Why did ancient West Africans believe in ancestor worship?

They thought their ancestors could help them.

What is an example of cultural diffusion?

people of Ghana started practicing Islam after interacting with Arabs.

What is similar about the desert and savanna zones in Africa?

Both experience high temperatures.

How did Askia Muhammad influence the culture of the Songhai Empire?

He promoted education and trade, which helped spread Islam.

What is one of the key purposes of African folktales?

To teach moral lessons about how to live or behave.

Why was trade taxed in the Ghana Empire?

To provide support for the government of the empire.

Which BEST describes how human activity has affected the African SAVANNAS?

Overuse of grasslands for herding & farming made soil infertile

What contributed to the FALL of the Ghana Empire?

Invaders destroyed important trade routes.

Who built the FIRST mosques in West African cities?

Islamic scholars who wanted to practice their religion.

Why did Arabic script (writing) become popular in West Africa?

It was the main form of communication for Muslim traders.

Why did early humans in Africa tend to settle near rivers or river valleys?

These areas had the most resources.

Which BEST describes the Sahel?

The region between the Sahara Desert & the Savanna.

Which BEST describes deforestation?

The removal of trees for human use.

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Africa Unit Test

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1
Why did ancient West Africans believe in ancestor worship?
They thought their ancestors could help them.
So that their ancestors would not be lonely.
To bring their ancestors back to life.
To protect their ancestors from animal spirits.
2
Which area is at a very high risk of desertification?
The Kalahari Desert
The Sahel
The Sahara
The Congo River
3
What is an example of cultural diffusion?
people of Ghana started practicing Islam after interacting with Arabs.
Mansa Musa makes a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Askia Muhammad builds universities and schools in Timbuktu.
Moroccan troops capture the city of Gao.
4
What is similar about the desert and savanna zones in Africa?
Both contain abundant grasslands.
Both contain stone plateaus.
Both experience limited rainfall.
Both experience high temperatures.
5
How did Askia Muhammad influence the culture of the Songhai Empire?
He promoted education and trade, which helped spread Islam.
He invited foreigners to come teach the Arabic language to his people.
He expanded the empire and unified the people.
He opened galleries throughout the empire to display works of art.
6
What is one of the key purposes of African folktales?
To separate fact from opinion
To describe events in the order they happen
To share stories with other cultures
To teach moral lessons about how to live or behave.
7
What is a short phrase that teaches a moral?
Proverb
Fact
Opinion
Story
8
Why was trade taxed in the Ghana Empire?
To reduce the amount of imported goods purchased.
To increase the profits made by local merchants.
To provide support for the government of the empire.
To limit the number of outsiders trading in Ghana.
9
Which form of travel was MOST important to the gold-salt trade in West Africa?
Sailing Ships
Camel Caravans
Riverboats
Horse-drawn wagons
10
True or False: Opinions are based on personal views and cannot be proven.
False
True
11
Which BEST describes how human activity has affected the African SAVANNAS?
Overfishing has reduced food sources for many species.
ReplanTing forests has reduced grassland.
Overuse of grasslands for herding & farming made soil infertile
Clearing of trees has destroyed forest environments.
12
What contributed to the FALL of the Ghana Empire?
People changed as a result of cultural diffusion.
Natural resources ran out due to overtrading.
Invaders destroyed important trade routes.
The government favored certain groups over others.
13
Who built the FIRST mosques in West African cities?
West African kings to make trade centers.
Warriors entering the region from Central Africa.
Islamic scholars who wanted to practice their religion.
Merchants from Spain & West Europe.
14
Why did Arabic script (writing) become popular in West Africa?
It was the primary language used by griots to record their histories.
Arabic was the official language of West Africa.
Christian explorers brought the language with them.
It was the main form of communication for Muslim traders.
15
Why did early humans in Africa tend to settle near rivers or river valleys?
These areas had the most resources.
These areas had the best natural protection.
These areas had the best dwellings.
These areas had the most rainfall.
16
Which letter identifies the location of the Congo River?
B
A
C
D
17
Which BEST describes the Sahel?
The region between the Sahara Desert & the Savanna.
The largest desert in the world.
The dense tropical woodland in the Congo.
The Savanna in East Africa with wildlife.
18
What physical feature in Africa borders the Mediterranean Sea?
The Zambezi River
The Sahara Desert
The Congo River
The Kalahari Desert
19
What was the primary religion of ancient West Africans?
Christianity
Islam
Animism
Spiritualism
20
Which BEST describes deforestation?
The alteration of trees into desert.
The loss of trees due to drought.
The loss of trees becoming grasslands.
The removal of trees for human use.
21
The Congo River Basin is _____ of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
West
East
South
North
22
How did early West African societies divide up most labor tasks?
By gener
By religion
By region
By age
23
Which term describes the religious and political leader of the Mali Empire?
Mecca
Mansa
Musa
Mosque
24
What kind of text structure tells about events in order they happen?
Descriptive
Causal
Comparative
Sequential

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