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This group of people lead desert caravans through the Sahara:
the Berbers
the Nok
the Turks
the Nigerians
2
Why was salt so valuable?
Salt was used as a fertilizer for crops.
Salt was used in many religious ceremonies.
Salt was used as a medicine.
People needed salt in their diets and they used it to preserve and season f
3
Where would children in the empires of West Africa
most
likely have first learned about stories and folktales?
from a village storyteller sharing it aloud
from books read to them by their parents
from a teacher sharing the story in school
from a village elder sharing it with his or her art
4
This West African leader, following a pilgrimage to Mecca, returned to Mali after spreading Arabic language and culture
Sunni Ali
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Askia Muhammad
5
In the West African city of Timbuktu in the Mali Empire, academics formed a library of international texts translated in
French
Greek
Latin
Arabic
6
Silent barter is
A type of ship that was made minimal noise as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean
a process in which people exchanged goods without direct contact.
a West African musical instrument.
the process by which the people of Ghana elected their leaders.
7
What was the significance of the people of Ghana learning to work with iron?
They could trade iron for other precious minerals.
Iron was used to create even more spectacular artwork.
Iron tools made farming easier and weapons much stronger.
They could make much stronger houses using iron.
8
In West Africa, laws were based on the __________ and written in the Arabic language.
Qur'an
Dausi
Sundiata
Sunnah
9
Which of the following statements is true about African trade routes
Salt was carried west while gold was carried east.
Salt was carried east while gold was carried west.
Salt was carried south while gold was carried north.
Salt was carried north while gold was carried south.
10
Which list of Niger River regions is in order from most rainfall to least amount of rainfall received?
rain forest, savannah, Sahel, Sahara
Sahel, rain forest, savannah, Sahara
rain forest, Sahel, savannah, Sahara
Sahel, savannah, rain forest, Sahara
11
One of the African Griot's functions was to __________.
train young warriors for the Mali Empire
represent his tribe in the Oware competition
None of the above
memorize village history and pass it on through stories
12
What West African city became famous for its universities and book markets?
Gao
Niani
Timbuktu
Sankore
13
Mansu Musa was a great ruler and a devout Muslim. He led the empire of _________.
Songhai
Mali
Zimbabwe
Ghana
14
How did Ghana become such a powerful state?
Leaders in Ghana formed alliances with other groups of people.
It gained control of the valuable trade routes.
Ghana owned more salt than other states.
It had the strongest army in all of Africa.
15
What resources came from West Africa's forests?
copper and silver
dates and salt
kola nuts and gold
fish and millet
16
As trade in gold, salt, and other items increased,
caravans were attacked by Berbers.
trading places grew into towns and then cities.
the prices of those items increased as well.
people stopped farming.
17
Which statement best describes the Sahel?
The Sahel is a region of open grassland that supports grazing animals.
The Sahel is a strip of land along the Mediterranean ideal for farming.
The Sahel is a strip of land that divides the desert from wetter areas.
The Sahel is a region of sand that makes up the world's largest desert.
18
What was the MAIN reason for the growth of Ghana and Mali?
their location on the savannah
B. their location in the center of the gold–salt trade routes
their location in the rain forest
their location on the ocean
19
If you're walking in a flat, grassy region of Africa with few trees, in which vegetation zone are you
most
likely in
the desert
the savannah
the forest
the jungle
20
Which BEST explains why Mansa Musa added Timbuktu, Gao, and Djenné to the Mali empire?
to provide protection against the spread of Islam
to avenge earlier attacks against Sundiata
to protect Mali's access to the Senegal River
to expand Mali's control over the gold and salt trades
21
During the time of the Mali Empire, traders from North Africa and West Africa exchanged their goods in what major city?
Pretoria
Cairo
Jerusalem
Timbuktu
22
Great civilizations in West Africa arose
in the Atlas Mountains.
in the Sahara desert.
along the Niger River.
along the Atlantic coast.
23
The land across West Africa is that covered by grasslands and a few trees is called
a rain forest
the savannah
the Sahara
the Sahel
24
What religious book would you have
most
likely been introduced to by merchants traveling through Africa in the 1300s?
Qur'an
Talmud
Torah
Bible
25
What was the importance of Mansa Musa's hajj to Mecca?
He became an important leader in the Islamic leadership.
He became even wealthier through very shrewed trading deals.
He became famous and introduced the world to the Mali Empire.
His followers built a large mosque in his honor.
26
Which statement best explains why the invasion of the Muslim Almoravids led to a decline in farming in the Ghana empire?
Overgrazing by their herd animals destroyed farm land.
Overgrazing by their herd animals destroyed farm land.
Overgrazing by their herd animals destroyed farm land.
Overgrazing by their herd animals destroyed farm land.
27
Traders carrying goods between the Ghana Empire and North Africa were forced to cross which obstacle?
the Great Rift Valley
the Mediterranean Sea
the Sahara Desert
the Nile River
28
Which is the
main
way in which Islamic beliefs were introduced into the ancient African Kingdom of Ghana?
by Islamic radicals
through a holy war
through the Kings of Ghana's travels to North Africa
by traveling Muslim merchants
29
Which was a part of the West African's oral tradition that was used to transmit wisdom through short sayings of truth?
epics
proverbs
songs
poems
30
Because of its value, _____________was used for money in West Africa.
silver
copper
salt
silk
