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World History Chapter 13 Early African Civilizations
World History Chapter 13 Early African Civilizations
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1
The rulers of Ghana banned common people from owning gold ___________.
dust
nuggets
2
An epic poem called the ____________ tells the history of Ghana.
Dausi
Sundiata
3
Men and women in traditional West African society were loyal to their..
extended families and age-sets.
work groups and parents.
nobility and elders.
religious and military leaders.
4
Which two factors contributed most to the survival of early West African villages?
rulers and geography
technology and natural resources.
religion and culture
work and family
5
Ghana’s kings allowed conquered rulers to keep much of their power.
False
True
6
A short saying of wisdom or truth.
Oracle
Oral History
Proverb
7
In West Africa, what do the different regions running east and west have in common?
They are all on a desert plateau.
They are all warm.
They all extend to the Mediterranean Sea.
They are all covered with grassland.
8
A traditional crop in West Africa.
Wheat
Maize
Millet
Kola Nuts
9
To help maintain order, _____________ created five provinces within Songhai.
Sunni Ali
Askia the Great
10
The traditional religious practice of West Africans was centered on the belief that..
the spirits of ancestors stayed nearby.
there was only one god.
each person lived several lives.
rituals were very important.
11
A group of people born within the same two or three years.
Brothers
Cousins
Age-set
12
Empire that began its rise to power under Sundiata.
Soninke
Mali
Ghana
13
Artists of West Africa carved masks that portrayed the faces of their ancestors.
False
True
14
Kingdom that gained control of West Africa’s trade routes by AD 800.
Songhai
Isreal
Ghana
Mali
15
Some of the earliest people in West Africa.
Soninke
Almoravids
Askia the Great
16
Mali’s most famous ruler.
Mansa Musa
Askia the Great
Soninke
17
Why was salt so valuable?
Salt was used as a medicine
Salt was used in many religious ceremonies
People need salt in their diets
Salt was used as a fertilizer for crops
18
Which is the best response to the statement “Sunni Ali was bad for empires of western Africa”?
False, bc he brought peace and stability to the area.
True, Sunni Ali's policies destroyed grazing lands
True, bc he waged war on all the empires in the region
False, Sunni Ali gave back lands to everyone who lost land.
19
A spoken record of past events.
Proverb
Oracle
Oral History
Psalm
20
Morocco wanted to gain control of Songhai’s advanced methods of weapon making
False
True
21
Which of the following is a method Sundiata used to gain more power in Mali?
he bribe citizens to be his followers.
He killed most of the local chiefs and leaders.
He hired armies from other empires to work for him.
he took power from local chiefs, including religious leaders
22
Which of the following was not a way Mansa Musa spread Islam and education throughout Mali?
He stressed the importance of reading/writing in Arabic.
He hired artists/architects to build mosques in Mali.
He outlawed all religions except Islam.
He sent scholars to study in Morocco &set up schools in Mali
23
The people of early West African civilizations preserved their history by writing books.
True
False
24
The _______ River allowed many people to live in West Africa.
Zambezi
Niger
25
Empire whose capital was Gao.
Mali
Songhai
Ghana
26
Which best illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and Mali empires?
Both empires were formed as democracies.
Both had lots of gold that funded their armies/empires.
Both were near the Niger River, where fertile soil = food.
Both empires were helped by outsiders.
27
African storytellers who memorize and recite the names and histories of their people are called
kente
Dausi
Almoravids.
griots
28
Belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits.
Atheism
Animism
Christianity
Islam
29
Muhammad Ture was able to take over as ruler of Songhai because he was a Muslim.
False
True
30
Artists of West Africa carved masks that portrayed the faces of
__________.
Animals
Sunni Ali
Gods
Mali
31
_________
was able to take over as ruler of Songhai because he was a Muslim.
Songhai
Muhammad Ture
Sunni Ali
32
Who were the Almoravids?
Christians from southern Europe that joined forces w Ghana
merchants from the north who controlled the salt trade.
a group of sea-travelers from the coast of South Africa.
Muslims who attacked Ghana and cut off trade routes.
