Module 14 Lessons 1-4

Question 1

LESSON 1 A long, deep valley formed by the movement of the earth’s crust.

Answer 1

rift

Question 2

Africa south of the Sahara.

Answer 2

Sub Saharan Africa

Question 3

A semiarid region in Africa, just south of the Sahara, that separates the desert from wetter areas.

Answer 3

sahel

Question 4

An open grassland with scattered trees.

Answer 4

savannah

Question 5

A moist, densely wooded area that contains many different plants and animals.

Answer 5

rainforest

Question 6

A system of social organization based on family ties.

Answer 6

Kinship system

Question 7

A family group that includes the father, mother, children, and close relatives.

Answer 7

Extended family

Question 8

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

Answer 8

animism

Question 9

Describes a society in which leadership passes from fathers or grandfathers to sons, grandsons, or nephews.

Answer 9

Patrilineal

Question 10

Society in which, even though men still serve as leaders, leadership passes down through the mother’s family.

Answer 10

Matrilineal

Question 11

LESSON 2 A process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly.

Answer 11

Silent barter

Question 12

Money gained from collecting taxes and tributes and trading gold.

Answer 12

income

Question 13

(ruled c. 1068) King of the Empire of Ghana; his kingdom was visited by Muslim writers.

Answer 13

Tunka Manin

Question 14

LESSON 3 (died c. 1255) Founder of the Empire of Mali; his reign is recorded in legends.

Answer 14

Sundiata

Question 15

(died c. 1332) Mali’s greatest and most famous mansa, or ruler; he was a devout Muslim. He made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca that helped spread Mali’s fame.

Answer 15

Mansa Musa

Question 16

(died c. 1492) Sunni, or emperor, of Songhai; he conquered Mali and made Songhai into a powerful state.

Answer 16

Sunni Ali

Question 17

(c. 1443–1538) Songhai ruler; he overthrew Sunni Baru. His reign was the high point of Songhai culture.

Answer 17

Askia the Great

Question 18

A spoken record of past events.

Answer 18

Oral history

Question 19

A West African storyteller.

Answer 19

griot

Question 20

A short saying of wisdom or truth.

Answer 20

proverb

Question 21

A hand-woven, brightly colored West african fabric.

Answer 21

kente

Question 22

Kingdom formed by the descendants of the people of Aksum.

Answer 22

Ethiopia

Question 23

Local African customs blended with Christian teachings.

Answer 23

Coptic Christianity

Question 24

Word used by historians to describe the 400 different ethnic groups from the eastern, central, and southern regions of Africa.

Answer 24

Bantu

Question 25

Bantu kingdom founded in about 1000

Answer 25

Great Zimbabwe

Question 26

Blended African-Arab culture.

Answer 26

Swahili