West African Kingdoms Quiz

Question 1

Who made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in a great display of wealth and power.

Answer 1

Mansa Musa

Question 2

Sunni Ali was the first ruler of the what kingdom?

Answer 2

Songhai Kingdom

Question 3

Which West African Kingdoms existed first?

Answer 3

Ghana

Question 4

Where did Mansa Musa made a great pilgrimage to?

Answer 4

Mecca

Question 5

Ancient African kingdoms, such as Ghana and Mali, based their economic systems primarily on what?

Answer 5

Agriculture and trade

Question 6

Mali’s power and wealth was largely based on their control of what?

Answer 6

Gold & salt exchange

Question 7

Who was the Kingdom of Ghana was established by?

Answer 7

The Soninke people

Question 8

Is Babylon a West African Kingdom?

Answer 8

Nope!

Question 9

True or False: One similarity between the ancient African kingdoms of Egypt, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, is that all of these kingdoms were located on major trading routes.

Answer 9

True!

Question 10

True or False: Mansa Musa’s journey to Mecca in the 1300s is evidence that Islam had a major influence on the Mali Empire.

Answer 10

True!

Question 11

True or False: The laws introduced by Askia Muhammed were based on the social code of the Berbers.

Answer 11

False!

Question 12

Babylon was an important West African Kingdom, along with Mali and Ghana.

Answer 12

False!