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West Africa Vocabulary
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Which west African kingdom became the largest through trade?
Songhai
Mali
Africa
Ghana
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Is Africa a .....
State
Continent
Island
Country
3
What are the major climate zones in Africa?
highlands, steppes, desert, savanna
desert, swamps, temperate torest, tropical forest
highlands, desert, rainforest, arctic
desert, desert scrub, temperate grassland, and tropical grassland
4
The southern region of West African vegetation
Savannah
Jungle
Desert
Sahel
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What is does the word tribute mean?
Money and goods demanded on an ongoing basis
An ancient manuscript in book form
A contestant that plays in the Hunger Games
A form of motivation
6
Most famous leader of Mali
Tunka Manin
Mansa Musa
Abu Bakr
Sunni Ali
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Which of the following is NOT a kingdom of West Africa
Axum
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
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What did West Africans use the Niger River for?
As a means of transportation
To wash their clothing.
They didn't, they dammed it up.
For waste and trash
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The primary religion of the Mali empire was?
Islam
Christianity
polytheism
Judaism
10
Mali can be found on what continent?
Europe
Africa
South America
Europe
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What was trans-Saharan trade?
Trade across the Sahara
Trade center set up in the Sahara
Trade with China
Trade of camels in the Sahara desert
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Who was Sunni Ali?
He was a soldier.
He was an important ruler of the Songhai.
He was the ruler of Mali.
He was a poor ruler of the Songhai.
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Which letter on the map represents the Trans-Saharan trade route?
A
D
C
B
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Why was smelting important to the Nok people of West Africa?
Because they needed the fur.
It helped Islam spread more quickly.
It allowed them to extract iron from rock.
It allowed them make glass from sand
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When the Songhai gain its independence?
The 1200's
The 1800's
The 1700's
The 1400's
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The central region of West African vegetation zone
Jungle
Savannah
Semi-tropical
Desert
17
Oral Traditions are:
History
Written down
Passed down by word of mouth
None of the above.
18
Timbuktu developed along the
Nile River
Niger River
Congo River
Nigeria River
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The northern region of West African vegetation zone?
Dessert
Rainforest
Grasslands
Desert
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Oral traditions and histories are:
poems
all
dances and music
songs
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How did the West African Empires use the Niger River?
power production
all of the above
transportation
irrigation
