Name:__________________________________________ 1 Which statement about the trip taken by Emperor Mansa Musa is accurate? The trip extended beyond North African trade routes. Mansa Musa used the Mediterranean Sea to reach Mecca. The route primarily followed major rivers. Mansa Musa traveled to Fez on his way to Mecca. 2 Which conclusion about trade is best supported by the information on this map? Timbuktu was a center of trade in West Africa. The Sahara Desert prevented trade. Cairo and Mecca were trading partners. West African gold and salt were traded along the Zaire River. 3. How did the use of camels affect trade? Trans-Saharan Trade Ghana (800–1076) Mali (1235–1400s) was mined in the Ghana was located where New sources of gold were • Salt • • Sahara Desert and traded salt from the north met found farther east. As a for gold from the south, the gold and enslaved result, the trade routes as well as crops and Africans from the south. moved closer to Mali. enslaved laborers from Ghana controlled the Under the ruler Sundiata, • the flat, grassy plains of gold-salt trade. Mali took control of the the savannah region. trade gold-salt trade. Mali grew • Ghana’s king taxed Around the fourth and demanded tribute, or wealthy and powerful. It • century, camels began to payment, from nearby expanded to include be used in trade caravans. tribes. former territory. Ghana’s They could travel long Ghana conquered more of Timbuktu, • • Mali’s city distances without water, territories. Large trading at the crossroads of the making the journeys cities sprang up, and the desert and savannah, easier. kingdom grew wealthy. became a center for trade and learning. 4. Why was Ghana able to control the gold-salt trade? A It had a strong army that could overpower traders. B It took the land that Mali once had. C It owned all of the gold and salt mines. D It was located at the meeting point for gold and salt traders. 5. What was one result of the shift in trade routes? A Ghana grew stronger. B Gold’s value declined. C Trans-Saharan trade decreased. D Mali gained control of the gold salt trade.
Name:__________________________________________ 1 Which statement about the trip taken by Emperor Mansa Musa is accurate? The trip extended beyond North African trade routes. Mansa Musa used the Mediterranean Sea to reach Mecca. The route primarily followed major rivers. Mansa Musa traveled to Fez on his way to Mecca. 2 Which conclusion about trade is best supported by the information on this map? Timbuktu was a center of trade in West Africa. The Sahara Desert prevented trade. Cairo and Mecca were trading partners. West African gold and salt were traded along the Zaire River. 3. How did the use of camels affect trade? Trans-Saharan Trade • Salt was mined in the Sahara Desert and traded for gold from the south, as well as crops and enslaved laborers from the flat, grassy plains of the savannah region. • Around the fourth century, camels began to be used in trade caravans. They could travel long distances without water, making the journeys easier. Ghana (800–1076) • Ghana was located where salt from the north met the gold and enslaved Africans from the south. Ghana controlled the gold-salt trade. • Ghana’s king taxed trade and demanded tribute, or payment, from nearby tribes. • Ghana conquered more territories. Large trading cities sprang up, and the kingdom grew wealthy. Mali (1235–1400s) • New sources of gold were found farther east. As a result, the trade routes moved closer to Mali. • Under the ruler Sundiata, Mali took control of the gold-salt trade. Mali grew wealthy and powerful. It expanded to include Ghana’s former territory. • Mali’s city of Timbuktu, at the crossroads of the desert and savannah, became a center for trade and learning. 4. Why was Ghana able to control the gold-salt trade? A It had a strong army that could overpower traders. B It took the land that Mali once had. C It owned all of the gold and salt mines. D It was located at the meeting point for gold and salt traders. 5. What was one result of the shift in trade routes? A Ghana grew stronger. B Gold’s value declined. C Trans-Saharan trade decreased. D Mali gained control of the gold salt trade.