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Topic 14: African Civilizations Test Review
Topic 14: African Civilizations Test Review
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How does labor specialization benefit a society?
It allows people to become expert at different jobs.
It leads to more efficient use of natural resources.
It makes it possible for people to rise in social class.
It ensures equal distribution of wealth.
2
What can be inferred about the Nok civilization from these artifacts?
they were highly religious and used iron tools
they used iron tools and had labor specialization
art was important and they were highly religious
art was important and they had labor specialization
3
What is the main role of a griot?
to spread Islamic teachings
to tell stories with morals
to preserve cultural traditions
to entertain villagers
4
How did the rulers of Ghana become wealthy?
by mining and selling salt
by developing iron-working technology
by leading raids against nearby kingdoms
by controlling the gold supply
5
What culture developed in East Africa as a result of the region’s involvement in overseas trade?
Swahili
Zagwe
Kushite
Nubian
6
Which event helped give Christianity a permanent place in Ethiopia?
the arrival of Persian and Nubian immigrants
the rise of Greek city-states in East Africa
the rise of the Zagwe dynasty
the growth of Swahili culture
7
What were some common characteristics of most traditional African religions?
Involved rituals and worshipped single god
worshipped a single god and honored ancestors
involved rituals and honored ancestors
worshipped a single god and practiced privately
8
Historians study African oral traditions mainly
to learn to perform as griots.
to preserve traditional African cultures.
to trace family lineage lines.
to learn about events not preserved in writing.
9
What is this structure called?
hajj
stonetown
griot
stele
10
The raised but flat region in the interior of Africa is
a plateau.
the desert.
the rain forest.
valleys.
11
What factors helped the leaders of Ghana to create a powerful empire?
trade and islamic scholarship
iron tools and religious tolerance
iron tools and trade
religious tolerance and islamic scholarship
12
Which was the main cause of the development of Swahili culture?
trade across the Indian Ocean
the gold-salt trade with West Africa
trade with the interior of East Africa
the spread of Christianity
13
How was Axum different from Songhai? Choose two
Axum =trade routes across the Sahara, while Songhai =trade routes toArabia.
Axum was a Christian empire, while Songhai was a Muslim empire.
Axum was in East Africa, while Songhai was in West Africa.
Axum had a powerful army, while Songhai focused more on scholarship.
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How did Mansa Musa establish Mali as a center of Muslim culture?
He made Mali one of the largest empires of its time.
He established trade links with Muslim salt merchants in North Africa.
He spent so much gold that it weakened the economy of Egypt for years.
He brought Muslim scholars, artists, and teachers to work in Mali.
15
What was the significance of Mansa Musa’s hajj?
It ended Sundiata’s rule over Mali.
It established Mali’s first set of laws.
It introduced Christianity to Mali.
It brought world attention to Mali.
16
How did trade help early Africans develop advanced societies?
It made the gold they mined more valuable.
It allowed them to trade natural resources for items they needed.
It introduced them to new religions.
It allowed them to make weapons out of iron.
17
Which trade item from outside the region did West Africans need most?
gold
camels
salt
iron
18
In West African cultures, who ranked just above traders in the social structure?
kings and nobles
farmers
the emperor
skilled workers
19
West African villages were made up of people of different
religions.
clans.
cultures.
ethnic groups.
20
Axum’s importance as a trading kingdom in East Africa was MAINLY the result of its
religion.
location.
wealth.
rulers.
21
Rulers of Axum gained power and wealth by
adopting Christianity.
controlling trade routes.
constructing churches.
building monuments such as stelae.
22
In which African empires was Islam an important religion?
Kush and Songhai
Kush and Axum
Kush and Mali
Mali and Songhai
23
What is the main reason Sundiata is remembered in legends?
He conquered Timbuktu.
He started the gold-salt trade.
He founded the Mali empire.
He introduced Islam to West Africa.
24
Which ecosystem in Africa does the photograph show?
savanna
desert
rain forest
Mediterranean
25
How did Ghana’s rulers make sure that gold remained an important trade good?
They made beautiful jewelry from it.
They traded it for salt.
They required that all coins be made from it.
They controlled how much of it was available.
26
What unit of West African society does this diagram illustrate?
empire
caste
clan
village
27
Where did the earliest civilizations in West Africa form?
in the Sahara
along the Niger and Senegal rivers
on the Mediterranean coast
on the savanna
28
Which of the following made possible the growth of the Trans-Saharan trade in western and northern Africa?
salt deposits and rainforests
rain forests and griots
camels and salt deposits
camels and rain forests
29
Which West African ruler made the journey shown on the map?
Ali Ber
Sundiata
Askia Muhammad
Mansa Musa
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Which religion did North African traders bring to Ghana?
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism
