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Songhai leader who built the largest empire in medieval West Africa...
Askia Muhammad
Ibn Battuta
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
2
What is Animism?
The belief that ONLY people have spirits
The belief that ALL living and non-living things possess a spirit
None of the above
The belief in a supreme animal god
3
The Griot was important to West African society. Which one is
NOT
a responsibility of a Griot?
Teaching students how to read and write
Told folktales and proverbs
Memorized famous events and people
Sang songs and recited poetry
4
The Trans-Saharan trade network was a link between what two worlds?
North African and Asian
Arab and European
African and Arab
African and European
5
Who was one of the richest men in world history that spent lots of gold on a journey across the Sahara.
Askia Muhammad
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battuta
6
Which of the following items was NOT traded in West Africa during the Middle Ages?
Guns/Gunpowder
Ivory
Slaves
Silk
7
What was an effect of Mansa Musa's Journey?
Mansa Musa made Timbuktu a center of learning and knowledge.
It upset the economy of Egypt for many years.
All of the above
Invaders came looking for riches.
8
The three great West African Empires grew rich from controlling the ________ & _________ trade.
Ivory and Diamond
Gold and Spice
Gold and Salt
Copper and Iron
9
Thousands of years ago, rivers, trees, and grasslands covered much of the Sahara.
True
False
10
The stories and folktales told by West African griots were meant to ...
all of the above
provide rich oral tradition
be entertainmenting
be educational
11
Which cities in West Africa were known as great centers of learning and knowledge?
Timbuktu and Djenne
Medina and Gao
Timbuktu and Mecca
Timbuktu and Cairo
12
West African kings did not force their people to convert to Islam, but did enforce strict laws...
based on the Four Noble Truths
based on the Torah
based on the Qur'an
based on the Bible
13
In West Africa, family members shared a strong sense of connection based on family relationships called __________.
Ethinic Group
Kinship
Caste
Lineage
14
Ibn Battuta is important to West African history because he....
was the first emperor of the Songhai Empire.
converted many West Africans to Islam.
was the leader of the Almoravid Invasion.
wrote about Mali in his journal during his 23 years of travel.
15
The exchange of goods across the Sahara Desert is known as what?
Trans-Arabic Trade
Trans-Atlantic Trade
Trans-Egyptian Trade
Trans-Saharan Trade
16
What was the significance of West African folk stories such as 'Anansi the Spider'?
They were moral lessons & taught people how to act
To teach kids how to count
To put kids to sleep before bed
To tell people the dangers of spiders
17
The Mali Empire achieved all of the following EXCEPT...
the largest West African empire
ruled over 50 million people
unified code of laws
founded by Sundiata, "the Lion King"
18
The __________ Desert is the world's largest and covers most of northern Africa.
Sahara
Syrian
Gobi
Arabian
19
Muslim traders influenced the West Africans by teaching them the Arabic systems of...
Mythology and Magic
Sports, Architecture, and Art
Reading, Writing and Numbers
History and Music
20
Ghana was able to grow as an empire due to their metalworking skills with...
Steel
Iron
Gold
Bronze
21
The Songhai Empire did NOT achieve which of the following?
maintained a strong military
became the largest of the West African empires
Took over Morocco
lasted for 150 years
22
Timbuktu, Djenne, and Gao were cities located on which river?
Niger River
Amazon River
Nile River
Senegal River
23
Where was
salt
located at in Africa?
at the Niger River
In the Sahara Desert
In the Sahel
In the Gobi Desert
24
North Africans mainly wanted gold to make into....
statues
tombs
coins
jewelry
25
Where was
Gold
located at in Africa?
In the Sahel
In the Gobi Desert
In the Sahara Desert
At the Senegal River
26
How did Mansa Musa transform the city of Timbuktu into a center of learning and Knowledge?
He brought back money to Timbuktu
He built new homes for everyone in Timbuktu
He brought back scholars and artists to Timbuktu
He built a Colosseum for sporting events
27
Armed with guns, ____________ forces overpowered the Songhai warriros and captured Timbuktu in 1591.
Moroccan
Egyptian
None of the above
Spanish
28
3 empires dominated West Africa at separate times in the Middle Ages. Which one
WASN'T
a kingdom?
Mali
Mecca
Ghana
Songhia
29
What traditional belief system did Africans practice during the Middle Ages?
Christianity
Animism
Buddhism
Humanism
30
What was Mansa Musa’s primary motivation for journeying across the Sahara Desert in the 1300s?
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Pilgrimage to Timbuktu
To get rich
Pilgrimage to Egypt
31
Mansa Musa's hajj, or pilgrimage, took about how long?
one decade
10 years
one month
one year
32
Trans-Saharan trade provided for the exchange of goods, as well as religious ideas, including..
The teachings of Christianity
The teachings of Buddha
The teachings of Zeus
The teachings of Islam
33
Ordinary
is to
Plain
as
Lavish
is to ____________
Undecorated
Basic
Simple
Fancy
34
Mansa Musa was committed, or ____________, to the religion of Islam.
indifferent
devoted
disloyal
against
