Unit 4 Culture and Kingdoms of West Africa Quiz

African history shows you need to look at a lot of sources from different places to get a fuller picture of the past.

The only empire that followed Islam were the people of Ghana

All people of Ghana converted to Islam

What discovery was made in early West African Society that helps improve farming technology?

Despite Mansa Musa's wealth, his kingdom of Mali was tiny, spanning only a few dozen miles.

What TWO items were traded the most in West Africa?

A family line traced through the mother is called Patrilineal.

A payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender/submission.

Learning and cultural ideas passed down by telling stories from one generation to the next.

2 benefits of being part of a Kingdom in West Africa are Paying tributes and trade routes were protected by the Army.

Camels were able to make the Trans-Saharan trade possible because they could drink how many gallons of water at a time?

In West Africa, Islam became the religion of the upper classes.

Tall grasses and scattered trees, with a long rainy season.

Which area of West Africa did people settle in to create villages?

Mali was the first Empire established in West Africa.

People in medieval Africa preserved their history using this alternative to writing.

A story passed down from person to person by word of mouth that becomes part of a culture is called a Folk tale.

African succession was passed matrilineal (through the woman). After Islam, it became patrilineal (after the man).

How did the people of Ghana gain so much wealth from trade?

A large, hot desert in North Africa that covers 3-5 million square miles.

What river was located in West Africa that most villages developed around?

Pick 2 What caused the empire of Ghana to end?

The longest river in West Africa, and a kind of trading highway in early times.

A family line passed through the father is called matrilineal.