Africa

Question 1

Why were the Berbers willing to trade with Songhai.

Answer 1

Because they both believed In Islam.

Question 2

Why was salt so valuable?

Answer 2

Salt kept food from spoiling and people needed it in their diet to survive Africa’s hot climate.

Question 3

The plains of _______________ Africa are crossed by large rivers.

Answer 3

Sub-Sahara

Question 4

Which city that was once the center of Mali Empire became the center of the Songhai Empire?

Answer 4

Timbuktu

Question 5

Why was Muhammad Ture able to take over as ruler of Songhai?

Answer 5

Because he was a Muslim.

Question 6

Every trader who entered ________ had to pay a tax on the goods he carried.

Answer 6

Ghana

Question 7

What are some of the traditional African crops?

Answer 7

Dates, Kola nuts, and grains.

Question 8

The _________ is a strip of land with little rainfall that divides the desert from wetter area.

Answer 8

Sahel

Question 9

By 800, _______ controlled West Africa’s trade routes.

Answer 9

Ghana

Question 10

What River did great civilizations arise along?

Answer 10

Niger River

Question 11

After _________ conquered Ghana, he took over the slat and gold trades.

Answer 11

Sundiata

Question 12

Men and women in traditional African society were loyal to __________.

Answer 12

Extended family and age sets.

Question 13

For special occasions, West African kings and queens wore garments made of ________.

Answer 13

Kente

Question 14

African storytellers who memorize and recite the names and histories of their people.

Answer 14

Griots

Question 15

In 1324, Mansa Musa left his empire on a pilgrimage to __________.

Answer 15

Mecca

Question 16

What is the largest continent on Earth?

Answer 16

Asia

Question 17

Why did farming improve in Africa around 500 BC?

Answer 17

Because people learned how to move iron tools to clear land fast and grown more food easier.

Question 18

A ___________________ is a group of people born within the same two or three years.

Answer 18

Age-set

Question 19

An epic poem called the ________ tells the history of Ghana.

Answer 19

Dausi

Question 20

What geographical feature was most important to people living in West Africa?

Answer 20

Niger River

Question 21

West Africa’s ___________________ mines were a source of wealth.

Answer 21

Golf and salt

Question 22

What turned much of Ghana’s grasslands into desert?

Answer 22

Overgrazing

Question 23

Lost the 4 divisions of Africa from most rainfall to least.

Answer 23

Rainforest, savannah, Sahel, Sahara.

Question 24

Most statues from west Africa are of ____________.

Answer 24

People

Question 25

Mali reached the height of its power under ________________.

Answer 25

Mansa Musa.

Question 26

The belief that bodies of water, animals trees, and other natural objects have spirits is known as ______________.

Answer 26

Animism

Question 27

A short saying of wisdom or truth is known as a ___________.

Answer 27

Proverb

Question 28

Many of the West African epics can be read in the ___________ and the _____________.

Answer 28

Dausi and Sundiata.

Question 29

What is oral history?

Answer 29

A spoken record of past events.

Question 30

Traders in Ghana used __________ ____________ to exchange goods.

Answer 30

Silent barter.

Question 31

None of the kingdoms of West Africa developed a ______________________.

Answer 31

Written language

Question 32

All regions in Africa are ___________.

Answer 32

Warm

Question 33

Zimbabwe was I what part of Africa?

Answer 33

Southern

Question 34

Sundiata-

Answer 34

Helped Mali rise to power and conquered Ghana.

Question 35

Tunka Manin-

Answer 35

A king helped Ghana reach its peak in wealth and power.

Question 36

Mansa Musa-

Answer 36

Mali’s most famous ruler was a Muslim.

Question 37

Sunni Ali-

Answer 37

Songhai’s expansion was led by Sunni Ali, who became ruler of all of Songhai in 1464.

Question 38

Askia the Great-

Answer 38

The leader of a rebellion that overthrew Sunni Baru. Also known as Muhammad Ture.