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West Africa in Middle Ages
West Africa in Middle Ages
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Ch. 12, 13, and 15 in History Alive! 7th grade curriculum.
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1
What is a folktale?
a true history of a family
a story written down from Islam scholars in Arabic
a story passed down in diaries
a story passed down orally that becomes a part of tradition
2
What West African instrument is shown in the picture?
ngoni
balafon
drum
kora
3
What famous artist was inspired by masks made in West Africa?
Claude Monet
Georgia O'Keefe
Leonardo da Vinci
Pablo Picasso
4
What type of African music does this video show?
balafon
dance music
call and response
drumming
5
Trading happened in Ghana using what?
money
silent barter
loud conversations
6
What does this African proverb mean? "Show me your friend and I will show you your character."
People may think your values or morals are the same.
Friends look the same.
Characters in books have similar personalities.
7
What possible FUNCTIONS did VISUAL art serve in West Africa?
Rituals and ceremonies.
Everyday needs (such as baskets)
Honor ancestors and royalty.
Dance and drumming
8
What types of visual art did captured slaves continue in America (and the South today)?
sculpture making
basket making
mask making
quilt making
9
What did folktales and proverbs have in common?
They were both from Islamic tradition.
They were both part of Africa's oral (speaking) tradition.
They were both always presented with dance and music.
They were both usually written down by Griots.
10
Which of the following best describes what griots did?
kept records and stories for the village by TELLING them
wrote music for drumming groups
led the armies
acted as religious leader
11
Why was travel across the Sahara dangerous?
The canyons were deep and difficult to cross.
Warrior waited to attack along the way.
The salt mines could often explode.
Caravans of traders could lose their way.
12
How did Ghana grow wealthy from the salt and gold trade?
stealing goods from traders when they were bartering
attacking traders
taxing traders who came through their kingdom
13
What was the order of how societies developed from SMALLEST to LARGEST?
villages, family communities, kingdoms, towns/cities
kingdoms, towns/cities, villages, family communities
family communities, villages, towns/cities kingdoms
family communities, villages, kingdoms, cities
14
What was the most important function of the oral tradition in Africa?
Entertaining young children
Encouraging respect for diversity
Extending a leader’s influence
Preserving and telling the people’s history
15
In 1977, archaeologists excavated Jenne-jeno. What does
excavate
mean?
walled up
buried
burned down
dug out
16
What geographical feature stood between North African traders and people from southern forests?
desert
ocean
mountain
canyon
17
Written tradition became more important in West Africa after the spread of which religion?
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
18
The city of Jenne-jeno had an ideal location for:
housing
art
farming
trade
19
Wangarans other people south of Ghana were known for trading which of the following goods?
Copper
Salt
Gold
Cowrie shells
20
What caused Ghana's kingdom to decline?
They had too much salt and not enough gold.
Women took power from the kings.
Ghana taxed traders too much, so they no longer came through
The kingdom lost natural resources (like trees and water).
21
Why did West Africans need salt? (more than one answer possible!)
it preserves food (especially meat)
it makes food taste good
it replaces sodium lost from sweating
it was used in farming
22
Which of the following made West African farming more efficient?
better fertilization
the plow
iron tools
irrigation systems
23
What was one way the king of Ghana kept his kingdom in power?
He had a lot of sons.
He maintained a large army.
He had a lot of court sessions.
He maintained a large amount of camels.
24
What example of visual arts is shown in the picture?
basket weaving
terra-cotta sculpture
bronze masks
textiles (applique)
25
How did people signal that they were ready to trade during the silent barter?
ring a bell
shout out
make a fire
bang a drum
26
Why did rulers of kingdoms collect
tribute
from the people they conquered?
To make more instruments for the kingdom
To show the conquered people accepted the ruler's authority
To help raise money to pay for protection against attackers
To help make more iron tools
27
The African tradition of call and response songs has influenced which type of American music?
none of the above
country
hip-hop
electronica
28
Griots preserved
genealogies
. What is
genealogy
?
history of war and battles
study of plants
favorites fables and folk tales
history of a family and ancestors
29
Why was drumming important in West African culture?
It was used at religious meetings.
It announced visitors.
It was used at ceremonies like weddings and funerals.
It entertained the king.
30
Trade benefited which group of people in West Africa?
All of the above
Kings of Ghana
North African traders
Gold miners from the southern forests (like Wangarans)
31
Ghana mainly traded what two minerals?
silver and spices
spices and gold
salt and gold
ivory and gold
32
What did people from the southern forest areas need? (What were they trying to get?)
salt
gold
slaves
kola nuts
33
Which of the following factors increased trans-Saharan trade?
the growth of cities
the introduction of the camel
more salt was available
the spread of Islam
34
Why was the silent barter good to use?
all of the above
made trade peaceful
stopped people from arguing
kept mines a secret
35
How did extended-family communities deal with dangerous floods or invading enemies
They lived in isolated areas away from each other.
They joined other communities to form villages
They offered gifts to their enemies.
They built walls around their communities.
