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Unit 5 - West Africa (7)
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What term is the process by which goods from Europe were traded for slaves in Africa?
West Swing
Bartering
Triangular Trade
EAA Trade
2
What do you call a moist, densely wooded area?
silent barter
savannah
rain forest
sahel
3
Why did the European colonies in the Americas get involved in the slave trade?
lots of work to be done
cheap labor
bored
4
The law of the Songhai Empire was based on what religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
5
What were the consequences for the Europeans in the slave trade?
separated from their families
Many Europeans died
They made a lot of money
becomepoor
6
The process in which people exchange goods without direct contact.
peaceful negotiation
fair trade
silent barter
capitalism
7
An important river that brings life-giving water to West Africa
Nile River
White River
Niger River
Missisissippi River
8
What do we call the belief that natural objects have spirits?
paganism
spiritism
animism
monotheism
9
What type of climate band does West Africa have?
Dry
Zonal
SemiArid
humid
10
Which of the following was NOT traded in West Africa?
Gold
Rubber
Slaves
Salt
11
What is a famine?
A spoken record of past events
An extreme shortage of food
A process in which people exchange goods
Short sayings of wisdom
12
Which of the following is a reason why salt was such a valuable trade item?
Salt is needed in diets for survival.
Salt was used as a fertilizer for crops.
Salt made food taste good.
Salt was a natural food preservative.
13
What European countries colonized most of West Africa?
France & Spain
Britain & France
Spain & Britain
Germany & Spain
14
Name for the semiarid region that separates the desert from wetter areas?
sorta wet
sahel
savannah
sorta dry
15
What was the most valuable resource in West Africa?
Gold
Salt
Iron
Rocks
16
What is the Sahara Desert?
region separating the desert and the rainforest
region with good soil, thick grass, and scattered tall trees
region of dry deserts with little vegetation
region of wet lands with lots of vegetation
17
What were the consequences for the West Africans in the slave trade?
people were forced from their homes but given a better life
There were none
Slaves made a lot of money
Split up families
18
What do we call a short saying of wisdom or truth?
folklore
quote
proverb
gem
19
What do we call hand woven, brightly colored fabric?
madras
tapestry
kente
rainbow
20
West African story tellers who were responsible for handing down important stories and lessons
oral historians
elders
griots
poets
21
Why was salt such an important trade good in West Africa?
Salt was used in the animist religious rituals
West Africans gave salt to their animals
West Africans used it to preserve food.
Used by West African families as a cleansing agent.
22
Term for the open grassland with scattered trees?
savannah
sub-Saharan Africa
prarie
sahel
23
Term for spoken record of past events.
spoken history
retelling
oral history
rumor
24
What ancient West African city was an important city for education and trade?
Timbuktu
Dakar
Freetown
Cairo
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The 5 top resources in Africa
slaves, oil, gold, iron, and salt
slaves, diamonds, gold, iron, and sugar
slaves, oil, gold, iron, and diamonds
traders, oil, silver, iron, and salt
