- 1. An ancient kingdom in western Africa known for its trade and second city
A) Mali
B) Ghana
C) Timbuktu
D) Gibraltar
- 2. An ancient culture, known for its walled city and beautiful gardens, located in southern Africa
A) Timbuktu
B) Ghana
C) Great Zimbabwe
D) Mali
- 3. An ancient kingdom in western Africa, started as Ghana
A) Zimbabwe
B) Mali
C) Ghana
D) Timbuktu
- 4. The world's largest desert located across most of northern Africa, taking up 1/3 of the continent
A) Sahara Desert
B) Gibraltar Desert
C) Taklamakan Desert
D) Kalahari Desert
- 5. The 30 mile gap of water between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
A) Straits of Gibraltar
B) Congo River
C) Straits of Mali
D) Sahara Desert
- 6. The capital and largest trading city of the Mali Empire
A) Timbuktu
B) Zimbabwe
C) Kalahari
D) Ghana
- 7. groups of camels and traders who were loaded with trade goods, moving across the Trans-Sahara Trade Routes
A) barterers
B) traders
C) caravans
D) Silk Road travelers
- 8. Ghana and other West African kingdoms whose greatest income was from trade
A) Gold Coast
B) Sundiata Coast
C) Oasis
D) Straits of Gibraltar
- 9. African village story tellers
A) Folklore tellers
B) Story giver
C) Griots
D) Anansi
- 10. The wise and wealthy king of Timbuktu who made it famous for learning and trade
A) Anansi
B) Sundiata
C) Mwari
D) Mansa Musa
- 11. A place in the desert where water can be found in underground streams
A) mirage
B) daga
C) oasis
D) griots
- 12. An exchange system where traders left goods at a certain place to be traded
A) quiet trade
B) unfair barter
C) silent griot
D) silent barter
- 13. The first king of Mali, known as the Lion King, who was clever and the grandfather of Mansa Musa
A) Mansa Musa
B) T'ien
C) Sundiata
D) Mwari
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