History - Ch 13 - Medieval Africa

Question 1

refers to the culture and language of East Africa

Answer 1

Swahili

Question 2

an area of high, flat land

Answer 2

plateau

Question 3

an Arab sailboat

Answer 3

dhow

Question 4

a tax on goods and services

Answer 4

tariff

Question 5

group of families related by blood or marriage

Answer 5

clan

Question 6

a water hole in the desert, an area of green in a desert fed by underground water

Answer 6

oasis

Question 7

strong seasonal winds in the Indian Ocean

Answer 7

monsoon

Question 8

military and political leader with absolute authority over a Muslim

Answer 8

sultan

Question 9

a hot, wet land with tall trees that often block the sunlight

Answer 9

tropical rain forest

Question 10

a title for a ruler in West Africa

Answer 10

mansa

Question 11

a grassy plain

Answer 11

savanna

Question 12

large desert that covers much of North America known as the “death road” due to the danger of many people

Answer 12

Sahara

Question 13

Describe five of the physical features of Africa.

Answer 13

1. hot steamy rain forests cover 10% of the continent
2. dry, sweeping grasslands and savannas
3. Sahara Deserts & Kalahari Desert
4. a plateau with two large rivers
5. the Great Rift Valley

Question 14

What natural advantages did the people who lived in the rain forests of Africa enjoy?

Answer 14

• farmable soil
• warm, wet climate
• surplus of food

Question 15

What types of things did the artisan class of people create in the kingdoms found in the rain forests?

Answer 15

• woven fabrics
• sculptures

Question 16

What two major world religions impacted eastern Africa?

Answer 16

1. Islam
2. Christianity

Question 17

Africa is the second-largest _______ in the world.

Answer 17

Africa is the second-largest continent in the world.

Question 18

How did iron change/influence the Nok people?

Answer 18

It gave them stronger weapons for hunting and fighting.

Question 19

How did the kings of Ghana gain wealth from the trade routes in West Africa?

Answer 19

It grew rich from controlling the trade routes across the Sahara.

Question 20

What did people in Africa use salt for?

Answer 20

It was healthy and it kept food from going bad.

Question 21

How did religious ideas spread so quickly throughout West Africa?

Answer 21

When they traded items they also traded ideas.

Question 22

List 3 things that Mansa Musa did for the Mali Empire under his rule.

Answer 22

1. Knowledge and study
2. pilgrimages
3. gifts of gold and jewels

Question 23

Explain the significance of the Bantu people in African history.

Answer 23

• They traveled really slow and took different routes.
• They selttled in much of Africa

Question 24

Describe the importance of family within African society.

Answer 24

It formed the basics of African society and most people lived in extended families and valued children.

Question 25

How did explorations change African slave trade?

Answer 25

It exported slaves to new found lands.

Question 26

Africans developed rich ________ that influenced many other cultures throughout world history.

Answer 26

Africans developed rich culture that influenced many other cultures throughout world history.

Question 27

What is a “crosswords of trade”?

Answer 27

a place where trade routes come together

Question 28

Why was salt once traded ounce for ounce for gold?

Answer 28

It was so scarce and it helped people stay healthy.

Question 29

Why did West Africa be come the center for trade for three large empires?

Answer 29

All of the resources they had and it was a huge trade route.