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1
Which trade route of the post-classical era was impacted by monsoon winds?
The Silk Road routes
The Trans-Saharan routes
The Columbian Exchange
The Indian Ocean trade network
2
Which of the following is *NOT* true about the trade routes shown on the map?
These are the Trans-Saharan routes
The East African city-states profited off these routes
Gold and salt were the most important items traded on them
Ghana and Mali became wealthy by controlling these routes
3
Which of the following was a West African kingdom of the post-classical era?
Ghana
Ethiopia
Kilwa
Great Zimbabwe
4
Rulers in North, West, and East Africa converted to ____ to legitimize power and be both religious + political leaders.
Judaism
Indigenous beliefs
Islam
Christianity
5
The use of camels and caravans to trade was an adaptation made to the environment regarding which route?
The Trans-Saharan trade routes
The Indian Ocean trade network
The Silk Road routes
The Black Sea trade routes
6
Which of the following is *NOT* true about the trade routes shown on the map?
Gold and salt were the most important items traded on them
Monsoon winds helped enable trade here
The East African city-states profited off these routes
These are routes in the Indian Ocean trade network
7
T/F: Mansa Musa converted to Islam and made a
hajj
to Mecca, which had many impacts, including causing inflation.
False
True
8
Which empires controlled the gold and salt trade?
Mali & Kilwa
Ghana & Mali
Ghana & Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe & Ethiopia
9
Kilwa was a city-state in East Africa that thrived because of:
Trade along the trans-Saharan routes
Extensive farming technology to help its agricultural economy
Its failure to make use of monsoon winds to enable trade
Trade in the Indian Ocean network
10
Which numbered location BEST represents the location of Great Zimbabwe?
Location 2
Location 4
Location 1
Location 3
11
Which numbered location BEST represents the location of the kingdom of Ethiopia?
Location 4
Location 1
Location 3
Location 2
12
Which is *NOT* an accurate statement about the Swahili language?
It was formally adopted as the official language of Mali
It combines elements of Bantu and Arabic languages
It was spoken in the East African city-states
It is an example of linguistic (cultural) syncretism in Africa
13
Which best describes Great Zimbabwe?
The kingdom that defeated Ghana
An African empire located in West Africa
NE African medieval trade center located in Ethiopia
SE African medieval trade center known for its stone walls
14
Nomadic pastoralists moved to access resources. Which other group were pastoralists like the Berbers (shown in image)?
The residents of Great Zimbabwe
The Bedouin tribes
The leaders of the Islamic empires
The inhabitants of Mali
15
Kilwa, and other cities in E. Africa, was an example of a ____, having its own independent government.
City-state
Kingdom
Empire
Clan
16
Why was Mali able to amass considerable wealth in the post-classical era?
Controlled the money made by Muslim pilgrims on their hajj to Mecca
Profited from control of gold/salt trade on Trans-Saharan routes
Was one of the endpoints of the Silk Road trade routes
Profited from trading in the Indian Ocean network
17
Which of the following
*CORRECTLY*
describes the role of the caliph in Islamic civilization?
The caliph was only a political leader
The caliph was neither a religious nor a political leader
The caliph was only a religious leader
The caliph was both a religious and a political leader
18
What were the foundations of most Sub-Saharan societies?
Agricultural economies and advances in iron-working
An agricultural economy and civil wars
More econ. sophistication than other parts of Africa
Extensive trade and interaction w/ Asian societies
19
This image shows a mosque located in W. Africa. Its construction provides evidence for which statement?
African building techniques were more advanced than Europe's in the PC era
Islamic architecture often adapted to local styles to blend
Great Zimbabwe lacked stone and had to use mud and clay in construction
West African kingdoms had predominantly agricultural economies in this era
20
Where was Mali located?
South Africa
East Africa
West Africa
Northeast Africa
21
Which post-classical kingdom was located in Northeast Africa and practiced Coptic Christianity?
Ethiopia
Ghana
Great Zimbabwe
Mali
22
T/F: Most people in North, West, + East Africa converted to Islam in post-classical era *regardless* of social class.
True
False
23
This map shows the migration of:
The spread of Islam from its origin place in interior/sub-Saharan Africa
The movement of Bantu-speaking ppls. from central Africa to the south/east
The direction of monsoon winds in the Indian Ocean
The trade routes that brought Christianity to Ethiopia
24
Linguistics in the East African city-states was influenced by:
Christianity
Hinduism
Sufism
Swahili
