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The trading center of Great Zimbabwe supplied _____________ to the East African coast.
salt, gold, & pottery
gunpowder, spears, & bows
gold, copper, & ivory
bananas, yams, & rice
2
We know much about Axum because of information written on steles, which were actually . . .
made of clay
grave marker monuments
books
churches
3
What skills did the Bantu spread throughout Africa?
weapon making and warfare
written language
mining salt
farming and iron working
4
Besides gold, what other valuable mineral was traded in the kingdoms of West Africa?
frankincense
ivory
silk
salt
5
Which of these statement(s) is true about Great Zimbabwe?
For centuries Europeans denied that it was built by Africans
At its peak, its population may have numbered 15,000
It was built by the Shona people out of stone without the use of mortar
Its location on the coast helped it dominate trade
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tracing one's descent and inheritance through mothers
bilateral
matrilineal
polytheistic
patrilineal
7
He stormed into Timbuktu to become the leader of Songhai.
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battuta
Sunni Ali
Sundiata Keita
8
The Swahili culture was . . .
on the West African coast.
not interested in trade
destroyed by European invaders.
influenced by Islam.
9
All animist religions are polytheistic
True
False
10
Which West African kingdom controlled the largest area?
Mali
Songhai
Ghana
Axum
11
East Africa's language and culture, a blend of Bantu and Arabic; means "Coast Dwellers".
Swahili
Dogon
Aksum
Yoruba
12
Kingdom of the Upper Nile River known for their longbowmen
Kush
Songhai
Axum
Egypt
13
West African empires utilized _____________ governments ruled by _____________.
tribal stateless / chiefs
socialist / presidents
centralized / kings
democratic / sultans
14
Which statement(s) are TRUE about the city-state of Kilwa?
It is on the coast of present-day Tanzania
Ibn Battuta visited in the 1300s & described the palace of Sultan Sulaiman
It has been preserved through the centuries by European colonizers
It benefitted from monsoon winds bringing trade across the Indian Ocean
15
Spanish Islamic historian from the 11th century who is an excellent secondary source about Africa
Ibn Battuta
Al Bakri
Askia Muhammad Toure
Sunni Ali
16
Storytellers that kept West Africa’s traditions and culture alive for centuries.
shamans
griots
ghanas
mansas
17
Sundiata Keita was known as . . .
the prince who established the Kingdom of Mali
a once-disabled boy
the lion king
a devout Muslim
18
A people of Mali who moved away to preserve their animist religion
Yoruba
Dogon
Kush
Nubians
19
An ethnic group in Nigeria whose animist religion believed in Orishas, various manifestations of the one god, Olorun.
Niger
Yoruba
Dogon
Bantu
20
Which of these statements is FALSE about Axum?
Converting to Christianity helped promote trade with the Roman empire
They helped spread Christianity throughout Africa and into Arabia
They claim to possess the Ark of the Covenant
created unique art & architecture like stone churches & big-eyed paintings
21
These agricultural people migrated throughout Africa around 3000 B.C., spreading their culture & language
Bantu
Songhai
Yoruba
Swahili
22
A medieval kingdom in Ethiopia that dominated trade on the Red Sea.
Mali
Axum
Songhai
Great Zimbabwe
23
Aksumite ruler who converted his kingdom to Christianity
Queen of Sheba
Lalibela
Ezana
Sundiata Keita
24
Which statement(s) is/are true about the Timbuktu Manuscripts?
They'd been forgotten by history until they were recently saved & preserved
They were stored safely in the Sankore University archives until recently
They represent important African Islamic scholarship from medieval times
Few of them survived the 2012 war
25
The King of Mali who journeyed to Mecca bearing gold and expanded Islam in his kingdom
Mansa Musa
Askia Muhammad Toure
Sunni Ali
Ibn Battuta
26
Aksumite king that carved Christian churches out of stone to establish a "new Jerusalem"
Lalibela
Mansa Musa
Sunni Ali
Ibn Battuta
27
Trading caravans crossing the Sahara desert brought back goods, but also brought this?
disease
slaves
Islam
the Arabic language
28
Trade center in the Kingdom of Mali, home of Islamic scholars, Sankore University & the Djingarebur Mosque
Kilwe
Great Zimbabwe
Timbuktu
Gao
29
The continent of Africa is 40% desert, the largest being the Sahara
True
False
30
Which statement is FALSE about the Kush?
They ruled Egypt for a time
They conquered Axum
They were ruled by Egypt for a time
They lived in an area also known as Nubia
31
Moroccan scholar who traveled extensively through the Islamic world, recording their histories.
Sundiata Keita
Ibn Battuta
Al-Bakri
Mansa Musa
32
Ghana grew powerful because of which of the following?
taxed trade across the Sahara Desert
was located on the Mediterranean Sea
it owned many gold mines
It was allied with other Christian nations
33
Almost half of the continent of Africa is savanna, semi-arid grassy woodlands
True
False
34
About __ of the continent of Africa is tropical rainforest
less than 15%
40%
60%
25%
