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Chapter 5, Lesson 3 Quiz - The Empire of Mali
Name_______________________________________ Date_______________ Per_______
____ 1. Who developed Timbuktu as a center of trade?
A. Askia Muhammad
B. Mansa Musa
C. Sundiata
D. Sunni Ali
____ 2. How did Mansa Musa help develop the empire of Mali?
A. He invited many Muslims to Mali to convert the people.
B. He brought thousands of farmers to his capital city.
C. His pilgrimage to Mecca encouraged people to come to Timbuktu.
D. His wars with the Songhai greatly expanded the empire.
____ 3. What did Mansa Musa bring back to Mali from his pilgrimage?
A. caravan
B. architect and scholars
C. poets and artists
D. slaves from Asia
____ 4. During Mansa Musa's rule, poets, scholars, and artists were attracted to the huge libraries
and universities of
A. DjennÈ-Djeno.
B. Gao.
C. Nok.
D. Timbuktu.
____ 5. What did the Muslim leaders of Timbuktu ask Sunni Ali to do?
A. to begin trading salt
B. to capture the city of Gao
C. to drive the Berbers out of Timbuktu
D. to stop trading gold
____ 6. What was Askia Muhammad's greatest achievement?
A. capturing Koumbi Saleh, the former capital of Ghana
B. making a famous pilgrimage to Mecca
C. organizing the government of a vast empire
D. seizing the territory of Mali
____ 7. Which best describes Songhai?
A. an empire that became independent of Mali
B. a city that became independent of Mali
C. an empire that became independent of Timbuktu
D. a city that became independent of Timbuktu
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Chapter 5, Lesson 3 Quiz - The Empire of Mali
Use the map to answer the following question(s).
____ 8. Based on the map, which factor contributed most to the growth of the empires of Ghana
and Mali?
A. their location near the Atlantic Ocean
B. their position in the center of gold-salt trade routes
C. their closeness to the rain forest region
D. their access to the fertile soil of the savannah
____ 9. What conclusion might be drawn from comparing the territories of Ghana and Mali as
shown on the map?
A. Mali controlled more of the gold-salt trade than Ghana.
B. Salt and gold resources had decreased by the 13th century.
C. Ghana expanded more quickly than Mali.
D. Trade routes shifted farther west after the fall of Ghana.
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