Which one of the following best explains the usefulness of the practice of silent barter?

Silent barter kept peace and the location of mines secret.

Which of the following best illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and the Mali empires?

Both lay along the upper Niger River, making food plentiful.

Which of the following was NOT a way Mansa Musa spread Islam and education throughout Mali?

He outlawed religions, except Islam.

Why were the Berbers willing to trade with the Songhai?

Both groups of people were Muslims

What are two lasting governmental concepts of Askia the Great?

specialized government offices and permanent professional army

Farming in Africa improved around 500 BC because

people learned how to make iron tools.

local leaders who held both political and religious roles in Malian Society

Which of the following is a method Sundiata used to gain more power in Mali?

He took power away from local chiefs and leaders.

How did Ghana's kings govern such a large empire?

They delegated power ot governors, who then answered only to the king.

The traditional religious practice of West Africans was centered on the belief that

the spirits of ancestor stayed nearby.

Men and women in traditional West Africa society were loyal to their

extended families and age-sets.

Who were the Almoravids?

Muslims who attacked Ghana and cut off trade routes

Why was salt so valuable?

People needed salt in their diets.

Which two uses of iron were the most significant for West Africans.

clearing the land and as a weapon.

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1
Which one of the following best explains the usefulness of the practice of silent barter?
Silent barter kept peace and the location of mines secret.
It was the best method to keep the costs of trade at a minimum.
Silent barter allowed traders to take advantage of people they're trading
It allowed people who didn't speak the same language to trade
2
People south of the Sahara traded their gold for
salt.
copper.
slaves.
food.
3
Which geographical feature was most important to people living in West Africa?
Sahara Desert
The Savannah
Atlas Mountains
Niger River
4
Which two factors contributed most to the survival of early West African villages?
work and family
rulers and geography
religion and culture
technology and natural resources
5
Which of the following best illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and the Mali empires?
Both took advantage of large gold mines to fund armies
Both lay along the upper Niger River, making food plentiful.
Both were helped by outsiders
Both were formed as democracies.
6
Which of the following was NOT a way Mansa Musa spread Islam and education throughout Mali?
He outlawed religions, except Islam.
He sent scholars to study in Morocco and then to set up schools in Mali
He hired artists and architects to build mosques in Mali
He stressed the importance of reading and writing in Arabic
7
Why were the Berbers willing to trade with the Songhai?
They shared ancestral history
They were so close to the Songhai.
They were planning to eventually invade the Songhai Empire
Both groups of people were Muslims
8
Which city that was once the center of the Mali Empire became the center of the Songhai Empire?
Timbuktu
Mecca
Gao
Djenne
9
African storytellers who memorize and recite the names and histories of their people are called
Dausi.
kente.
griots.
Almoravids.
10
Where did traders take West African gold?
to Asia
to North Africa
to South Africa
to America
11
Great civilizations in West Africa Rose
in the Atlas Mountains
along the Atlantic coast
in the Sahara desert.
along the Niger River
12
What are two lasting governmental concepts of Askia the Great?
income taxes and toll roads
public holidays and public schools
government owned companies and the sales tax
specialized government offices and permanent professional army
13
Many of the West African epics can be read
in the Dausi and the Sundiata.
in the Qur'an.
in the great library at Mecca.
on the walls of mosques in Timbuktu.
14
Farming in Africa improved around 500 BC because
people began fertilizing the soil.
people learned how to make iron tools.
people learned to build structures to transport water.
people began using animals to help harvest.
15
What is an arquebus?
a large boat used to carry people across the Niger River
an early form of a gun
a large animal that the Moroccans used to carry goods
a large deposit of a valuable mineral
16
Who were the mansas?
merchants from territories north of the Sahara Desert
a group of rebels who fought Sundiata for control of the empire.
local leaders who held both political and religious roles in Malian Society
a group of elders who counseled Sundiata on important issues
17
Which of the following is a method Sundiata used to gain more power in Mali?
He took power away from local chiefs and leaders.
He killed most of the local chiefs and leaders.
He bribed citizens to be his followers
He hired armies from other empires to work for him
18
How did Ghana's kings govern such a large empire?
They used the army to maintain order and police the people.
They allowed people in other territories to choose their own leaders.
All citizens went to special schools to learn how to be good citizens
They delegated power ot governors, who then answered only to the king.
19
The traditional religious practice of West Africans was centered on the belief that
there was only one god.
each person lived several lives.
the spirits of ancestor stayed nearby.
rituals were very important.
20
Men and women in traditional West Africa society were loyal to their
nobility and elders.
work groups and parents.
extended families and age-sets.
religious and military leaders.
21
Who were the Almoravids?
Christians from southern Europe who joined forces with Ghana
a group of sea-traveling people from the coast of southern Africa
Muslims who attacked Ghana and cut off trade routes
merchants from the north who controlled the salt trade
22
Which of the following are traditional West African crops?
peanuts and soybeans
olives and grapes
dates and kola nuts
sugar cane and rice
23
Why was salt so valuable?
Salt was used as a fertalizer for crops.
Salt was used in many religious ceremonies.
People needed salt in their diets.
Salt was used as a medicine.
24
Which two uses of iron were the most significant for West Africans.
as farm tools and for religious rites
decorating works of art and clearing land
celebrating religious rites and using as weapon
clearing the land and as a weapon.

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