West Africa Review Game

Question 1

True or False: A biomes are climate zones with the different average temperature and precipitation each year

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Ghana was....

Accepted Answer

the first West African kingdom until Mali took it over, weakened year after year by the Almorvids

Question 3

This biome is where the natural resource salt comes from...

Accepted Answer

Desert

Question 4

Identify point D

Accepted Answer

Songhai

Question 5

This biome has hot dry summers and wet cold winters; short woody shrubs.

Accepted Answer

Sahel

Question 6

Identify the green dots (below B)

Accepted Answer

Gold

Question 7

Identify point E

Accepted Answer

Mali

Question 8

This place is the center of trade and education within the Mali Empire

Accepted Answer

Timbuktu

Question 9

Which Kingdom fell due to the Almorvids and Mali taking over?

Accepted Answer

Ghana

Question 10

What impact did iron tools have on Western Africa?

Accepted Answer

Increased farming production, which led to larger food production

Question 11

Identify the red dots (next to A)

Accepted Answer

Salt

Question 12

This kingdom was the LAST great West African Kingdom: taken over by the Moroccans

Accepted Answer

Songhai

Question 13

Why was salt so important in the African Kingdoms?

Accepted Answer

People needed salt to replenish the sodium they lost in the heat, Helps preserve food

Question 14

Identify point B

Accepted Answer

Niger River

Question 15

What is the defintion of Trans-Saharan Trade?

Accepted Answer

Trade network between Northern and Southern Africa that crosses Sahara

Question 16

What kingdom fell due to poor leadership and civil war?

Accepted Answer

Mali

Question 17

What is the defintion of Matrilineal?

Accepted Answer

Kingdom is passed down through the mother's side

Question 18

Identify point A

Accepted Answer

Sahara Desert

Question 19

What was the religion of West Africa?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 20

What was an advantage of living in an Empire?

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Civil War ended, Armies made sure trade route were safe, Safety from foreign invaders

Question 21

Identify point C

Accepted Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Question 22

Which Kingdom fell due to the Morrocan's?

Accepted Answer

Songhai

Question 23

This place was where Mansa Musa had to cross with his caravan to get to Egypt

Accepted Answer

Sahara

Question 24

River that allows the West African Kingdoms to thrive

Accepted Answer

Niger River

Question 25

Who was Mansa Musa?

Accepted Answer

King that brought the Mali Empire to the height of its power.

Question 26

This biome receives heavy rainfall; diverse amounts of animal life.

Accepted Answer

Rainforest

Question 27

This biome is described as grassy plains; it covers nearly half of Africa. Known for safaris

Accepted Answer

Savanna

Question 28

What is the defintion of the Kingdom of Mali?

Accepted Answer

Western African Empire led by Mansa Musa, Was one of the first Kingdoms to value education and sea trade

Question 29

What is the defintion of Oral Tradtion?

Accepted Answer

Learning and cultural ideas are passed down by word of mouth,

Question 30

Identify point F

Accepted Answer

Ghana

Question 31

Which of the following was NOT part Mansa Musa's pilgrimmage?

Accepted Answer

Giving out gold to everyone in Gao depressing the value

West Africa Review Game

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