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7th - CH 3 Medieval Africa
7th - CH 3 Medieval Africa
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Medieval Africa
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How did Medieval Africans pass down information from one generation to the next?
None of these are correct
Written Documents
Oral History
Historians do not know...
2
African storytellers who passed down moral values through fables were known as...
Griots
Axums
Witchdoctors
Dhows
3
What changed the nature of slavery in Africa?
Bantu raids of neighboring villages
The arrival of Muslim merchants
The arrival of Europeans
An end to Saharan trade
4
How did location help make Ghana a powerful empire?
Located in an area with farmable soil
Located north of the Sahara
Located where several trade routes came together
Located along fertile banks of the Nile River
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Sundiata Keita was a...
Powerful soldier in Ghana
Lion worshipped in Mali
Famous griot in Mali
Great warrior king who seized Ghana
6
The Swahili Culture was...
On the West Coast of Africa
Unable to survive into modern times
Influenced by Islam
Destroyed by European invaders
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Which of the following climate zones is the largest in Africa?
Mediterranean
Rain Forests
Deserts
Savannas
8
The trade of which two items contributed to the development of the Ghana Empire?
Salt and Gold
Bananas and Rice
Copper and Ivory
Camels and Fabrics
9
Hans Vischer called a trade route the "Death Road" because...
No one had ever used it before
It passed through Death Valley
Thieves threatened merchants lives
It crossed 1,500 miles of the Sahara
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Sundiata of Mali put _______ in charge of provinces
Generals
Tax collectors
Family members
Elected officials
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Which of the following was not something royal officials looked after in Mali?
All are correct
Fishing on the Niger river
Farming
Forests
12
Mansa Musa of Mali...
Used his pilgrimage to showcase his empire
Converted to Christianity
Made Islam the official religion of Mali
Built many Jewish temples in Mali
13
What major crop did the Portuguese produce using enslaved Africans?
Bananas
Sugarcane
Tea
Coffee
14
How were children educated in Medieval Western Africa?
In boarding schools
Oral history and proverbs
Went to universities
In small neighborhood classes
15
What factor allowed artisans to thrive in the rain forest kingdoms?
Discovery of gold mines
The creation of advanced institutions
Over-population
Food surplus
16
How were many traditional African religions similar to Christianity, Judaism, & Islam?
Required strict adherence to religious rituals
Believed spirits stayed in their community
All answers are correct
Shared a belief in one supreme God
17
Songs sung by enslaved Africans...
Were borrowed from European music
Connected them to their homeland
Developed into country music
Have not survived
18
The _______ is the largest desert in the world, which is located in Northern Africa
Sahara
Libyan
Kalahari
Namib
19
What is the earliest know form of African art?
Bronze statues
Kente Cloth
Wooden Masks
Cave paintings of everyday life
20
Ibn Battuta, a young lawyer from Morocco...
Was a Muslim
Travelled Extensively
Found that many Africans studied the Quaran
All answers are correct
21
The ruler of Songhai, who helped build the largest empire in West Africa was...
Queen Nzinga
Askia Muhammad
King Mutota
Simba
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Many African cultures traced family lineage through the mother, which is known as...
Matrilineal
African Diaspora
Extended family
Patrilineal
