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1
After _______________ conquered Ghana, he took over the salt and gold trades?
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
2
Civilization that taxed every trader that entered or exited their kingdom with a product?
Ghana
Songhai
Mali
Great Zimbabwe
3
The __________________ river allowed many people to live in West Africa?
Nile
Congo
Zambezi
Niger
4
Which city that was once the center of the Mali Empire became the center of the Songhai Empire?
Djenne
Mecca
Timbuktu
Gao
5
The plains of _____________ Africa are crossed by large rivers?
Northern
Sub-Saharan
6
The kingdom of Mali was located on the Congo River
True
False
7
Strip of land with little rainfall that divides the desert from wetter areas?
savannah
rainforest
Sahara
sahel
8
The people of early West Africa preserved their history by writing books
True
False
9
The people of Songhai rebelled against _____________ because he was not a Muslim?
Mansa Musa
Askia the Great
Sunni Ali
Sunni Baru
10
The rulers of Ghana banned common people from owning?
silver
gold dust
gold nuggets
diamonds
11
Most statues from West Africa are of?
patterns
animals
people
12
Ghana's famers herded cattle for meat and milk
True
False
13
Overgrazing turned much of Ghana's grasslands into desert
True
False
14
Africa is the largest continent on Earth
True
False
15
African storytellers who recite the names and histories of their people were called?
griots
kente
Dausi
Almoravids
16
Many of West African epics can be read?
on the walls of mosques in Timbuktu
in the Qur'an
in the great library in Mecca
in the Dausi and the Sundiata
17
Muhammad Ture was able to take over as ruler of Songhai because he was a Muslim
False
True
18
An epic poem that tells the history of Ghana?
Dausi
Sundiata
19
Men and women in traditional West African society were loyal to their?
religious and military leaders
extended families and age-sets
technology and natural resources
work groups and parents
20
Great Zimbabwe was a powerful kingdom in South Africa
False
True
21
Mali reached the height of its power under Mansa Musa
False
True
22
Which geographic feature was most important to people living in West Africa?
Atlas Mountains
Niger River
Savannah
Sahara
23
People south of the Sahara traded their gold for?
salt
food
slaves
copper
24
For special occasions, West African kings and queens wore garments made of?
kente
animal skin
silk
cotton
25
In 1431, group of nomads that seized Timbuktu?
Tuareg
Maghan
26
Why were the Berbers willing to trade with the Songhai?
they were planning to invade Songhai
they shared history
Both groups were Muslim
they were close to Songhai
27
Around 1200, rebels took over the empire of Ghana and established a stable government
True
False
28
To help maintain order, ________________ created five provinces within Songhai?
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Tunka Manin
Askia the Great
29
Who invaded Ghana, also bringing herds of animals with them?
Morocco
Berbers
Spain
Almoravids
30
Which of the following are traditional West African crops?
sugar cane and rice
dates and kola nuts
peanuts and soybean
olives and grapes
31
The most famous kind of cloth woven in West Africa?
silk
kente
32
Early on, traders in Ghana used ____________ to exchange goods?
silent barter
public auctions
33
Artists of West Africa carved masks that portrayed the faces of their ancestors
False
True
