stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Unit 4: African Empires; Mr. Shuss, World History Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Unit 4: African Empires; Mr. Shuss, World History
Unit 4: African Empires; Mr. Shuss, World History
29 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
714 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
29 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
29
Answers
1
The religious beliefs of postclassical African kingdoms are most accurately described as:
Buddhism was favored over Islam
Indian traders help convert the African kingdoms to Hinduism
Traditional polytheism; conversion to Islam and in some places Christianity
Many wealthy Africans continued to practice Orthodox Christianity
2
An important pack animal adapted to survive in arid and harsh environments.
jellyfish
camel
rhino
elephant
3
Sahara trade was made possible by...
paved roads
inns and aqueducts
monsoon winds and felucca boats
camels, oases, and caravans
4
What do the symbols in upper west Africa represent on this map?
trade routes
salt mines
gold deposits
brick factories
5
Islam was brought to Africa by...
Muslim architects
Muslims Kings
Muslim merchants
Muslim artists
6
A language that formed from Bantu and Arabic, a result of trade interactions
South African
Hindi
Afrikaans
Swahili
7
What do the symbols in lower west Africa represent on this map?
trade routes
salt mines
brick factories
gold deposits
8
The success of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai show us that...
the Industrial Revolution started in Africa
all salt and gold are located in Africa
complex societies existed in Africa before European exploration
Mansa Musa invented democracy
9
What does the dotted line represent?
Mansa Musa's Hajj
trans-Saharan trade routes
Indian Ocean Trade routes
gold & salt mines
10
The first great trade kingdom of west Africa was?
Ghana
Songhai
Kilwa
Mali
11
Askia Muhammed and Mansa Musa both did what?
built walls around Timbuktu
promoted education and Islam
were Songhai kings
Defeated crusaders
12
Which contributed to the decline of empires in west Africa?
The Crusades
Syphilis and other New World diseases
slave trade, rebellion, and conquests
Sahara sandstorms
13
West African rulers converted to Islam in order to...
improve their relationships with Muslim merchants
support the Islamic slave trade
get rid of African Christianity
force Islamic faith on African society
14
City-states of East Africa had extensive trade networks because...
they had large walls for protection
of their ideal location on the Indian Ocean that connected them to Asia
Ethiopia developed before the arrival of Islam
European trade was established on the ivory coast
15
Lush “islands” of fresh water located across the desert, used as resting points for merchants
Palms
Monsoons
Patches
Oasis
16
A large trading hub in West Africa, important urban center in Mali and Songhai.
Koumbi-Saleh
Alexandria
Timbuktu
Kilwa
17
What goods were most essential to African trade?
Silver and Gold
Salt and Ivory
Gold and Salt
Ivory and Silk
18
Which best describes the economic relationships involving city-states in East Africa?
the development of African nationalism
polytheistic religious practices spread rapidly
long distance trade with each other, and with Muslim merchants
technology develops as result of the slave trade
19
How did the diverse geography of Africa impact the movement of populations?
Need camels for desert trade; transport gold over rivers
Mountains were perfect for Buddhist monasteries
Rainforests made it hard to travel; Congo was too fast to travel on
Little movement in North or West Africa
20
What do the dark lines represent?
gold deposits
brick factories
salt mines
trade routes
21
How was Aksum different from the other empires and kingdoms that we studied?
it was a Christian kingdom
it was a Hindu state originally
it was not different
it was founded by Arabs, not Africans
22
Africa was shaped by interactions with all of these EXCEPT:
Trans-Saharan Trade
Eurasian Silk Roads
Mediterranean Sea Routes
Indian Ocean Trade
23
Under Mansa Musa, Timbuktu became...
a center for intellectuals
a Christian monastery
a military fortress
a desert oasis
24
How do we know Great Zimbabwe was an important center for trade?
discovery of Chinese porcelain there
they farmed elephants for their ivory
it was a tourist destination
its location made trade with Brazil via the Congo essential
25
A group of merchants and traders carrying goods, banding together for protection.
Gang
Caravan
Nomad
Troupe
26
What can we infer from Mansa Musa's famous journey?
Islam was important in West Africa
Europe wanted to control African trade
Islam had no influence in Africa
He was inspired by the Hagia Sophia
27
Belief in many gods
Monotheism
Matrilineal
Polytheism
Patrilineal
28
Major economic activity between West Africa and Europe/Asia; salt-gold trade
Indian ocean trade
trans-Atlantic trade
Hajj trade
Trans-Saharan trade
29
Which is true about Mansa Musa?
He controlled gold mines and was very rich
He forced Mali to convert to Shia Islam
He prohibited trade with Europe
He invented map-making technology
