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Review for Module 14.
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1
Ghana’s rulers wanted to make $ from traders. They raised $ by forcing traders to pay taxes
They were smart rulers who took advantage of opportunities
They tried to stop the trading in their empire.
They were crooks who illegally made money from poor people.
They disliked foreign traders and merchants.
2
_____________ and salt were major trade goods of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
Slaves
Ivory
Copper
Gold
3
Traders in Ghana used_______________ to exchange goods.
silent barter
currency
public auction
barter
4
Made Songhai into the largest empire in West Africa
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
Sunni Ali
Askia The Great
5
Why was salt so valuable?
Salt was used as a fertilizer for crops.
Salt was used as a medicine.
Salt was used in many religious ceremonies.
People needed salt in their diets.
6
Why were the Berbers willing to trade with the Songhai?
They were planning to eventually invade the Songhai Empire.
They shared ancestral history.
Both groups of people were Muslims.
They were so close to the Songhai.
7
The _______ is the line of latitude that slices through the center of Africa.
prime meridian
equator
North Pole
Arctic Circle
8
In 1324, Mansa Musa left his empire on a pilgrimage to ______________ .
Mali
Egypt
Morocco
Mecca
9
Every trader who entered ____________ had to pay a tax on the goods he carried.
Mali
Ghana
Great Zimbabwe
Songhai
10
Which city became one of the major cultural centers of the Islamic world in Africa?
Cairo
Makkah
Kilwa
Timbuktu
11
West Africa’s ____________________ mines were a source of wealth.
iron
coal
salt
copper
12
The last great king of Mali. He helped make Islam stronger in Mali
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
Sunni Ali
Askia The Great
13
The West African empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai grew wealthy due to ________.
religion
music/culture
trade
wars/conflict
14
Which statement accurately describes animism?
The belief that dead relatives protect the living.
The belief in many gods.
The belief that natural objects have spirits.
The belief in one god.
15
_________ was known as the "Lion Prince" and founder of Mali.
Askia The Great
Sunni Ali
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
16
The world's second largest continent is________.
North America
Africa
Europe
South America
17
The ___________ River allowed many people to live in West Africa.
Zambezi
Congo
Nile
Niger
18
Founder of the Songhai empire
Mansa Musa
Sunni Ali
Sundiata
Askia The Great
19
The_______Desert is the world's largest desert.
Gobi
Sahara
Libyan
Kalahari
20
During his 25 year reign of Mali, Mansa Musa captured many trade cities. Select THREE cities he captured.
Timbuktu
Mecca
Gao
Djenne
21
Which of the following was NOT a way Mansa Musa spread Islam and education throughout Mali?
He outlawed all religions except Islam.
He stressed the importance of reading and writing in Arabic.
He sent scholars to Morocco to help start schools in Mali.
He hired artists and architects to build mosques in Mali.
22
Under which king did Ghana's territory and military power reach its height?
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
Tunka Manin
Askia the Great
23
Which BEST illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and Mali empires?
Both lay along the upper Niger River where fertile soil made food plentiful
Both empires were formed as democracies.
Both used their gold mines within empires to fund their armies.
Both empires were helped by outsiders.
24
Which two uses of iron were the most significant for West Africans?
decorating works of art and clearing land
clearing the land and as weapons
as farm tools and for religious rites
celebrating religious rites and using as weapons
25
Which statement BEST describes the kinship system on which western African tribes were based?
Society is connected by an allegiance to a king.
Society is connected by extended families and relatives.
Society is divided according to the types of jobs each person performs.
Society is divided between the wealthy and the poor.
26
The kings of Ghana were protective of their wealth and did not allow their subjects to own ___.
gold nuggets
salt mines
ivory
spices
27
After _________________conquered Ghana, he took over the salt and gold trades.
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
Sunni Ali
Askia the Great
28
Emperor who expanded Mali and brought enormous wealth to his country.
Askia The Great
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Sunni Ali
29
Songhai emperor who re-established Timbuktu as a center of learning.
Sunni Ali
Mansa Musa
Askia the Great
Sundiata
30
Which city that was once the center of culture and trade in the Mali Empire?
Timbuktu
Gao
Djenné
Mecca
