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West Africa, Culture, Kingdoms, Mansa Musa, Trans-Sahara Trade, Geography
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1
In Medieval Africa an oral tradition is....
Matrilineal
Immediate family that lives together for protection
Tribute or tax as a sign of submission
Storytelling to record the cultural history of people
2
Written tradition became popular in West Africa after the introduction of Islam.
False
True
3
One way the Silk Roads and the West African trade routes are similar is that along both routes
Ideas were exchanged as merchants interacted with each other
A single currency was used to make transactions easier
The main items exchanged were ivory and tobacco
Concrete was used to improve the surface of the roads
4
How did Mansa Musa affect Timbuktu
He made it a center of culture and learning
He spent a lot of gold and made the value decrease for 12 yr
He killed of Muslim tradition
He stopped gold income
5
Griots contributed to West African societies by...?
Collecting taxes
Preserving oral history
Trading
Fighting battles
6
What is the ocean on the west of Africa?
Mediterranean Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian ocean
Pacific ocean
7
Which traditional African religion is most likely associated with this mask?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Animism
8
Which west African city arose as an important center for learning and trade?
Kilwa
Timbuktu
Meroe
Cairo
9
What is a Hajj?
a type of animal
a hat
a food
a pilgrimage
10
The gold salt trade led to the rise of which of the following kingdoms?
Ming
Ghana,Mali,Songhai
Han
America
11
Mansa Musa was Muslim
True
False
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What was trans-Saharan trade?
Trade center set up in the Sahara
Sahara trade of salt
Trade of camels in the Sahara desert
Trade across the Sahara
13
Mansa Musa urbanized Timbuktu by doing what?
Making it more like a city
Building schools
Building mosques
All of the above
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One of the central factors in the establishment of trans-Saharan trade was...
Pressure from Europe to establish trade in Africa.
New maps of the Saharan desert allowed for easier travel.
The discovery of gold and other luxuries in these areas.
Domestication of the Camel.
15
Who was Mansa Musa
a man who lived in France who was famous for selling silks
The king of England
A trader who lived in Egypt
a wealthy leader from Mali who was known all around the world
16
Where is the Niger River?
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B
A
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Which continent?
North America
Africa
Antarctica
Asia
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What did Mansa Musa do on his hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca?
preached his teachings to the Middle East
Went to the Middle East introducing his great wealth
giving away his riches to the other rulers
Relocating to protect his wealth
19
What desert is north of Mali, Ghana and Songhai?
The Sahara Desert
The Kalahari Desert
The San Simeon Desert
The Akobo Desert
20
Mali, Ghana, and Songhai were all
in the Kalahari Desert
cultures in Timbuktu
empires of West Africa
from South Africa
21
Matrilineal villages ......
were common among Bantu
were the traditional places of the kingdom in Ghana.
traced their descent through mothers rather than fathers.
22
Why did Ghana, Mali and Songhai become so wealthy?
they made bracelets out of reeds and sold them as amulets
They decided to become Muslim, and mosques sent them money
They controlled trade, charged taxes, & traded gold for salt
they tricked travelers into giving them money
23
Timbuktu developed along the
Niger River
Congo River
Nile River
Swahili Coast
24
What did North and West Africa Trade ?
Salt in exchange for happiness
Gold in exchange for spices
Gold in exchange for salt
Spices in exchange for slaves
25
What is the Language of Islam
Arabic
French
Romanian
Latin
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What is a Griot?
A traditional Oral Historian in West Africa
A type of drum used in West African drum circles.
A geometric design used in West Africa
A type of rare fruit that grows only in West Africa.
