What was the importance of Mansa Musa's hajj to Mecca?

He became famous and introduced the world to the Mali Empire.

How did Ghana become such a powerful state?

It gained control of the valuable trade routes.

According to tradtional Malian beliefs, why was food so plentiful?

Spirits of the land agreed to teach their Malian ancestors how to farm.

Which of the following shows Mansa Musa's promotion of religious tolerance?

allowing angry miners to keep their own religion.

Which of the following best illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and Mali empires?

Both empires lay along the upper Niger River, with a plentiful food supply.

What are two lasting governmental inventions of Askia the Great?

specialized government officers and a permanent professional army.

Which of the following are the effects of using the camel in desert trading?

The trading trips became longer in distance and shorter in time.

What was significant about the location of the Ghana Empire?

It was located between gold mines in the south & salt mines to the north.

Men and women in traditional West African society were loyal to their

extended families and age-sets.

Why did the people of Songhai overthrow Sunni Baru?

They thought because he wasn't a Muslim they would lose trade & power.

Why was salt so valuable?

People needed salt in their diet, and to preserve and season food.

Which list of Niger River regions is in order from most rainfall to least?

rain forest, savannah, Sahel, Sahara

With so many traders passing through Ghana, it's rulers decided to tax them. What does this tell you about Ghana?

Ghana's rulers were smart businessmen.

Which of the following best explains the usefulness of the practice of silent barter?

Silent barter trading was peaceful & mine locations remained a secret.

Which of the following is a method Sundiata used to gain more power in Mali?

He took power away from local chiefs and leaders.

Which statement best describes the Sahel?

The Sahel is strip of land that divedes the desert form wetter areas.

What happened to the fertile land that Ghana's farmers once cultivated?

Herds of animals brought by the Alvoravids ate all the grass.

How was music and dance incorporated into the lives of the people of early West Africa?

It was entertainment and a way to celebrate their history.

Towns and villages grew and the population of Ghana increased mostly because

Ghana's farmers and herders could produce plenty of food.

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Early West African Societies & Empires

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1
What was the importance of Mansa Musa's hajj to Mecca?
His followers built a large mosque in his honor
stressing the importance of reading and writing the Qur'an in Arabic
He became an important leader in the Islamic leadership.
He became famous and introduced the world to the Mali Empire.
2
How did Ghana become such a powerful state?
Leaders in Ghana formed alliance with other groups of people.
It gained control of the valuable trade routes.
It had the strongest army in all Africa.
Ghana owned more salt and gold than other states.
3
Unlike Sundiata, most of Mali's leaders were
Christian.
considered to be gods by their followers.
Muslim.
from the empires north fo the Sahara Desert.
4
According to tradtional Malian beliefs, why was food so plentiful?
Gold leaked from the ground and fertilized the cropland.
A mysterious traveler from the north taught them how to farm.
Spirits of the land agreed to teach their Malian ancestors how to farm.
The water from the Niger River was magical.
5
People south of the Sahara traded their gold for
salt
copper
slaves
food
6
Mineral resources in West Africa include
iron and diamonds
oil and silver
salt and gold
granite and coal
7
In what way is the musical tradition of the early West African empires present today.
in wedding and funeral dances
in histories
in the proverbs.
in epics
8
Which of the following shows Mansa Musa's promotion of religious tolerance?
the building of great mosques throughout the Mali empire.
stressing the importance of reading and writing the Qur'an i Arabic.
making a journey, or hajj, to Mecca.
allowing angry miners to keep their own religion.
9
For special occasions, West African kings and queens wore garments made of
highly polished ebony wood.
kente.
cotton with gold thread.
finely woven silk.
10
Which of the following best illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and Mali empires?
Both empires were helped by outsiders.
Both empires were formed as democracies.
Both empires lay along the upper Niger River, with a plentiful food supply.
Both empires took advantage of gold mines to fund their armies.
11
Great civilizations in West Africa arose
along the Niger River.
in the Sahara desert.
the Atlas Mountains.
along the Atlantic coast.
12
Which of the following are traditional West African crops?
sugar cane and rice
peanuts and soybeans
Olives and grapes
dates and kola nuts
13
What are two lasting governmental inventions of Askia the Great?
specialized government officers and a permanent professional army.
income taxes and tool roads.
public holidays and public schools.
government-owned companies and the sales tax.
14
African storytellers who memorize and recite the names and histories of their people are called
Dausi
kente
groits
Battuta
15
Which of the following are the effects of using the camel in desert trading?
The trading trips became longer in distance and shorter in time.
The trading trips became shorter in distance and longer in time.
The trading routes became more dangerous and caravans were lost.
The horses were used for long trips and the camels for short trips.
16
What was significant about the location of the Ghana Empire?
It was located between gold mines in the south & salt mines to the north.
It had access to the Atlantic Ocan and therefore valuable shipping routes.
The empire was isolated from other empires, keeping it safe.
Most of the empire was located in the mountains overlooking other empires.
17
How did the climate change in West Africa affect people?
People settled in villages
People moved to the coast
People adopted a nomadic lifestyle
People became skilled traders
18
Men and women in traditional West African society were loyal to their
extended families and age-sets.
religious and military leaders.
nobility and elders.
work groups and parents.
19
Why did the people of Songhai overthrow Sunni Baru?
Sunni Baru was a weak leader who made his people suffer.
They did not want to be ruled by the son of Sunni Ali.
They thought because he wasn't a Muslim they would lose trade & power.
Sunni Baru was trying to convert the empire to Christianity.
20
Why was salt so valuable?
Salt was used as a fertilizer.
Salt was used as a medicine.
People needed salt in their diet, and to preserve and season food.
Salt was used in many religious ceremonies.
21
Which list of Niger River regions is in order from most rainfall to least?
Sahel, rain forest, savannah, Sahara
rain forest, Sahel, Savannah, Sahara
Sahel, savannah, rain forest, Shara
rain forest, savannah, Sahel, Sahara
22
With so many traders passing through Ghana, it's rulers decided to tax them. What does this tell you about Ghana?
Ghana's rulers disliked foreign traders and merchants.
Ghana's rulers were crooks who illegally made money off of poor people.
Ghana's rulers were smart businessmen.
Ghana's rulers tried to stop trading in their empire.
23
Which city that was once the center of the Mali Empire became the center for the Songhai?
Djenne
Gao
Timbuktu
Mecca
24
Which of the following best explains the usefulness of the practice of silent barter?
Silent barter trading was peaceful & mine locations remained a secret.
Silent barter allowed people who didn't speak the same language to trade.
Silent barter was the best method to keep the cost of trades to a minimum.
Silent barter allowed traders to take advantage of trade partners.
25
Many of the West African epics can be read
on the walls of the mosque in Timbuktu.
in the Qur'an
in the Dausi and the Sundiata.
in the great library in Mecca
26
Which of the following is a method Sundiata used to gain more power in Mali?
He killed most fo the local chiefs and leaders.
He took power away from local chiefs and leaders.
He bribed citizens to be his followers.
He hired armies from other empires to work for him.
27
Which statement best describes the Sahel?
The Sahel is strip of land that divedes the desert form wetter areas.
The Sahel is a region of open grassland that supports grazing animls.
The Sahel is a strip of land along the Mediterranean ideal for farming.
The Sahel is a region of sand ta makes up the world's largest desert.
28
What happened to the fertile land that Ghana's farmers once cultivated?
Great fires swept through the empire, destroying everything.
It was flooded by the nearby Niger and Sengal rivers.
It was ripped open by the Almoravids, who were mining for gold.
Herds of animals brought by the Alvoravids ate all the grass.
29
How was music and dance incorporated into the lives of the people of early West Africa?
It played a small role.
It was entertainment and a way to celebrate their history.
Children were taught that music and dance were evil forms of entertainment.
Only very important citizens were allowed to play music or dance.
30
Towns and villages grew and the population of Ghana increased mostly because
by law, families in Ghana were required to have many members.
families needed many members to work the trade caravans.
Ghana's farmers and herders could produce plenty of food.
the people of Ghana believed in havinig very large families.

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