Islam in medieval West Africa | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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' ✓