Early African Civilizations

Question 1

Which statement is the most appropriate response to "Sunni Ali was bad for the empires of western Africa"?

Accepted Answer

"This is false, because he brought peace and stability to the area"

Question 2

The ____ River allowed many people to live in West Africa.

Accepted Answer

Niger

Question 3

Which of the following was not a way Mansa Musa spread Islam and education throughout Mali?

Accepted Answer

He outlawedd all religions except Islam

Question 4

Which two factors contributed most to the survival of early West African villages?

Accepted Answer

work and family

Question 5

Belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits...

Accepted Answer

animism

Question 6

Which list of regions is in order from most rainfall to least?

Accepted Answer

rain forest, savannah, Sahel, Sahara

Question 7

A spoken record of past events...

Accepted Answer

oral history

Question 8

The people of early West African civilizations preserved their history by writing books.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

A traditional crop in West Africa

Accepted Answer

Kola nuts

Question 10

Ghana's kings allowed conquered rulers to keep much of their power.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Mali's most famous ruler...

Accepted Answer

Mansa Musa

Question 12

Muhammad Ture was able to take over as ruler of Songhai because he was a Muslim.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

the people of Songhai rebelled against ______ because he was not a Muslim.

Accepted Answer

Sunni Baru

Question 14

To help maintain order, _____ created five provinces within Songhai.

Accepted Answer

Askia the Great

Question 15

Empire whose capital was Gao

Accepted Answer

Songhai

Question 16

Morocco wanted to gain control of Songhai's advanced methods of weapon making.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

An epic poem called the _____ tells the history of Ghana.

Accepted Answer

Dausi

Question 18

Farming in Africa improved around 500 BC because...

Accepted Answer

people learned how to make iron tools

Question 19

The rulers of Ghana banned common people from owning gold ___________.

Accepted Answer

nuggets

Question 20

A group of people born within the same two or three years...

Accepted Answer

age-set

Question 21

Which of the following best illustrates a similarity between the development of Ghana and Mali empires?

Accepted Answer

both empires lay along the Niger River, where soil made food plentiful

Question 22

Artists of West Africa carved masks that portrayed the faces of their ancestors.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

Some of earliest people in West Africa...

Accepted Answer

Soninke

Question 24

Which of the following best explains the usefulness of the practice of silent barter?

Accepted Answer

it ensured that trading was peaceful and mines stayed secret

Question 25

Empire that began its rise to power under Sundiata...

Accepted Answer

Mali

Question 26

Kingdom that gained control of West Africa's trade routes by AD 800...

Accepted Answer

Ghana

Question 27

Which of the following is a method Sundiata used to gain more power in Mali?

Accepted Answer

He took power away from local chiefs and leaders

Question 28

Who were the Almoravids?

Accepted Answer

Muslims who attacked Ghana and cut off trade routes

Question 29

A short saying of wisdom or truth...

Accepted Answer

proverb

Question 30

In West Africa, what do the different regions running east and west have in common?

Accepted Answer

They are all warm

Early African Civilizations

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Early African Civilizations

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