Module 14 - Early African Civilizations [Grade 6]

Question 1

Which river is where many of West Africa’s great civilizations arose?

Accepted Answer

Niger River

Question 2

Customary, time-honored is the definition of:

Accepted Answer

Tradition

Question 3

An open grassland with scattered trees is the definition of:

Accepted Answer

Savannah

Question 4

Africa south of the Sahara is called:

Accepted Answer

Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 5

A moist, densely wooded area that contains many different plants and animals is the definition of:

Accepted Answer

Rain forest

Question 6

A series of steps by which a task is accomplished, is the definition of:

Accepted Answer

Process

Question 7

What does the term "Bantu" mean?

Accepted Answer

People

Question 8

What led the kingdom of Ghana to begin decline?

Accepted Answer

It was invaded by the Almoravids

Question 9

A short saying of wisdom or truth is the definition of:

Accepted Answer

Proverb

Question 10

Which of the following was a weakness of the Mali Empire?

Accepted Answer

The Empire was too large

Question 11

Ghana controlled trade of what two resources allowing them to become a powerful kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Gold and Salt

Question 12

What sources of income allowed Ghana’s kings to become very wealthy?

Accepted Answer

Taxing foreign merchants

Question 13

What religion did Mansa Musa follow?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 14

Isolation from other Christian groups resulted in Ethiopia's blend of Christianity with traditional African customs.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

A process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly is called:

Accepted Answer

Silent Bartering

Question 16

Of many types, is the definition of:

Accepted Answer

Various

Question 17

A spoken record of past events is the definition of:

Accepted Answer

Oral-History

Question 18

“Talking doesn’t fill the basket in the farm” is an example of a.....

Accepted Answer

Proverb

Question 19

A system of social organization based on family ties is called the:

Accepted Answer

Kinship System

Question 20

This nation brought an end to the Songhai Empire?

Accepted Answer

Morocco

Question 21

The Nok discovered that do tasks more easily with tools made of which material.

Accepted Answer

Iron

Question 22

A griot is....

Accepted Answer

A West African storyteller

Questions 22