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African history and geography with a focus on West African Kingdoms and Swahili City-States
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Self-governed trading centers on the east coast of Africa.
villages
empires
kingdoms
city states
2
Mansa Musa was the emperor of
Ghana
Songhay
Mali
Kilwa
3
Islam spread through Africa...
from the north
as the result of the Indian Ocean trade
because of Berber merchants
as the result of Trans-Saharan trade
4
Trade across the Indian Ocean relied upon this weather phenomenon.
Arabian sand-storms
the Indus trade-winds
monsoons
typhoons
5
Swahili City states imported manufactured goods, such as porcelain and textiles, and EXPORTED..
ivory and timber
animals and animal skins
gold and slaves
all of the above
6
transmitted orally, rather than being written down, Congolese proverbs are considered to be...
just for children
commonly unreliable
part of the oral tradition
very old fashioned
7
The arrow is pointing to a climate-zone that is...
tropical rainforest
steppe
savanna
desert
8
The arrow is pointing to...
the Namib Desert
the Gobi Desert
the Kalahari Desert
the Sahara Desert
9
Sundiata became the ruler of
Mali
Ashanti
Ghana
Kongo
10
Religious specialists helped people negotiate the spiritual world to solve problems.
diviners
witch doctors
midwives
griots
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Swahili City States always had a common...
business interests
language
leader
currency
12
Syncretism is...
a process through which a religion is transmitted
the practice of heavily taxing trade
the merging of cultures, religions, or languages
a political system unique to west Africa
13
The great empires of west Africa gained most of their wealth from
ivory and timber
the slave trade
taxes/tariffs
gold and salt
14
This arrow is pointing to...
Mount Kilimanjaro
the Atlas Mountains
The Moroccan Mountains
the Mediterranean Mountains
15
The area in red is...
The Songhay Empire
the kingdom of Axum
the Kingdom of Kongo
the Mali Empire
16
Traveling storytellers and musicians instrumental in transmitting west African history & values
diviners
yalas
griots
bards
17
There arrows represent...
maritime trade routes
trade between Swahili City States
Trans-Saharan trade routes
the spread of Islam to West Africa
18
Founded in the 6th century CE, this was the first major Kingdom of west Africa
Axum
Mali
Ghana
Ashanti
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Long before it was written down, the history of west African cultures was transmitted through
songs
stories
visual arts
griots
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The area in red represents...
the Kingdom of Mali
the Kingdom of Ghana
the Kingdom of Axum
The Ashanti Kingdom
