Starter quiz

  • The religion of Muslim people is ______.
    • 'Islam' ✓
  • Which religion or worldview did most of the goldfield miners of Western Africa during the medieval period follow?
    • Islam
    • Christianity
    • animism  ✓
  • Match the name of the leader with the correct information. Write the correct letter in each box.
    • Mansa Musa
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      carried a golden bow along with a golden quiver full of golden arrows ✓
    • Sundiata Keita
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      nicknamed the ‘Lion Prince’ and ruled with respect ✓
    • the Sosso king
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      believed to be a sorcerer who used his powers to conquer the land ✓
  • What did the elite of medieval Europe use the gold for? Select all of the correct answers..
    • Rulers needed gold to mint coins to pay their armies  ✓
    • They didn't; they traded it for salt.
    • They needed gold to demonstrate their wealth and power.  ✓
  • The Sankore Mosque was improved upon under the leadership of Mansa Musa for which one of the following reasons?
    • to increase the wealth of knowledge held by the Mali Empire  ✓
    • because it was falling down
    • to show other empires how much gold Mansa Musa had
  • An excavation in the earth to extract minerals is known as a ______.
    • 'mine' ✓
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