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1
the belief that rocks, trees, water, animals, humans and all living creatures have a spirit is...
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Animism
2
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 built a Colosseum for sporting events
He brought back money to Timbuktu
He built new homes for everybody in Timbuktu
3
What was by far the most important institution in West African society during the Middle Ages?
Salt and Gold
Family
Religion
Trade
4
Trans-Saharan Trade provided for the exchange of goods, as well as religious ideas, including..
The teachings of Buddha
The teachings of Christianity
The teachings of Islam
The teachings of Zeus
5
What was Mansa Musa’s primary motivation for journeying across the Sahara Desert in the 1300s?
To get rich
he was required to take a one time pilgrimage to Mecca.
he was required to take a one time pilgrimage to Egypt
he was required to take a one time pilgrimage to Timbuktu
6
West African kings did not force their people to convert to islam, but did enforce strict laws...
based on the Qur'an and Torah
based on the Bible
based on the Torah
based on the Qur'an and Sunnah
7
Who was the richest man in world history that spent millions on a journey across the Sahara.
Michael Jordan
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
Muhammad
8
The Trans-Saharan Trade network was a link between what two worlds?
North African and Asian
African and European
Arab and European
African and Arab
9
The epic stories and folk tales told by West African griots were meant to be ...
used as entertainment only
entertaining and educational.
used as bed time stories to make kids go to sleep.
used for educational purposes only
10
Where was
Gold
located at in Africa?
at the Niger River
In the Gobi Desert
In the Sahara Desert
In the Sahel
11
3 empires dominated W. Africa at separate times in the Middle Ages. Which one
WASN'T
a kingdom?
Mali
Mecca
Songhia
Ghana
12
What cities in West Africa were known as great centers of learning and knowledge.
Timbuktu and Mecca
New England and Los Angeles
Timbuktu and Jenne
Timbuktu and Egypt
13
the Griot was important to West African society. Which one is
NOT
a responsibility of a Griot?
Remembered family and tribal histories,
Teaching students how to read and write
Told folk tales.
Told epic stories
14
The exchange of goods across the Sahara desert is known as what?
Trans-Atlantic Trade
Trans-Saharan Trade
Trans-Arabic Trade
Trans-Egyptian Trade
15
What was one negative effect of Mansa Musa's Journey?
He found another gold mine in Mecca
Americans came looking for wealth & took over all of Africa.
Mansa Musa made Timbuktu a center of learning and knowledge.
Europeans came looking for wealth & took over all of Africa.
16
Muslim traders influenced the West Africans by teaching them the Arabic systems of...
Reading, Writing and Numbers
Sports, Architecture and Numbers
Art, Science and Music
Music, Writing and Art
17
What is Animism
The drawing of Anime comics
The belief in a supreme animal god
The belief that ONLY living things possess a spirit
The belief that ALL living and non-living things possess a spirit
18
The three great West African Empires grew rich from controlling the ________ & _________ trade.
Salt and Glitter
Gold and Seasoning
Gold and Salsa
Gold and Salt
19
What belief system did Africans practice during the Middle Ages?
Animism
Humanism
Buddhism
Christianity
20
Where was
salt
located at in Africa?
at the Niger River
In the Gobi Desert
In the Sahara Desert
In the Sahel
21
What was the significance of West African folk stories such as Anansi the spider?
To tell people the dangers of spiders
to put kids to sleep before bed
They were moral lessons & taught children the way to act.
To make kids laugh
