West Africa Quiz Review

A payment made by one ruler or country to another for protection or as a sign of submission is called what?

What two things helped create the Trans-Sahara Trade?

The longest river in West Africa, which was a kind of trading highway in early times is called what?

Savanna is a vegetation zone of tall grasses and scattered trees, with long rainy seasons.

A family line traced through the father is called Matrilineal.

Jenne-Jeno was an acient West African city built along the Niger River, which existed for 1600 years.

“Every time an old man dies, it is as if a library has burnt down.” is an example of?

The Tok were a people living in West Africa in the 500s BCE who mastered ironworking.

What was one of the main ways salt was created in the Sahara?

Learning and cultural ideas passed down orally (by talking or story telling), from one generation to the next is called?

Trade between peoples north and south of the Sahara is called the Trans-Saharan Trade.

A traditional form of cloth produced in West Africa is called what?

Jenne-Jeno was an ancient West African city built along the Niger River, which existed for 1600 years.

Wangara was a secret gold mine that many people today still don't know where it exists.

A baked clay used to make pottery, tiles, and sculptures Terra-Dotta.

“trickster tale” is where animals or humans outsmart those around them.

One famous story was on Sundjata Keita who founded the kingdom of Mali.

The Gobi is a large hot desert in North Africa that covers about 3.5 million square miles.

A talented poet-musician of the Mande people, who tells stories, sings songs, and poems to share history is called?

A medieval civilization and empire in West Africa

The Tok were a people living in West Africa in the 500s BCE who mastered ironworking.

There were three type of visual arts that the West Africans used which was sculptures, masks, and what?