^West Africa Quiz Practice

Question 1

Which of these is an example of an artifact?

Accepted Answer

A farming tool

Question 2

What happens AFTER cities become rich with trade but BEFORE they become a kingdom?

Accepted Answer

City rulers conquer cities

Question 3

The ability to hold a lot of water, double rows of eyelashes and hairy ears are all what?

Accepted Answer

Desert Survival Traits of Camels

Question 4

What essential product did southern forest people trade for?

Accepted Answer

Salt

Question 5

Trans-Saharan trade increased with

Accepted Answer

introduction of camels

Question 6

How did early travelers describe Ghana?

Accepted Answer

Land of gold

Question 7

What contributed most to Ghana's power?

Accepted Answer

Central location

Question 8

What do GHANA, MALI and SONGHAI have in common?

Accepted Answer

Early Kingdoms of West Africa

Question 9

What technology advance did the Nok people of Africa use as early as 500 BC?

Accepted Answer

Ironworking

Question 10

Why did few large settlements develop in the Sahara?

Accepted Answer

Dry climate

Question 11

How did Ghana raise money to pay government officials?

Accepted Answer

Taxing goods

Question 12

What role did Ghana play in trans-Saharan trade?

Accepted Answer

Middleman

Question 13

Historians learned about Ghana from

Accepted Answer

the writing of Arab scholars

Question 14

What did historians learn from Jenne-jeno?

Accepted Answer

Existed for over 1,600 years

Question 15

Which African product was most important in the trans-Sahara trade?

Accepted Answer

Gold

Question 16

How did the Niger River increase trade?

Accepted Answer

Transportation route

Question 17

What increased trans-Saharan trade after 300 C.E.?

Accepted Answer

Introduction of camels

Question 18

People in the southern forest of Africa needed to trade for what essential item?

Accepted Answer

salt

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