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1
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 Zeus
The teachings of Islam
2
West African kings did not force their people to convert to Islam, but did enforce strict laws...
based on the Torah
based on the Bible
based on the Four Noble Truths
based on the Qur'an
3
Timbuktu, Djenne, and Gao were cities located on which river?
Senegal River
Niger River
Nile River
Amazon River
4
Muslim traders influenced the West Africans by teaching them the Arabic systems of...
Sports, Architecture, and Art
Reading, Writing and Numbers
History and Music
Mythology and Magic
5
Armed with guns, ____________ forces overpowered the Songhai warriros and captured Timbuktu in 1591.
Egyptian
None of the above
Moroccan
Spanish
6
In West Africa, family members shared a strong sense of connection based on family relationships called __________.
Ethinic Group
Kinship
Caste
Lineage
7
The exchange of goods across the Sahara Desert is known as what?
Trans-Arabic Trade
Trans-Egyptian Trade
Trans-Saharan Trade
Trans-Atlantic Trade
8
The Trans-Saharan trade network was a link between what two worlds?
Arab and European
African and Arab
North African and Asian
African and European
9
The Griot was important to West African society. Which one is
NOT
a responsibility of a Griot?
Memorized famous events and people
Sang songs and recited poetry
Teaching students how to read and write
Told folktales and proverbs
10
Mansa Musa's hajj, or pilgrimage, took about how long?
one decade
10 years
one year
one month
11
The three great West African Empires grew rich from controlling the ________ & _________ trade.
Copper and Iron
Gold and Salt
Ivory and Diamond
Gold and Spice
12
What is Animism?
The belief in a supreme animal god
The belief that ALL living and non-living things possess a spirit
The belief that ONLY people have spirits
None of the above
13
What was an effect of Mansa Musa's Journey?
All of the above
Invaders came looking for riches.
Mansa Musa made Timbuktu a center of learning and knowledge.
It upset the economy of Egypt for many years.
14
The __________ Desert is the world's largest and covers most of northern Africa.
Sahara
Syrian
Gobi
Arabian
15
Thousands of years ago, rivers, trees, and grasslands covered much of the Sahara.
False
True
16
What was Mansa Musa’s primary motivation for journeying across the Sahara Desert in the 1300s?
Pilgrimage to Timbuktu
Pilgrimage to Mecca
To get rich
Pilgrimage to Egypt
17
Where was
Gold
located at in Africa?
In the Sahara Desert
In the Sahel
At the Senegal River
In the Gobi Desert
18
Ordinary
is to
Plain
as
Lavish
is to ____________
Simple
Undecorated
Basic
Fancy
19
What was the significance of West African folk stories such as 'Anansi the Spider'?
To teach kids how to count
To put kids to sleep before bed
They were moral lessons & taught people how to act
To tell people the dangers of spiders
20
Who was one of the richest men in world history that spent lots of gold on a journey across the Sahara.
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battuta
Askia Muhammad
Sundiata
21
Mansa Musa was committed, or ____________, to the religion of Islam.
against
indifferent
disloyal
devoted
22
Which of the following items was NOT traded in West Africa during the Middle Ages?
Slaves
Ivory
Silk
Guns/Gunpowder
23
The Mali Empire achieved all of the following EXCEPT...
unified code of laws
ruled over 50 million people
founded by Sundiata, "the Lion King"
the largest West African empire
24
The Songhai Empire did NOT achieve which of the following?
Took over Morocco
maintained a strong military
became the largest of the West African empires
lasted for 150 years
25
How did Mansa Musa transform the city of Timbuktu into a center of learning and Knowledge?
He built new homes for everyone in Timbuktu
He brought back scholars and artists to Timbuktu
He brought back money to Timbuktu
He built a Colosseum for sporting events
26
Ghana was able to grow as an empire due to their metalworking skills with...
Gold
Iron
Steel
Bronze
27
The stories and folktales told by West African griots were meant to ...
provide rich oral tradition
all of the above
be educational
be entertainmenting
28
Songhai leader who built the largest empire in medieval West Africa...
Askia Muhammad
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battuta
29
Which cities in West Africa were known as great centers of learning and knowledge?
Medina and Gao
Timbuktu and Cairo
Timbuktu and Djenne
Timbuktu and Mecca
30
Where was
salt
located at in Africa?
In the Sahel
In the Gobi Desert
at the Niger River
In the Sahara Desert
31
3 empires dominated West Africa at separate times in the Middle Ages. Which one
WASN'T
a kingdom?
Songhia
Ghana
Mecca
Mali
32
Ibn Battuta is important to West African history because he....
was the first emperor of the Songhai Empire.
wrote about Mali in his journal during his 23 years of travel.
converted many West Africans to Islam.
was the leader of the Almoravid Invasion.
33
North Africans mainly wanted gold to make into....
jewelry
statues
coins
tombs
34
What traditional belief system did Africans practice during the Middle Ages?
Animism
Christianity
Buddhism
Humanism
