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Chapter 13- Early African Civilizations
Chapter 13- Early African Civilizations
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7th grade social studies-World History
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1
Where did West Africans get gold from?
the desert
the forests
the sahel
the grasslands
2
What term describes African storytellers?
proverbs
Village Papa
griot
preacher
3
What West African term is used for hand-woven, brightly colored cloth?
silk
kente
sash
shadow
4
What term is used for short sayings of wisdom or truth?
poems
fables
proverbs
tales
5
Silent barter is when two people trade goods...
without speaking to one another
with the use of money
without trading with one another
without looking at one another
6
Who was the first king of the Songhai people?
Sunni Ali
Mansa Musa
Abu Bakr
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Which religion was closely related with trade in Africa?
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
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What does the word "sahel" mean?
shore
river
beach
lake
9
Which river is an important source of water, food, and transportation in West Africa?
the Congo River
the Savannah River
the Niger River
the Amazon River
10
What is the name of an early form of a gun used in West Africa?
cannon
shot gun
arquebus
11
Who was a famous Songhai ruler?
Muhammad
Askia the Great
Mansa Musa
King Tutankhamen
12
What are rifts?
long deep valleys
grasslands
tall mountains
long rivers
13
What term is used to describe a spoken record of past events?
oral history
griot
14
What came from the Sahara desert that keeps food from spoiling?
paprika
pepper
salt
garlic
15
The rain forests of Africa are near?
North Pole
the Mediterranean Sea
the Nile River
tropical
16
Africa is home to the world's largest desert...
the Sahara Desert
the Gobi Desert
the Mojave Desert
the Arabian Desert
17
Which ruler from Mali was the most famous and went on a famous pilgrimage?
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
Sunni Ali
18
What is an grassy area of land with scattered trees?
sahara
valley
rainforest
savannah
19
Which Mali ruler conquered Ghana and introduced cotton to the area?
Sunni Ali
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
20
What were the two main resources traded in Ghana?
salt and pepper
gold and silver
gold and salt
pepper and silver
21
South of the Sahara Desert, Africa is known as
Sub-Sahara Africa
the horn of Africa
the tip of Africa
22
Which Muslims invaded Ghana and brought animals that caused overgrazing?
Almoravids
Shia Muslims
Sufi Muslims
Sunni Muslims
23
What do we call the belief that spirits are in natural objects like water, trees, and animals?
Animism
Polytheism
Islam
Buddhism
24
Which important city in Mali had a famous university?
Tonka
Timbuktu
Piggs Peak
Catio
25
Was Islam spread through sub-Saharan West Africa by trade or invasion/force?
invasion/force
trade
