Unit 3 West Africa TCAP Review

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Why was salt such an important trade good in West Africa?

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West Africans used it to preserve food.

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Which of the following is West Africa's longest and most important river? Options: Senegal River, Nile River, Niger River, Black Volta River

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Niger River

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Which of the following correctly lists the climate zones of West Africa from north to south? Options: arid desert, semiarid Sahel, savanna, rain forest, rain forest, savanna, semiarid Sahel, arid desert, savanna, rain forest, semiarid Sahel, arid desert, semiarid desert, rain forest, savanna, arid desert

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arid desert, semiarid Sahel, savanna, rain forest

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What geographic feature in northern Africa limited Western African civilizations contact with Europe and Asia?

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Sahara Desert

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Which of the following was not a kingdom in West Africa?
Songhai, Mali, Ghana, Koumbi Saleh

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Koumbi Saleh

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What natural resource in West Africa was valued as much as gold?

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Salt

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How were the North African Berbers able to reach and trade with West Africa?

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They traveled in caravans of camels.

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What were the two most prominent religions within West Africa?

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Islam and animism

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How did Muslim rulers in West Africa treat non-Muslims inside of their empire?

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They tolerated them

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Timbuktu, Djenne, and Gao all became major centers of what in West Africa?

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Trade, Education, Culture