Chapter 15 Review

Question 1

Which West African kingdom was ruled by a king who appointed other kings to rule over provinces?

Accepted Answer

Ghana

Question 2

True or False: The use of horses greatly changed trade in Africa.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

True or False: Today in Africa, there are more Christians than Muslims.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

True or False: Some gold from West Africa reached Europe and Asia.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Which major crop grown by the Portuguese sparked a new demand for increased slavery in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Sugarcane

Question 6

Which West African kingdom used generals to protect and rule their provinces?

Accepted Answer

Mali

Question 7

What resources did the West African Kingdoms control in order to grow and prosper?

Accepted Answer

Gold, Salt

Question 8

Who mixed their traditional African culture with Muslim culture?

Accepted Answer

Swahili

Question 9

True or False: The people in Mali supported their generals because their generals protected them from invaders.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

African slaves used music to help share their faith. What word, meaning "Gospel songs," names these songs?

Accepted Answer

Spirituals

Question 11

Which of the following climate zones is not found in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Arctic

Question 12

Who was the young African lawyer who set out to learn and study the Muslim culture?

Accepted Answer

Ibn Battuta

Question 13

Which West African kingdom was governed by governors, tax collectors, judges, and trade inspectors?

Accepted Answer

Songhai

Question 14

Who was the African ruler who used his wealth to build mosques and allowed people to believe other religions?

Accepted Answer

Mansa Musa

Question 15

Which of the following was not a main purpose for art in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Decorating royals castles in Europe

Question 16

What tied the East African Kingdoms of Axum and the Coastal States together and helped them expand?

Accepted Answer

Using dhows (boats) to trade across the water

Question 17

True or False: Ghana had more territory, more people, and more trade than Mali.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

Who spread their culture, language, and iron working skills throughout Africa as they migrated?

Accepted Answer

Bantu

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