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1
Trans-Saharan trade mainly involved the exchange of gold for
ivory
iron
salt
2
What helped to establish Christianity in Ethiopia?
Arrival of Persian immigrants
The Swahili culture
The Zagwe dynasty
3
In East Africa Muslim culture had the most influence on
rulers of Ethiopia
the Swahili city-states
the Kushite people
4
What culture developed in East Africa as a result of trade?
Swahili
Kushite
Nubian
5
The Songhai empire control of ____ helped spread the Arabic language
salt
gold
trade
6
Storytellers are called
Tribal leaders
Historians
Griots
7
All of the following are important parts of Africa's oral tradition EXCEPT?
storytelling
trade
griots
proverbs
8
How did trade help advance societies in African civilizations?
it put them into contact with other people's ideas
it made the gold they mined more valuable
It gave them slaves to do all the work
9
Who came second after Ghana in getting rich from the gold salt trade?
Mali
Nok
Songhai
10
What are the 3 kingdoms of West Africa
Moe, Curly and Joe
Niger, Egypt & Kenya
Kush, Axum & Ethiopia
Ghana, Mali & Songhai
11
A person's clan and caste were determined by their
language
religion
birth
12
The Sahara is the world's largest
Mountain range
desert
river
13
Which two things made Mali an important empire?
Sundiata's laws & copper
The gold -salt trade & Mansa Musa's Haj
Ottoman empire's decline
14
Who led a great caravan to Mecca that brought his empire to the attention of the world
Askia Muhammad
As-Saheli
Mansa Musa
15
Family members in Africa share a strong bond with family known as
castes
kinship
lineage
16
West African societies were grouped by
clans
castes
village
17
Which two empires helped establish Islam in West Africa?
Ghana and Mali
Mali and Songhai
Ghana and Songhai
18
Mali and Songhai helped spread this religion
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
19
Iron tools and weapons allowed some African people to have an advantage
False
True
20
In West African culture who ranked just above traders in the social structure?
The Emperor
The nobles and kings
farmers
21
How did the Sahara desert become a source of salt in West Africa?
Thousands of years ago, the Sahara held areas of salt water
salt crystals are mixed in with sand in the Sahara
Over time, animals and insects have deposited salt there
22
Axum's importance as a trading kingdom in East Africa was mainly because of its
rulers
wealth
location
23
In most traditional African religions, people honored
their ancestors
the emperor
the only one god
24
The first Christian influence in East Africa appeared in
Axum
Kerma
Ethiopia
25
Why was Songhai most important in spreading Islam?
they controlled the trade routes
their system of weights and measures
their laws were based on the Qu'ran
