 10

The immensely wealthy ___ ruled Mali from 1312-1337

Answer 10

Mansa Musa

Question 11

This Moroccan scholar & traveller visited the kingdom of Mali and wrote about it.

Answer 11

Ibn Battuta

Question 12

Songhai conquered the wealthy trade city of ____

Answer 12

Timbuktu

Question 13

Songhai grew strong with the leadership of _____

Answer 13

Sunni Ali