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Chapter 15 Ancient Africa
Chapter 15 Ancient Africa
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1
Mansa Musa was a devout...
Muslim
Christian
Hindu
Buddhist
2
Kings in West Africa grew wealthy from taxing traders.
True
False
3
Who led the provinces in Mali?
elected officials
family members
generals
lesser kings
4
Silver and Salt were the two most traded items in ancient West Africa.
True
False
5
"Griot" means...
storyteller
king
trader
priest
6
A cloth whose name comes from an African word meaning "basket"
Charmeuse
Kente
Damask
Muslin
7
"stories passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth" is
oral tradition
folktale
matrilineal
patrilineal
8
West African gold reached Europe and Asia.
False
True
9
Ghana had more trade, more territory, and more people than Mali.
False
True
10
Today in Africa, there are more Christians than Muslims.
True
False
11
This animal made travel across the Sahara easier
elephant
donkey
horse
camel
12
Mansa Musa of Mali...
built many Jewish temples
allowed different religions
converted to Christianity
made Islam the official religion
13
Which group introduced the camel to the Sahara region?
Berbers
Romans
Greeks
Muslims
14
The Berbers brought this religion to West Africa.
Islam
Traditional African Religions
Buddhism
Christianity
15
What was the largest trading center in West Africa by 250 BC?
Luxor
Mombasa
Timbuktu
Djenne-jeno
16
The Sahara is
Africa's longest river.
an empire in early Africa.
the world's largest desert.
a high mountain rain.
17
The rulers of what empires made Islam an important religion in West Africa?
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
Songhai and Ghana
Mali and Songhai
Ghana and Mali
18
Axum became an important trading kingdom because of
its religion.
its rulers.
its wealth.
its location.
19
What was the largest empire in West Africa in 1492?
Songhai
Mali
Axum
Chana
20
Mansa Musa was a famous leader from this African kingdom.
Ghana
Songhai
Mali
Benin
21
Why is the Sahara a source of salt?
Salt crystals are mixed in with the sand.
The Sahara used to be a rainforest.
Animals left salt there.
Thousands of years ago, it had areas of salty seawater.
22
What is a raised but flat region in the interior of Africa?
the rainforest
a plateau
rivers
the desert
23
tracing family descent through mothers rather than fathers
matrilineal
partilineal
oral history
extended families
24
How did trade help early Africans to develop advanced societies?
It allowed them to sell their unused natural resources.
It made the gold they mined more valuable.
It provided slaves to do all the work for them.
It helped put them into contact with other people's ideas.
25
Who led a great caravan to Mecca bringing his West African empire to the attention of others?
As-Saheli
Mansa Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Askia Muhammad
