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Ancient African Civilizations
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1
These people traded through the desert
Barbers
Sherpas
Berbers
Bubbles
2
The Niger river was used for:
Transporting trade
Swimming
Beverages
Washing
3
Why did Sundiata call himself mansa?
He rebelled against the empire of Mali
He divided the clans
His enemies feared him
He considered himself an emperor
4
The 4 different climate zones in Africa are
hills, plateaus, deserts, rain forest
plateaus, grasslands, hump of Africa, mountains
mild, deserts, rain forest, savannas
5
This Arab traveler is responsible for much of the information we have on Medieval Africa:
Ibn Battuta
Mansa Musa
Askia the Great
Sunni Ali
6
Mali welcomed the religion of
Islam
Hinduism
Judism
Christianity
7
The worlds largest desert is the:
Sahara
Savannah
Sahel
Seregeti
8
What made Mansa Musa's hajj special?
Egypt refused to allow his caravan to pass through
He gave away so much gold he upset Egypt's economy
He died on his return to Mali
He refused to spend any money
9
Mali's first strong ruler was ?? who ruled from 1217-1255
Sunni Baru
Askia the Great
Sundiata
Sunni Ali
10
Mansa Musa was a great leader of:
Mali
Songhai
Sudan
Ghana
11
Ghana, Mali, and Cairo were West African empires
True
False
12
Askia focused on:
Cuture
Food
Farming
Education
13
In ancient Ghana, traders traded gold for
Slaves
Salt
Tobacco
Cotton
14
The kingdom of Ghana made money by:
Taxing traders
Selling slaves
Selling gold
Selling camels
15
Ghana had rich ?? and ?? mines
gold and iron ore
diamond and salt
gold and diamond
salt and coal
16
Timbuktu was a center of :
Farming
Kindness
Culture
Trade and Learning
17
Sundiata conquered ?? and took over the salt and gold trade
Mali
Benin
Ghana
Songhai
18
In ancient Ghana, salt is important for
Making crops grow
Preserving food
Helping water boil
Making salt water
19
Muslims make a religious journey to:
Mecca
Songhai
Mali
Malaysia
20
Songhai fell because:
Attack by the Berbers
The Empire grew too large.
Overgrazing
Morrocans captured salt mines