- 1. An ancient kingdom in western Africa known for its trade and second city
A) Ghana
B) Gibraltar
C) Mali
D) Timbuktu
- 2. An ancient culture, known for its walled city and beautiful gardens, located in southern Africa
A) Ghana
B) Great Zimbabwe
C) Mali
D) Timbuktu
- 3. An ancient kingdom in western Africa, started as Ghana
A) Mali
B) Timbuktu
C) Ghana
D) Zimbabwe
- 4. The world's largest desert located across most of northern Africa, taking up 1/3 of the continent
A) Kalahari Desert
B) Gibraltar Desert
C) Sahara Desert
D) Taklamakan Desert
- 5. The 30 mile gap of water between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
A) Straits of Gibraltar
B) Straits of Mali
C) Sahara Desert
D) Congo River
- 6. The capital and largest trading city of the Mali Empire
A) Kalahari
B) Timbuktu
C) Zimbabwe
D) Ghana
- 7. groups of camels and traders who were loaded with trade goods, moving across the Trans-Sahara Trade Routes
A) caravans
B) Silk Road travelers
C) traders
D) barterers
- 8. Ghana and other West African kingdoms whose greatest income was from trade
A) Oasis
B) Straits of Gibraltar
C) Gold Coast
D) Sundiata Coast
- 9. African village story tellers
A) Story giver
B) Folklore tellers
C) Anansi
D) Griots
- 10. The wise and wealthy king of Timbuktu who made it famous for learning and trade
A) Anansi
B) Sundiata
C) Mansa Musa
D) Mwari
- 11. A place in the desert where water can be found in underground streams
A) oasis
B) mirage
C) daga
D) griots
- 12. An exchange system where traders left goods at a certain place to be traded
A) silent barter
B) silent griot
C) unfair barter
D) quiet trade
- 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) Mwari
D) Sundiata
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