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1
The Benin empire (in what is now Nigeria) became particularly known for which art form?
wood drums
coiled-fiber baskets
printed textiles
brass sculptures
2
A zone of semidesert, south of the Sahara, where short grasses and a few trees grow
Sahara
Sahel
Forest
Savanna
3
Which vegetation zone is below the Sahel?
Forest
Sahara
desert
Savanna
4
The first medieval civilization and empire in West Africa
Ghana
Songhai
Timbuktu
Mali
5
How did traditional West African folktales come to Americas?
Explorers discovered them
Slaves brought them
Traders sold them
Missionaries wrote them down
6
How did the Niger River encourage trade?
It was a transportation route
Its annual floods provided rich soil
It provided water for baking
It was a source of food
7
Why didn't large settlements develop in the Sahara?
It was too large
It was too dry
It was too rocky
It was too hilly
8
West Africans used salt to
all of the above
add taste to their food
improve their diet
keep food from spoiling
9
Why do historians not know the location of the gold mines of Wangara?
bird calls
smoke signals
messengers
beating drum
10
An account of the line of ancestry within a family
genealogy
patrilineal
griot
matrilineal
11
The first West African ruler to practice Islam devoutly
Mansa Musa
Songhai
Genghis Khan
Muhammad
12
Why was Ghana wealthy?
The government did not allow foreigners to travel into Ghana
The government collected tax on goods passing through Ghana
The government distributed gold to its citizens
The government placed heavy taxes on its people
13
How did the spread of Islam in the 600s contribute to the growth of trade?
Muslims became merchants in West African towns
North African nomads refused to convert.
Arabs conquered the kingdom of Ghana
The hajj promoted international travel
14
Who often wore masks in West Africa?
visitors to the king's palace
weavers making special textiles
dancers in ritual ceremonies
traders conducting secret business
15
What is one artistic form that both West Africa and Muslims valued before their cultures met?
decorative calligraphy
geometric designs
bright silks for robes
carvings of animals
16
List the West African Kingdoms in order 1,2,3:
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
Songhai, Ghana, Mali
Ghana, Mail, Songhai
Mali, Ghana, Songhai
17
Name the 3 kingdoms of West Africa
Mali
Ghana
All the aboe
Songhai
18
How have historians learned about the kingdom of Ghana?
from paintings on salt mine walls
from royal tax collection records
from wood carvings in the forest
from writings of Arab scholars
19
Who first brought Islam to West Africa?
slave raiders
caravan traders
religious refugees
armed nomads
20
The pink area on the map shows:
East Africa
North Africa
South Africa
West Africa
21
As the use of Arabic spread, how were native West Africa languages maintained?
They were taught in children's schools
They were spoken in everyday life
They were used for trade and commerce
They were required in the royal courts
22
How did the Songhai empire differ from the empire of Mali?
It controlled a smaller area
It restored traditional beliefs
It spread Islam by force
It began and ended earlier
23
A baked clay used to make pottery, tiles, and sculptures
terra-cotta
applique
brass
kente
24
List the descriptions in order: East, North, West, South
green, yellow, pink, orange
green, yellow, orange, pink
green, pink, orange, yellow
green, pink, yellow, orange
25
A family line traced through the mother
genealogy
patrilineal
matrilineal
kente
26
What is one main way the Mande people built Mali into an empire?
find the secret gold mines
require military service from women
construct large irrigation system
take control of trans-Saharan trade
27
What does the genealogy of a family tell us?
about their recreation
about their ancestry
about their jobs
about their homes
28
Why did Islam spread fairly easily in Mali?
Muslim leaders conquered Mali and imposed Islamic law
Rulers of Mali expelled anyone who opposed Islam
People in Mali blend Islam with their traditional religions
Arab rulers visited Mali and explained Islamic beliefs
29
Which product of West Africa was most important to trade across the Sahara?
timber
clothing
oil
gold
30
A West African empire ruled by the Mande that became a major crossroads of the Islamic world
Mali
Songhai
Ghana
Nok
31
What is the main reason why people in different vegetation zones traded with each other?
Different resources were found in each zone
The Niger River passed through different zones
Large empires ruled over different zones
The zones were home to different cultural groups
32
A technique in which pieces of fabric are attached to a background fabric to form a design
griot
applique
calligraphy
kente
33
In what language were most of the earliest books written in West Africa?
Mande
Arabic
Egyptian
Latin
34
How did villages form in early West Africa?
Family-based communities joined together for help
Groups developed closely together due to gold resources
A controlling leader forcefully took over many groups
Communities often went to war over trade disputes
35
What technology did the Nok people adopt as early as 500 BCE?
paper making
the aqueduct
the wheel
iron smelting
36
Trans-Saharan trade increased after 300 C.E. because of the introduction of what animal?
lion
camel
horse
tiger
37
An ancient West African city built along the Niger River
Mali
Nok
Timbuktu
Jenne-Jeno
38
What contributed to Ghana's downfall?
population decline
floods
disease
war
39
Which music style most influenced by West African call-and-response songs?
opera
country
blues
classical
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For what was the city of Timbuktu especially known for?
its community of scholars
its productive salt mines
its sea trade with East Asia
its talented portrait artists
