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1
The three great West African Empires grew rich from controlling the ________ & _________ trade.
Gold and Salt
Salt and Glitter
Gold and Salsa
Gold and Seasoning
2
3 empires dominated W. Africa at separate times in the Middle Ages. Which one
WASN'T
a kingdom?
Ghana
Mecca
Mali
Songhia
3
West African kings did not force their people to convert to islam, but did enforce strict laws...
based on the Qur'an
based on Buddhism
based on the Bible
based on the Torah
4
What cities in West Africa were known as great centers of learning and knowledge.
Cairo and Mecca
New England and Los Angeles
Timbuktu and Jenne
Timbuktu and Egypt
5
The epic stories and folk tales told by West African griots were meant to be ...
used for educational purposes only
used as entertainment only
entertaining and educational.
used as bed time stories to make kids go to sleep.
6
W African king whose son exiled him to an island as an 80 yr old blind man
Sunni Ali
Sundiata
Askia Muhammad
Mansa Musa
7
Who was the richest man in world history that spent millions on a journey across the Sahara.
Sundiata
Michael Jordan
Muhammad
Mansa Musa
8
What belief system did Africans practice during the Middle Ages?
Christianity
Animism
Buddhism
Humanism
9
What was the significance of West African folk stories such as Anansi the spider?
They were moral lessons & taught children the way to act.
To make kids laugh
to put kids to sleep before bed
To tell people the dangers of spiders
10
The exchange of goods across the Sahara desert is known as what?
Trans-Arabic Trade
Trans-Egyptian Trade
Trans-Atlantic Trade
Trans-Saharan Trade
11
The first W African kingdom to establish a strong empire after gaining control of the salt & gold trade
Ghana
Mecca
Songhai
Mali
12
The Trans-Saharan Trade network was a link between what two worlds?
North African and Asian
African and Arab
Arab and European
African and European
13
What was Mansa Musa’s primary motivation for journeying across the Sahara Desert in the 1300s?
he was required to take a one time pilgrimage to Egypt
he was required to take a one time pilgrimage to Mecca.
he was required to take a one time pilgrimage to Timbuktu
To get rich
14
Where was
salt
located at in Africa?
at the Niger River
In the Sahel
In the Gobi Desert
In the Sahara
15
Trans-Saharan Trade provided for the exchange of goods, as well as religious ideas, including..
The teachings of Buddha
The teachings of Christianity
The teachings of Zeus
The teachings of Islam
16
What was one negative effect of Mansa Musa's Journey?
Americans came looking for wealth & took over all of Africa.
He found another gold mine in Mecca
Mansa Musa made Timbuktu a center of learning and knowledge.
Europeans came looking for wealth & took over all of Africa.
17
What is Animism
The belief in a supreme animal god
The belief that ONLY living things possess a spirit
The belief that ALL living and non-living things possess a spirit
The drawing of Anime comics
18
how did Mansa Musa transform the city of Timbuktu into a center of learning and Knowledge?
He brought back money to Timbuktu
He brought back scholars and artists to Timbuktu
He built a Colosseum for sporting events
He built new homes for everybody in Timbuktu
19
Muslim traders influenced the West Africans by teaching them the Arabic systems of...
Reading, Writing and Numbers
Art, Science and Music
Sports, Architecture and Numbers
Music and Art
20
the Griot was important to West African society. Which one is
NOT
a responsibility of a Griot?
Told folk tales.
Teaching students how to read and write
Remembered family and tribal histories,
Told epic stories
21
Where was
Gold
located at in Africa?
In the Sahara Desert
In the tropical rainforests
In the Gobi Desert
at the Niger River
