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How well do you remember what we learned about North African geography and the Ghana Empire?
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What is the best title for this list? • Ghana • Songhai • Mali
Tribes Who Ruled the Desert
Early Kingdoms of West Africa
Trading Cities of the Sahara
Animal Gods of the Niger Valley
2
What did extended-family groups do for defense against dangerous floods or enemies?
They dug ditches around their communities.
They lived in isolated areas far from danger.
They joined other communities to form villages.
They offered gifts to the leaders of hostile bands.
3
Compared to the West African savanna, the Sahel has
better soil.
more cattle.
taller grass.
less rainfall.
4
Some of the most famous griots today are known through their
scientific discoveries
printed calendars
large museums
popular music
5
The genealogy of a family gives information about the family members’
Recreation
Ancestry
Jobs
Houses
6
How do we know about the empires of Africa?
from royal tax collection records
from wood carvings in the forest
from writings of Arab scholars
from paintings on salt mine walls
7
People who lived in the southern forests had to trade to get which essential product?
leather
gold
iron
salt
8
Which of these musical styles was most influenced by West African call-and-response songs?
Blues
Opera
Classical
Country
9
How did Ghana raise money to pay government officials?
by selling gold
by mining salt
by taxing goods
by buying camels
10
How did the spread of Islam in the 600s contribute to the growth of trade?
The hajj promoted international travel.
North African nomads refused to convert.
Muslims became merchants in West African towns.
Arabs conquered the kingdom of Ghana.
11
Why do historians not know the location of the gold mines of Wangara?
Arab traders agreed not to tell.
The written records were lost.
Oral traditions name two places.
The miners kept the site a secret.
12
Which of these is the best example of an oral tradition?
a grandfather playing a game with his grandchildren
a grandfather telling a story about his childhood
a great-grandmother's photo album
a grandmother's diary
13
What does a matrilineal system mean?
Power is passed down through marriage
Power is passed down through a matrix
Power is passed down through the father
Power is passed down through the mother
14
Many West African folktales feature a hare. In these stories, the hare
outsmarts other characters.
has a great deal of good luck.
wins by physical strength.
tells stories of local history.
15
Which of these was an advantage of becoming part of an empire?
having to serve in the army
paying tribute to the king
trading with the governor
getting protection from raiders
16
What is the main reason why people in different vegetation zones traded with each other?
Different resources were found in each zone.
The Niger River passed through different zones.
Large empires ruled over different zones.
The zones were home to different cultural groups.
17
To which group did Kumbi fall in 1240?
Almoravids of North Africa
Mande people of Mali
Gold miners of Wangara
Arab sailors of Guinea
18
How did traditional West African folktales come to the Americas?
Traders sold them.
Explorers discovered them.
Slaves brought them.
Missionaries wrote them down.
19
How did West Africans preserve their history before writing was introduced?
Foreign visitors kept record of events in the region.
Painters made comic strip paintings
Poet-musicians memorized the stories and passed them down.
Booksellers made marks with sharp sticks on wet clay.
20
Which term best describes the role of Ghana in the trans-Saharan trade?
middleman
salt merchant
consumer
gold miner
21
Few large settlements developed in the Sahara because it was too
rocky
hilly
wet
dry
22
Which climate zone produced palm oil, koala nuts, and yams?
Desert
Forest
Savanna
Sahel
23
How did the Niger River encourage trade?
It was a source of food.
Its annual floods provided rich soil.
It provided water for baking.
It was a transportation route.
24
Which term best describes a job of a griot?
curing diseases
carving masks
Trading goods
making records
25
Masks were often worn by
visitors to the king's palace.
dancers in ritual ceremonies.
weavers making special textiles.
traders conducting secret business.
26
Sculptures from the ancient Nok culture were formed from
gold plate.
iron and brass.
rare wood.
terra-cotta.
27
The trans-Saharan trade increased after about 300 C.E. as a result of the
introduction of camels.
growth of cities.
discovery of salt.
population increase.
28
Early travelers described Ghana as a land...
of wonder.
of taxes.
of gold.
of oases.
29
Which factor contributed most to Ghana’s power?
central location
education system
water routes
resources
30
Which product of West Africa was most important in the trade across the Sahara?
timber
gold
cloth
oil
