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7th Grade West Africa Unit Test
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1
Which of these clues about the African past describes an artifact?
a palm forest
a family legend
a traditional dance
a farming tool
2
What is the best title for the list: balafon, ngoni, and kora
Styles of West African Folktales
West African Musical Instruments
West African Traditional Ceremonies
Dances in West African Rituals
3
How did the king conduct imperial business and address the people’s concerns?
in a grand court daily
in a room nobody else could enter
in one large yearly meeting
in secret councils
4
Which term best describes the role of Ghana in trans-Saharan trade?
gold miner
middleman
salt merchant
consumer
5
For what was the city of Timbuktu especially well known?
its sea trade with East Asia
its productive salt mine
its talented portrait artists
its community of scholars
6
What is the main reason why people in different vegetation zones traded with each other?
The Niger River passed through different zones.
Large empires ruled over different zones.
Different resources were found in each zone.
The zones were home to different cultural groups.
7
How do West Africans make kente cloth, the most famous West African textile?
by weaving a single huge cloth
by sewing narrow strips together
by stamping patterns into squares
by appliqué with bits of fabric
8
Few large settlements developed in the Sahara because it was too
large.
rocky.
dry.
hilly.
9
Why did Islam spread fairly easily in Mali?
Muslim leaders conquered Mali and imposed Islamic beliefs.
Rulers of Mali expelled anyone who opposed Islam.
Mali blended Islam with their traditional religion.
Arab rulers visited Mali and explained Islamic beliefs.
10
The trans-Saharan trade increased after about 300 C.E. as a result of the
introduction of camels.
growth of cities.
population increase.
discovery of salt.
11
Why do historians not know the location of the gold mines in Wangara?
The miners kept the site a secret.
The written records were lost.
Oral traditions name two places.
Arab traders agreed not to tell.
12
How did the spread of Islam in the 600s contribute to the growth of trade?
Arabs conquered the kingdom of Ghana
North African nomads refused to convert.
The hajj promoted international travel.
Muslims became merchants in West African towns.
13
What is the best title for the following list: Ghana, Songhai, and Mali
Early Kingdoms of West Africa
Tribes Who Ruled the Desert
Trading Cities of the Sahara
Animal Gods of the Niger Valley
14
Stories about Sundjata tell about
the king who founded Mali’s empire.
the trade caravans across the Sahara.
the hajj by the great ruler Mansa Musa.
the tasks and importance of griots.
15
Which of these musical styles was most influenced by West African call-and-response songs?
opera
blues
country
classical
16
As the use of Arabic spread, how were native West African languages maintained?
They were taught in children’s schools.
They were used for trade and commerce.
They were spoken in everyday life.
They were required in royal courts.
17
Which of these is the best example of an oral tradition?
a grandfather telling a story about his childhood
a grandfather playing a game with his grandchildren
a great-grandmother’s photo album
a grandmother’s diary
18
Which product of West Africa was most important in the trade across the Sahara?
oil
clothing
gold
timber
19
Why did people studying at the University of Sankore copy books by hand?
They did not have printing press technology.
They thought handmade books were more holy.
They made students write texts by memory.
They wanted to keep books rare and precious.
20
Islam was first brought to West Africa by
caravan traders.
armed nomads.
religious refugees.
slave raiders.
21
How did Ghana raise money to pay government officials?
by buying camels.
by taxing goods.
by mining salt.
by selling gold.
22
What does copper found at Jenne-jeno that had to have come from 600 miles away say?
They understood how to mine.
They carried on long-distance trade.
They often engaged in war.
They built hot fires with charcoal.
23
How did the Niger River encourage trade?
It provided water for baking.
Its annual floods provided rich soil.
It was a source of food.
It was a transportation route.
24
What is one artistic form that West Africans and Muslims valued even before theircultures met?
geometric designs
bright silks for robes
decorative calligraphy
carvings of animals
25
Which of these resulted from the hajj of Mansa Musa?
Egypt began paying tribute to the kingdom of Mali.
People in West Africa began to adopt Islamic ideas.
People learned that Mali was rich and important.
Armies from West Africa raided as far north as Spain.
26
Based on Ghana’s matrilineal system, who would rule next after the present king dies?
nephew
son
sister
daughter
27
Which of these practices of West African Muslims began before Islam reached the region?
building mosques for worship
studying the Qur’an
praying to God in Arabic
praying to the spirits of ancestors
28
How did traditional West African folktales come to the Americas?
Explorers discovered them.
Traders sold them.
Slaves brought them.
Missionaries wrote them down.
29
Which term best describes a job of a griot?
keeping records
carving masks
trading goods
curing diseases
