Ch. 13: History of West Africa

Question 1

made traders feel safer in Ghana

Accepted Answer

army

Question 2

The people of early West African civilizations preserved their history through written records.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Who were the Almoravids?

Accepted Answer

Muslims who attacked Ghana and cut off trade routes

Question 4

strong ruler of Mali

Accepted Answer

Mansa Musa

Question 5

leader of Songhai

Accepted Answer

Askia the Great

Question 6

Which best explains the usefulness of the practice of silent barter?

Accepted Answer

ensured trading was peaceful and that locations of mines remained secret

Question 7

How did Askia the Great help Timbuktu rise to greatness?

Accepted Answer

He made it a center of education and learning

Question 8

a center of learning in Songhai

Accepted Answer

Djenne

Question 9

storytellers of early West Africa

Accepted Answer

griots

Question 10

What happened when the Soninke were threatened by nomadic herders?

Accepted Answer

Group of Soninke families began to band together

Question 11

some of the earliest people in West Africa

Accepted Answer

Soninke

Question 12

allowed many people to live in West Africa

Accepted Answer

Niger River

Question 13

All of the salt produced in Ghana was the property of the king.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

empire that began its rise to power under Sundiata

Accepted Answer

Mali

Question 15

The first kingdom in West Africa to gain control of trade routes

Accepted Answer

Ghana

Question 16

most West Africa statues were made for

Accepted Answer

religious ceremonies

Question 17

Why were African artists often deeply repsected?

Accepted Answer

statutes were used in religious rituals

Question 18

Mansa Musa was able to take over as ruler of Songhai in part because he was a Muslim.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

capital of Songhai

Accepted Answer

Gao

Question 20

What religion did Mansa Musa help spread through a large part of West Africa?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 21

Sunni Ali is best known for

Accepted Answer

bringing peace and stability to Songhai

Question 22

Mali's most famous ruler

Accepted Answer

Mansa Musa

Question 23

Morocco wanted to gain control of Songhai's methods of weapon making.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

short saying of wisdom or truth

Accepted Answer

proverb

Question 25

hand-woven, brightly colored fabric

Accepted Answer

kente

Question 26

Why did the people of Songhai rebel against Sunni Baru?

Accepted Answer

He was a Muslim

Ch. 13: History of West Africa

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Ch. 13: History of West Africa

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