Unit 2 - Ancient African Civilizations

Question 1

These groups of small communities migrated from the Niger River region into East Africa

Accepted Answer

Bantus

Question 2

The Songhai Empire reached the height of its power during his reign

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Ture

Question 3

Ghana had rich ?? and ?? mines

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gold and iron ore

Question 4

They were believed to have the power to foretell events

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Diviners

Question 5

Songhai was one of the earliest trading states in West Africa, emerging as early as 500 AD

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Mali's first strong ruler was ?? who ruled from 1217-1255

Accepted Answer

Sundiata

Question 7

Ghana became a powerful state when it gained control of valuable

Accepted Answer

trade routes

Question 8

To strengthen the empire of ??, Sonni Ali brought key trade routes under his control

Accepted Answer

Songhai

Question 9

The rise of the kingdom of ?? was aided greatly by its abundant supply of gold

Accepted Answer

Mali

Question 10

Great Zimbabwe was established by

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descendants of Bantus

Question 11

Sundiata conquered ?? and took over the salt and gold trade

Accepted Answer

Ghana

Question 12

Societies in which descent is traced through the father

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patrilineal

Question 13

Deserts make up what percentage of Africa?

Accepted Answer

40

Question 14

Timbuktu & Djenne were 2 of his conquests, giving Songhai control of the trading empire

Accepted Answer

Sunni Ali

Question 15

The Islamic university in Timbuktu was one result of the hajj made by

Accepted Answer

Mansa Musa

Question 16

Songhai entered a period of slow decline after his reign

Accepted Answer

Askia Dawad

Question 17

What trade goods helped make the empire of Ghana great?

Accepted Answer

gold and salt

Question 18

True or False - The only climate zone for consistent farming is the savanna

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

They spread knowledge of iron-smelting techniques and knowledge of high-yield crops

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Bantus

Question 20

He maintained peace and security with a navy and calvary

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Muhammad Ture

Question 21

Neolithic people of the Sahara migrated south because of

Accepted Answer

desertification

Question 22

Of the three kingdoms in West Africa, which was second?

Accepted Answer

Mali

Question 23

Societies in which descent is traced through the mother

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matrilineal

Question 24

Made Timbuktu leading center of learning attracting the best scholars in the Muslim world

Accepted Answer

Mansa Musa

Question 25

The 4 different climate zones in Africa are

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mild, deserts, rain forest, savannas

Question 26

This Arab traveler is responsible for much of the information we have on Medieval Africa

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Ibn Battuta

Question 27

Crushed empire of Ghana, won control of gold trade routes, founded city of Mali

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Sundiata

Question 28

African storytellers

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Griots

Question 29

The most powerful and wealthy state in South Africa from 1300 to about 1450

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Zimbabwe

Question 30

Swahili is the combined words of which two cultures

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Bantu and Arabic

Question 31

Which leader brought Islamic scholarship and law to Songhai?

Accepted Answer

Askia Muhammad

Question 32

Which famous ruler led a Hajj (Pilgrimage) to Egypt and Mecca?

Accepted Answer

Mansa Musa

Question 33

A spoken record of past events

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Oral history

Question 34

Tolls collected from the flow of ? and ? helped build the kingdom of Ghana

Accepted Answer

gold and salt

Question 35

Ghana's rulers made money by collecting ?? on traded merchandise

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taxes

Question 36

The Great Enclosure in Great Zimbabwe was built for the purpose of

Accepted Answer

no one knows

Question 37

Most of the people in the southern half of Africa lived in

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stateless societies

Question 38

This river was a great source of food, water, and transportation for West Africa

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Niger

Question 39

Europeans introduced slavery to Africa

Accepted Answer

False

Question 40

Traders had to pay a tax when entering and leaving Ghana

Accepted Answer

True

Question 41

What caused the demise of Mali?

Accepted Answer

Civil War

Question 42

Ghana was created when groups of ?? banded together

Accepted Answer

farmers

Question 43

Why did Sundiata call himself mansa?

Accepted Answer

He considered himself an emperor

Question 44

Early Malians participated in ancestor worship, but later Malians converted to

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 45

Mali's most famous ruler

Accepted Answer

Mansa Musa

Question 46

What made Mansa Musa's hajj special?

Accepted Answer

He gave away so much gold he upset Egypt's economy

Question 47

Walls surrounding grassland regions south of the Zambezi River were built to

Accepted Answer

to protect the domestic animals from wild animals

Question 48

The world's largest desert is

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the Sahara

Question 49

What West African kingdom grew around the wealthy trading city of Gao, its capital?

Accepted Answer

Songhai

Question 50

Sundiata Keita founded the empire of

Accepted Answer

Mali

Question 51

Ghana was located near the ?? River

Accepted Answer

Niger

Question 52

Islam spread through East Africa by way of

Accepted Answer

Trade

Question 53

Language meaning "of the coast" that emerged in East Africa

Accepted Answer

Swahili

Question 54

Which religion did traders bring to Ghana?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 55

Ghana, Mali, and Cairo were West African empires

Accepted Answer

False

Question 56

Mogadishu, Mobasa, and Kilwa were important trading ports on the eastern coast of Africa

Accepted Answer

True

Question 57

Much of the trade in Ghana was carried across the desert by

Accepted Answer

Berbers

Question 58

Subsistence Farming occurs when you grow crops for personal usage and for sale

Accepted Answer

False

Question 59

This was an important trade city and center of learning

Accepted Answer

Timbuktu

Question 60

A group of households claiming a common ancestor?

Accepted Answer

lineage

Question 61

When they were brought to Africa from Asia, trade increased across the Sahara

Accepted Answer

camels

Unit 2 - Ancient African Civilizations

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Unit 2 - Ancient African Civilizations

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