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Ch. 13 Review Africa
Ch. 13 Review Africa
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Review looking at the Early African Civilizations that we have discussed over the last week.
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1
Which of the following is the best response for saying that Sunni Ali was bad for the empires?
False, he gave land back to the people that had been taken
True, all he did was wage war on the empires
False, he brought peace and stability to the region
True, he destroyed everything that was in sight
2
Some of the earliest people in West Africa
Ghanese
Senagalians
Soninke
Almoravids
3
A short saying of wisdom or truth
proverb
silent barter
psalm
griot
4
Muhammad Ture was able to take over as ruler of Songhai because he was a Muslim
THIS IS FICTION
false
THIS IS NONFICTION
true
5
What epic poem tells the history of Ghana?
Baru
Sundiata
Ali
Dausi
6
Why was the silent barter such a useful practice?
people who did not speak the same language could trade
trading was peaceful and the mine locations were secret
the cost of trading was kept to a minimum
it allowed traders to abuse the system
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Belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits
Islam
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
animism
8
Kingdom that gained control of the West Africa's trade routes by AD 800
Ghana
Moroccans
Romans
Mali
9
Artists of West Africa carved masks that portrayed the faces of their ancestors
false
true
I would totally wear the mask...
would you be the one to wear the mask??
10
Empire that began its rise to power under Sundiata
Almoravids
Moroccans
Ghana
Mali
11
What river allowed many people to live in West Africa?
Niger
Coosa
Nile
Zambezi
12
a group of people born within the same two or three years
family
normal
proverb
age-set
13
Mali's most famous ruler
Askia the Great
Mansa Musa
Sunni Baru
Sunni Ali
14
The people of early West African civilizations preserved their history by writing books
false
everyone likes to read!!!!
true
nobody even reads books anyways
15
Ghana's kings allowed conquered rulers to keep much of their power.
false
what a gentleman that man was for doing that
now why on earth would he do that
true
16
Morocco wanted to gain control of Songhai's advanced methods of weapon making
false
they wanted those good looking swords...
they wanted some of the good minerals
true
17
Who were the Almoravids?
Christians from southern Europe who joined up with Ghana
merchants who controlled the salt trade
Muslims that attacked Ghana and cut off their trade routes
group of sea travelers from Atlantis
18
The rulers of Ghana banned common people from owning gold what?
nuggets
candy
minerals
dust
19
Which of these was NOT a way that Mansa Musa spread Islam and education?
sent scholars to Morocco and had them build schools
brought in artists and architects to build mosques
he outlawed all religions except Islam
he stressed teh importance of reading and writing in Arabic
20
In West Africa, what do the different regions running east and west have in common?
they are all in the desert
They are all warm
They are all full of grassy grasslands
They all extend to the Mediterranean Sea
21
The people of Songhai rebelled against who because he was not a Muslim?
Sunni Ali
Sunni Baru
Askia the Great
Timbuktu
22
Which of these is in order of most rainfall to least?
rain forest, savannah, Sahel, Sahara
rain forest, Sahel, savannah, Sahara
Sahara, Sahel, savannah, rain forest
rain forest, savannah, Sahara, Sahel
23
A spoken record of past events
oral history
history
story telling
spoken history
24
Which statement BEST shows how the Ghana and Mali empires were similar?
they were both democracies
Both empires received outside help
Both empires took advantage of the gold they had
Both empires were on the Niger River
25
Farming in Africa improved around 500 BC because
they learned how to make iron tools
they learned to build structures that could carry water
they began to use animals to harvest crops
they realized that farming was hard and they just stopped
26
Who created five provinces in to help maintain order in Songhai?
Askia the Great
Sunni Ali
Cleopatra
Sunni Baru
27
a traditional crop in West Africa
all of the above
kola nuts
dates
grain
28
Empire whose capital was Gao
Romans
Mali
Songhai
Ghana
29
Which of the following is a method Sundiata used to gain more power in Mali?
he bribed the citizens to become his followers
He offed all of the locals
he hired armies from other empires to do his dirty work
he took power away from the local and religious rulers
30
Which two factors contributed most to the survival of early West African villages?
rulers and geography
technology and natural resources
religion and culture
work and family
