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West African Kingdoms
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1
Silent barter is
a process by which the people of Ghana elected their leaders
a deadly snake native to West Africa
a West African musical instrument
a process in which people trade goods without direct contact
2
What is an arquebus?
a large animal that the Moroccans used to carry goods
a large deposit of a valuable blue mineral
an early form of a gun
a large boat used to carry people acrossth e Niger River
3
Who was Mali's greatest and most famous ruler?
Askia the Great
Maghan
Sunni Ali
Mansa Musa
4
Which city that was the center of the Mali Empire became the center for the Songhai Empire?
Gao
Djenné
Timbuktu
Mecca
5
How did Ghana's kings use the tax and tribute money they collected?
Most of the money was never used and remains lost
they built powerful armies so they could conquer more land
they bought gold mines in the western territories
they shared most of the money with the citizens of Ghana
6
Which of the following is a method Sundiata used to gain more power in Mali?
He hired armies from other empires to work for him
He killed most of the local chiefs and leaders
He took political & religious powers away from local chiefs
He bribed citizens to be his followers
7
What are two lasting governmental inventions of Askia the Great?
public holidays and public schools
government-owned companies and sales tax
specialized government offices and a professional army
income taxes and toll roads
8
How did Ghana become such a powerful state?
Ghana owned more salt than other states
It had the strongest army in all of Africa
Leaders of Ghana formed alliances with other groups
It gained control of the valuable trade routes
9
Why did the people of Songhai overthrow Sunni Baru?
he tried to convert all of his subjects to Christianity
he was a weak leader who made his people suffer
they did not want to be ruled by the son of Sunni Ali
because he was not a Muslim, they would lose trade and power
10
Why were the Berbers willing to trade with the Songhai?
Both groups of people were Muslims
they were planning to eventually invade the Songhai Empire
They were so close to the Songhai
They shared ancestral history
11
According to traditional Malian beliefs, why was food so plentiful?
Malian ancestors made an agreement with spirits of the land
Gold leaked from the ground and fertilized the cropland
a mysterious traveler from the north taught them how to farm
the water from the Niger River was magical
12
Why did Morocco invade Songhai?
Moroccons were after the gold and salt deposits of Songhai
they wanted to capture Songhai citizens for slaves
Songhai had conquered many of Morocco's trading partners
Moroccans thought the askias of Songhai became Christians
13
Who were the
mansas
?
group of elders who counseled Sundiata on important matters
merchants from territories north of the Sahara Desert
leaders who held both policital & religious roles in Mali
group of rebels who fought Sundiata for control of empire
14
Who were the Almoravids?
a group of sea-traveling people from southern Africa
Christians from southern Europe who joined forces with Ghana
Muslims who attacked Ghana and destroyed Koumbi Saleh
merchants from the north who controlled the salt trade
15
What was the largest city in Ghana and the main trading center?
Koumbi Saleh
Tripoli
Timbuktu
Mecca
16
Many of the West African epics can be read
in the Dausi and the Sundiata
in the great library in Mecca
in the Qur'an
on the walls of mosques in Timbuktu
17
For special occasions, West African kings and queens wore garments made of
kente
finely woven silk
cotton with gold thread
highly polished ebony wood
18
African storytellers who memorize and recite the names and histories of their people are called
Battuta
griots
kente
Dausi
