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Unit 3 Test - West Africa during Medieval Times
Unit 3 Test - West Africa during Medieval Times
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1
Why did people in different vegetation zones trade with each other?
Different resources were found in each zone.
The zones were home to different groups.
The Niger River passed through each zone.
They wanted to be good neighbors.
2
How did West Africans preserve their history before Arabic writing?
Poet-musicians memorized the stories and passed them down.
Booksellers made marks with sharp sticks on wet clay.
They didn't-foreign visitors writings are all we have.
Painters made a long series of paintings like comic strips.
3
Which term best describes Ghana's role in trans-Saharan trade?
middleman
gold miner
consumer
salt merchant
4
The Benin empire became well-known for which art form?
wood and leather drums
brass sculptures
printed textiles
coiled-fiber baskets
5
As use of Arabic became common, how did native West African languages survive?
They were spoken in everyday life.
They were taught in schools.
They were used for trade and commerce.
They were used for religion and government.
6
Which of these West African religious practices began before Islamic influence?
celebrating Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha
building mosques for worship
studying the Qur'an
praying to the spirits of ancestors
7
What was an advantage to joining an empire?
trading with the governor
getting protection from raiders
having to serve in the army
paying tribute to the king
8
In which language were most of the earliest books written in West Africa?
Ghanaese
Latin
Mande
Arabic
9
Why didn't villages form in the Sahara?
It was too hilly.
It was too dry.
It was too large.
It was too rocky.
10
How did West African folktales come to the Americas?
Slaves brought them
Travelers to Africa brought them home
They were popular books translated into English
Missionaries wrote them down
11
What is the job of a griot?
keeping records through storytelling
salt miner
dung beetle collector
trading goods across the Sahara
12
What housing style did al-Saheli introduce to West Africa?
thatch, flat roof, one window, many doors
thatch, cone-shaped roof, many windows, one door
brick, cone-shaped roof, many windows, one door
bricks, flat roof, no windows, one door
13
How did Ghana get the money to pay government officials?
through mining salt
through taxing trade
through selling gold
through tribute
14
Which product did the western Africans need most from the North African traders?
oil
gold
salt
spices
15
Who first brought Islam to West Africa?
missionaries
armed nomads
slave raiders
caravan traders
16
Which product of West Africa was most important in trans-Saharan trade?
mahogany
gold
salt
kola nuts
17
Why was Timbuktu well-known during Medieval times?
Its community of scholars
Its where traders met to exchange gold and salt
It was the birthplace of Ibn Battuta
Its sea trade with East Asia
18
The Mande people built Mali into an empire by
taking control of trans-Saharan trade.
constructing large irrigation systems.
requiring military service from women.
taking over the Wangaran gold mines.
19
Which of these is NOT a medieval kingdom of West Africa?
Mali
Songhai
Taghaza
Ghana
20
Because it was a transportation route, what encouraged trade in West Africa?
Timbuktu
the Sahel
the Sahara
the Niger River
