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1
The exchange of goods across the Sahara Desert is known as what?
Trans-Saharan Trade
Trans-Atlantic Trade
Trans-Arabic Trade
Trans-Egyptian Trade
2
What traditional belief system did Africans practice during the Middle Ages?
Animism
Buddhism
Humanism
Christianity
3
Mansa Musa was committed, or ____________, to the religion of Islam.
devoted
indifferent
disloyal
against
4
In West Africa, family members shared a strong sense of connection based on family relationships called __________.
Ethinic Group
Lineage
Caste
Kinship
5
The Griot was important to West African society. Which one is
NOT
a responsibility of a Griot?
Memorized famous events and people
Teaching students how to read and write
Told folktales and proverbs
Sang songs and recited poetry
6
The __________ Desert is the world's largest and covers most of northern Africa.
Syrian
Arabian
Sahara
Gobi
7
Timbuktu, Djenne, and Gao were cities located on which river?
Amazon River
Senegal River
Niger River
Nile River
8
Which cities in West Africa were known as great centers of learning and knowledge?
Timbuktu and Mecca
Timbuktu and Cairo
Medina and Gao
Timbuktu and Djenne
9
3 empires dominated West Africa at separate times in the Middle Ages. Which one
WASN'T
a kingdom?
Ghana
Mali
Mecca
Songhia
10
What was Mansa Musa’s primary motivation for journeying across the Sahara Desert in the 1300s?
Pilgrimage to Timbuktu
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Pilgrimage to Egypt
To get rich
11
The Songhai Empire did NOT achieve which of the following?
became the largest of the West African empires
lasted for 150 years
maintained a strong military
Took over Morocco
12
Muslim traders influenced the West Africans by teaching them the Arabic systems of...
Mythology and Magic
Reading, Writing and Numbers
Sports, Architecture, and Art
History and Music
13
North Africans mainly wanted gold to make into....
tombs
jewelry
statues
coins
14
What was the significance of West African folk stories such as 'Anansi the Spider'?
To teach kids how to count
They were moral lessons & taught people how to act
To put kids to sleep before bed
To tell people the dangers of spiders
15
Armed with guns, ____________ forces overpowered the Songhai warriros and captured Timbuktu in 1591.
Spanish
Egyptian
Moroccan
None of the above
16
What was an effect of Mansa Musa's Journey?
It upset the economy of Egypt for many years.
All of the above
Mansa Musa made Timbuktu a center of learning and knowledge.
Invaders came looking for riches.
17
Mansa Musa's hajj, or pilgrimage, took about how long?
10 years
one year
one month
one decade
18
Ghana was able to grow as an empire due to their metalworking skills with...
Steel
Iron
Gold
Bronze
19
The Trans-Saharan trade network was a link between what two worlds?
African and Arab
Arab and European
North African and Asian
African and European
20
The Mali Empire achieved all of the following EXCEPT...
unified code of laws
ruled over 50 million people
founded by Sundiata, "the Lion King"
the largest West African empire
21
Ibn Battuta is important to West African history because he....
wrote about Mali in his journal during his 23 years of travel.
was the first emperor of the Songhai Empire.
converted many West Africans to Islam.
was the leader of the Almoravid Invasion.
22
Who was one of the richest men in world history that spent lots of gold on a journey across the Sahara.
Mansa Musa
Askia Muhammad
Ibn Battuta
Sundiata
23
How did Mansa Musa transform the city of Timbuktu into a center of learning and Knowledge?
He brought back scholars and artists to Timbuktu
He brought back money to Timbuktu
He built a Colosseum for sporting events
He built new homes for everyone in Timbuktu
24
West African kings did not force their people to convert to Islam, but did enforce strict laws...
based on the Bible
based on the Torah
based on the Four Noble Truths
based on the Qur'an
25
The three great West African Empires grew rich from controlling the ________ & _________ trade.
Gold and Salt
Gold and Spice
Ivory and Diamond
Copper and Iron
26
The stories and folktales told by West African griots were meant to ...
be educational
provide rich oral tradition
be entertainmenting
all of the above
27
Songhai leader who built the largest empire in medieval West Africa...
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Askia Muhammad
Ibn Battuta
28
What is Animism?
The belief in a supreme animal god
The belief that ALL living and non-living things possess a spirit
The belief that ONLY people have spirits
None of the above
29
Where was
salt
located at in Africa?
In the Gobi Desert
at the Niger River
In the Sahel
In the Sahara Desert
30
Ordinary
is to
Plain
as
Lavish
is to ____________
Undecorated
Simple
Fancy
Basic
31
Thousands of years ago, rivers, trees, and grasslands covered much of the Sahara.
True
False
32
Trans-Saharan trade provided for the exchange of goods, as well as religious ideas, including..
The teachings of Zeus
The teachings of Buddha
The teachings of Islam
The teachings of Christianity
33
Where was
Gold
located at in Africa?
At the Senegal River
In the Sahara Desert
In the Gobi Desert
In the Sahel
34
Which of the following items was NOT traded in West Africa during the Middle Ages?
Guns/Gunpowder
Slaves
Ivory
Silk
