World History, Chapter 7 Review

King Ezana converted to

Wood carvings often represented

What are Africa’s four distinct climate zones?

True / False: The Great Rift Valley is in the Congo Basin.

Africa's culture of paintings, carvings, sculptures, music and dance served ________ purposes.

broad grasslands in Africa

a fragrant tree resin

people in Ghana who worshipped Nyame and a group of lesser gods

Which is a group of villages organized by clans and led by a local ruler or clan head?

nomadic Sahara traders

All members of a lineage group claimed descent from

second largest desert in Africa

True / False. The city of Meroë had abundant iron ore resources.

The _________spread iron-smelting techniques across Africa.

Music and storytelling were

growing just enough food for personal use

Which of the following is the largest desert on Earth?

Mali was established in the mid-thirteenth century by

______________ was the wealthiest and most powerful state in South Africa.

Altogether, deserts cover about ____ percent of Africa.

Farming peoples who spoke dialects of the ____ family of languages moved into East Africa.

Many African societies were matrilineal, meaning

Axum was founded by

relatively high, flat land areas

_________ made a pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca) during his reign.

Islamic culture was spread in Mali by

The earliest forms of art in Africa were _____________

Competition for this resource caused Axum to conquer Kush.

The walls of the Great Enclosure at Great Zimbabwe are thick. What was the purpose of it?

The Nok culture is the oldest known West African culture to have created ____________.

The Berber camel caravans became known as the

last powerful ruler of Mali

Kush declined because of the rise of

The Songhai Empire reached the height of its power during the reign of ___________.

The Swahili language arose as due to ______ between people from Arab lands and the Bantu people

Most African women did all of the following EXCEPT

This high-yield crop was grown for food by the migrating Bantus.

The people of Ghana often traded their gold for

True / False: Ghanaians traded salt in exchange for gold.

an export of Axum

What language was spoken in Kilwa, Mombasa, and Mogadishu?

emerged as an independent trading state that combined Arab and African cultures

The _______ conquered Egypt in 750 B.C.

The official religion of Axum by around A.D. 300 was

Swahili

A word meaning “king”

In Muslim societies in Southwest _______, slaves might at some point win their freedom.

True / False: Songhai was invaded by forces of the sultan of Cairo.

highly desired trade item for Ghanaians

Under whose reign did Songhai become the largest empire in African history?

About 40 percent of Africa’s land area is covered by

________ was the first trading state in West Africa.

Mali built its wealth and power through the trade of

The Songhai Empire reached the height of its power during his reign.

All of the following are eastern African port cities EXCEPT

__________ were crucial to trade across the Sahara.

A special class of ____ believed they had the power to foretell events.

After ____, Africa is the largest of the continents.

Slaves included all of the following EXCEPT

Which ruler transformed Timbuktu into a center of Islamic learning and culture?

ruler who conquered Kush

The African tsetse fly causes what sickness?

The area of Africa that juts into the Atlantic Ocean is the

The African rain forest is home to

Axum owed much of its prosperity to

The Kushites traded iron products, ivory, gold, ebony, and slaves to the Roman Empire for

Weapons made from this material were superior in early Africa.

Ancestors were a key element in African religion because

societies in which descent is traced through the father, not the mother

Islam was slow to spread in East Africa because

Most African societies believed in which of the following?

meeting with the king

The Bantu communities were based on

True / False: Swahili was a mixture of Bantu and Indian.

united the people of Mali