Sub Saharan Africa and Ancient African Civilizations

Question 1

Mansa Musa was...

Accepted Answer

The leader of Mali, The richest man to ever live

Question 2

Where is the Sahel?

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South of the Sahara

Question 3

How did the Atlantic slave trade start?

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Europeans traded weapons for slaves, who went to America

Question 4

The southern most country in Africa is

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South Africa

Question 5

When vegetation begans to grow in the Sahel, it becomes...

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Semi-desert

Question 6

What is the Atlantic Slave Trade?

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Buying & selling of Africans for work in the Americas

Question 7

The two most important products that were traded in West Africa were gold and...

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salt

Question 8

Sub-Saharan Africa is defined as

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Below the Sahara Desert

Question 9

The Congo River is located in the Congo Rainforest which is located in ________________.

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Africa

Question 10

Who was Mansa Musa

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a wealthy leader from Mali who was known all around the world

Question 11

Slavery existed in Africa before the Trans-Atlantic slave trade with Europe

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Which country in sub-Saharan Africa has the highest GDP?

Accepted Answer

South Africa

Question 13

Define escarpment

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a steep slope or cliff

Question 14

West Africans needed ____ in their diet

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Salt

Question 15

What are grasslands in Africa called?

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Savannas

Question 16

What is the wealthy empire that was in Ancient West Africa?

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Mali and Ghana

Question 17

What lasting impact did the Bantu migrations create in Africa?

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Swahili

Question 18

What region of Africa consist of Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and the " Horn of Africa?"

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East Africa

Question 19

What are the five regions of Africa?

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North, West, East, Central and Southern

Question 20

According to our notes on Southern Africa, which natural resource is NOT mentioned.

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Salt

Question 21

What is an escarpment?

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a steep cliff or slope

Question 22

What is the highest stretch of The Great Escarpment known as?

Accepted Answer

Drakensberg Mountains

Question 23

Which river runs through the Congo rainforest?

Accepted Answer

Congo River

Question 24

Grasslands of West Africa are known as

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savannas

Question 25

Since there was no concept of private ownership of land in sub-Saharan Africa...

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Slave ownership became a form of determining wealth.

Question 26

How did Mansa Musa affect Timbuktu

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He made it a center of culture and learning

Question 27

Africa is the world&#x27;s

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second largest continent

Question 28

Diamonds, copper and gold can be found in what African region?

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Southern Africa

Question 29

How are the Sahara and Sahel similar?

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They do not receive much rain per year

Question 30

The Congo River and rainforests are physical features in the ___________ region of Africa

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Central

Question 31

What is happening to the Sahel?

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becoming desert

Question 32

What name is given to the economic system that emerged from the trans-atlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

Plantation Economy

Question 33

Mansa Musa threw gold.

Accepted Answer

True

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