Question 1
Timbuktu in the fourteenth century was a
A) barren and inhospitable location in the Sahara.
B) major port of trade with the eastern world on the Indian Ocean.
C) military outpost in the kingdom of Ghana.
D) city in Mali, with a distinguished faculty of scholars.
Question 2
Mansa Musa, who ruled the West African empire of Mali,
A) led a legendary pilgrimage to Mecca.
B) never succeeded in making Mali as large as Ghana.
C) became so powerful that he led his army across the Sahara.
D) achieved little notice from people outside West Africa.
Question 3
The West African empire of Ghana became noted for its
A) long-distance commerce.
B) elaborate sculpture and metalwork.
C) extensive urban settlement.
D) All of the above.
Male African lion of the Transvaal subspecies
“Ich bin ein Berliner” (I am a Berliner), Kennedy declared from a balcony in West Berlin in June ...
West facade, Cha1134–1220; south spire, ca. 1160; north spire 1507–13.
The opening of the throttle plate can be delayed as long as 30 milliseconds (0.030 sec) to allow ...
Clear the thigh with long strokes. Start superior to the patella; place your full flat hand and ...
The gradient of the B allele of the ABO blood groups from East to West is due to waves of migration