During his 30-year reign Mansa Musa did what to Mali's trade and territory

He doubled Mali’s territory and tripled its trade

Griots could do what(or at least said to)

Sing your praise and doom all in one breath

What did not happen because of Mansa Musa

Gold nuggets were finally allowed in trade

Which one of these statments is false about the Atlantic Ocea

It has the second largest drainage area

How where the Ethiopian Highlands formed

They are Volcanic formations cute by deep valleys

What is the 2nd part of the 3rd step of "silent trade"

African traders put gold next to goods they want, beat the drums, and leave

If the merchants had not taken the gold(declining the trade), the West African traders would do what?

The West African traders decide if they will give more gold(for the item).

In silent trading what three places do people meet in to trade

oasis, open air markets, or trading points set up along rivers

The Nile River runs from..

Central Africa to Mediterranean Sea

What things(two answers) are true about the Great Rift Valley(Geological fault system)

From 1300 ft below sea level to 6000 ft above, Cliffs can be several thousand feet high

What three things are true about Lake Victoria

It's the largest lake in Africa, and it's mainly in Uganda+Tanzania

The Serengeti Plains runs from

North central tanzania to Lake Victoria

Before someon becomes a griot they must?

Go into an apprenticeship with a master griot

What is the 4th step of "silent trade"...

Merchants return. If they think the swap is fair, they take the gold and go

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1
What are Griots or Griottes
Keepers of African History
Keepers of famous artifacts
Keepers of European History
Keepers of secret to the lost city
2
Ghana restricted trade to gold nuggets only
False
True
3
The Atlas Mounatians are a system of mounatin ranges
False
True
4
Silent trade allowed people that did not what to trade
have the same culture
eat the same food
speak the same lanuage
play the same instruments
5
Ghanda and other West African Kingdoms soon became collectively known as what.
the salt coast
the gold coast
the sunset coast
the silver coast
6
The Niger rive is how many miles long
1000 feet
1400 miles
6000 feet
2600 miles
7
In the later what, Europeans arrived in America.
1500s
1700s
1300s
1400s
8
During his 30-year reign Mansa Musa did what to Mali's trade and territory
He doubled Mali’s territory and doubled its trade
He tripled Mali’s territory and doubled its trade
He tripled Mali’s territory and tripled its trade
He doubled Mali’s territory and tripled its trade
9
Griots could do what(or at least said to)
Sing you praise to the gods
Sing to your ancestors and the gods
Sing your doom to your ancestors
Sing your praise and doom all in one breath
10
What year did Mansa Sundiata start his rule in
1465AD
2099AD
1235AD
1600AD
11
Where is Mount Kilimanjaro located
Paris
Tanzania
Antananarivo
Bejing
12
What did not happen because of Mansa Musa
He awakened the world to stupendous wealth of Mali
Gold nuggets were finally allowed in trade
Mansa Musa brought the Arab Culture/learnings back with him from Mecca
Africa was finally written on the Eurpean maps of the Middle Ages
13
most traders in Ghana were Cathlic
True
False
14
West Africans want to please their gods so to ensure survival and the animals’ ability to thrive for future generations
True
False
15
the Trans-Sahara trade route connects which two places?
Europe and Asia
Africa and Russia
Africa and Asia
Africa and Europe
16
Which one of these statments is false about the Atlantic Ocea
It's the second-Largest Ocean in the world (West of Africa)
Its first principle arm: Mediterranean Sea
It has the second largest drainage area
Its second principle arm: Gulf of Guinea
17
How where the Ethiopian Highlands formed
They were formed by a river
They were formed from earthquakes
They are Volcanic formations cute by deep valleys
18
The Mediterranean Sea is/does not
Cover 965,000 sq miles
It's located below Africa
Hosts 400 species of different animals(fish, coral, sponges, etc.)
Separates Africa and Europe
19
Traders did not argue the what because Ghana made iron weapons and had a HUGE army
the gold tax
The traders' tax
the iron tax
the governer's tax
20
Once the salt has been cut from the mine, slabs were loaded onto what
camel caravans.
cargo boats
horse back
21
What is the Capital of Mali
Niani
Egypt
Ghanada
Ghana
22
What is the 2nd part of the 3rd step of "silent trade"
African traders put gold next to goods they want, play the bongos and leave
European traders put gold next to goods they want, beat the drums and leave
African traders put gold next to goods they want, beat the drums, and leave
Asian traders put gold next to goods they want, beat the drums, and leave
23
If the merchants had not taken the gold(declining the trade), the West African traders would do what?
The West African traders add more gold(for the item).
The West African traders do nothing
The West African traders decide if they will give more gold(for the item).
24
Mansa Musa was the 11th emperor of Mali
True
False
25
In silent trading what three places do people meet in to trade
oasis, open air markets, or trading points set up along rivers
open air markets, oasis, and desert canteens
oasis, desert canteens, camel lodges
26
Where are the Atlas mounatins located
Northwest Africa
Southeast Africa
Southwest Africa
Northeast Africa
27
What is grown on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro
grapes and spinach
coffee and plantains
bananas and chocolate
plums and vanilla
28
The Nile River runs from..
Western Africa to the East horn
The Atlantic Ocean to Southern Africa
Central Africa to Mediterranean Sea
29
While he tolerated other religions, Mansa Musa was a devout what
Christian
Muslim
Mormon
Islam
30
Training comes from within the family unit
False
True
31
What things(two answers) are true about the Great Rift Valley(Geological fault system)
it was formed by earthquakes
From 1300 ft below sea level to 6000 ft above
It's boardered by plains
Cliffs can be several thousand feet high
32
Only the king had gold nuggets; otherwise gold would lose all value.
False
True
33
What three things are true about Lake Victoria
It's the largest lake in Africa, and it's mainly in Uganda+Tanzania
It's the largest lake in the world, and it's mainly in Uganda+Tanzania
It's the largest lake in Africa, and it's mainly in Djibouti+Porto Novo,
34
Which is not true about the Congo River
Parts of it are 4-10 miles wide, there are
Islands + sandbars, and it
Empties into atlantic ocean
It's located in North Africa
35
What is the longest river in Africa
Zaire River
Nile River
The Limpopo River
Congo River
36
The Serengeti Plains have good grasslands
True
False
37
How long is the Congo Basin
5,000,405 miles long
1,330,000 miles long
1,444,000 miles long
1,345,675
38
The Serengeti Plains runs from
West Kenya to Lake Victoria
North central tanzania to Lake Victoria
North central tanzania to Nirobi
39
River systems were VIP for the Ghana empire because their economy was based on trade.
True
False
40
The Congo Basin is an extensive rainforest and is surrounded by mountains
True
False
41
Enslaved people were brought from Africa across the what to work the fields.
Meditteranean Sea
The Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
42
Most slaves died on their ship as they were on their way to be sold
True
False
43
Before someon becomes a griot they must?
Go into an apprenticeship with a master farmer
Go into an apprenticeship with a master knight
Go into an apprenticeship with a master parent
Go into an apprenticeship with a master griot
44
African History was first written in European languages during the late what
1700s
1600s
1800s
1900s
45
What are the two peaks of 2 peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro
Kiba=19450ft Mameca=16400ft
Kibo=1900ft Mawenzi=17500ft
Kibo=19340ft Mawenzi=17564ft
Matwenzi=4000ft there is no second peak
46
What is the 4th step of "silent trade"...
Cowboys return. If they think the swap is fair, they take the gold and go
African traders return, if they think swap is fair, they take gold and go
Sailors return. If they think the swap is fair, they take the gold and go
Merchants return. If they think the swap is fair, they take the gold and go
47
The Ghanaden people respected their elders and prayed that their friends would influence the gods in their favor.
False
True
48
Both boys and girls learn from their what
farmer parents
farmer uncles
griot uncles
griot parents
49
The Serengeti Plains have a national park(animal refuge) with 477 species of animals
False
True
50
The Ethiopian Highlands are located where on the map of Africa
Near the horn of east Africa
The very south Africa
the tip of west Africa
North Africa
51
Africa is...
All of the above
Equator goes through middle
2nd largest continent
3 USAs could fit in Africa
52
What is the first part of the 3rd step of "silent trade"...
West African traders decide how much gold they want to give for the goods
South African traders decide how much gold they want to give for the goods
East African traders decide how much gold they want to give for the goods
North African traders decide how much gold they want to give for the goods
53
What is another name for the Congo River is
Zaire River
Lake Nile
Blue Nile
Ghana River
54
The first step of silent trade is...
Desert traders bring goods they want to trade to desert oases
Desert traders bring goods they went to trade to Ghana
Desert traders bring goods they went to trade to desert temples
Desert traders bring goods they went to trade to a desert oases
55
After every exchange in "silent trading", except for the last, what does each party do to signal the other?
Play the trading guitar
Yell at the merchant
Beat the trading drums
Braid someone's hair
56
Mansa Musa was the Greastest Ruler of Mali: When was he in power?
1400-1404
1307-1337
1235-1265
1337-1400
57
As more traders braved the trans-Sahara trade route the Kingdom of Ghanda florished
False
True
58
Kalahari Desert is
the largest desert in Europe
The largest desert in South Africa
the largest in the western world
The largest desert in the world
59
men would work for hours on end to cut what from ancient sea beds
salt slabs
salt crystals
gold nuggets
gold dust
60
Griots are...
Genealogists and Advisers of Nobility
All of the above
Messengers and Praise Singers
Entertainers and Historians
61
When the Europeans arrived in America what did they set up/grow
sugar, plantains, cotton, grapes
Rice, tobbacco, and beer
sugar plantations, cotton, rice and tobacco
watermelon, salt, spices, herbs
62
The discovery of salt quickly led to the creation of what
Ghanda Trade Route
Trans-Sahara trade route
the water trade route
63
Ghanda and other West African empires always owned gold and salt mines.
True
False
64
Slave trade that would grow into the millions
False
True
65
Griots were both what and what
Feared and Cherished
Respected and Cherished
Feared and Hated
Feared and Respected
66
Lake Victoria(which is freshwater) is a resevior of what river
Niger River
Congo River
Orange River
Nile River
67
What years did the Ghanda Empire start and end
300AD-800AD
300AD-1100AD
400AD-1100AD
400AD-1000AD
68
The White Nile runs from the source of Lake Tana through center of the Plateau(of the Ethiopian Highlands).
True
False
69
How long is the Nile River
4530 miles
1200 miles
2050 feet
4160 miles
70
The Congo Basin is the largest river basin in world
True
False
71
What was the first, large empire to rise from trading wealth in africa
Nairobi
Antananarivo
Ghana
Bamako
72
The earliest traders in Africa used what method of trading
silent trade
normal trading
loud trade
73
Ghana controlled the trade route between the salt mines and gold mines.
True
False
74
How many miles east to the shores of Lake Victoria do the Serengeti Plains run
100 miles
1000 miles
1435 miles
50 miles
75
When did Mansa Musa take a pilgrimage to Mecca
1274
2313
1432
1324
76
What did the merchants do if they thought what the traders had offered wasn't good
They would leave the silver, and bang the drums again.
They would take it anyway
They would leave the gold, and bang the drums again.
They would tell the traders that it wasn't a good offer
77
The Mediterranean is the world's largest sea
True
False
78
How many strings does a Kara have
32
12
5
21
79
If the merchants had taken the gold(accepting the trade), the West African traders would do what?
The West African traders would take the goods they had offered for.
The West African traders wouldn't do anything
The West African traders would leave more gold
80
Ghana’s people used what to subdue their neighbors and desert tribes who tried to fight against
gold tipped spears
swords
cross bows
iron tipped spears
81
The Niger River has the largest what
shore
coast
delta
river bank
82
The Sahel is/does not...
Separate the Sahara Desert to the north and tropical savannas to the south
4–8 inches of rain/year
in south Africa
Belt of land
83
The Indian ocean is the what largest ocean in the world east of Africa
the fifth largest
the second largest
The third largest
The fourth largest
84
There is no set fee for Griots, they never know what they will get. What are some examples of things they get?
clock, wood, paper money
Coins, diseases, flower crowns
Coins, blankets, salts, or even goats.
Pies, gold nuggets, goats
85
Men journeyed for months on what in order to cross the sands of the sahara to mine these minute crystals of wealth.
Horse
Camel Caravans
Carriage Caravans
Buggy Caravans
86
What is the second step of "silent trade"
Traders lay out goods, beat drums to call south African traders, then leave
Traders lay out goods, beat drums to call east African traders, then leave.
They lay out goods, beat drums to call north African traders, then leave.
Traders lay out goods, beat drums to call west African traders, then leave.
87
The gold and salt mines lay beyond the boarders of the Ghanada empire.
True
False
88
Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest/talles mountain in Africa
False
True
89
The people of the Ancient west African civilization found between the Niger and Senegal Rivers and the Sahara and Sahel
Sonike
Ghandas
Africans
Sonard

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