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.
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