Review Lesson 5: West African Empires

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Which aspect of African traditional religions has to do with the spirits of animals, water and earth?

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animism

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According to Ibn Battuta, why did some African rulers convert to Islam? Options: a. Some rulers converted to Islam hoping that Islamic scholars would travel to Africa to open schools and universities. b. Some rulers converted to Islam hoping that a shared religion would help them trade with Muslim merchants. c. Some rulers converted to Islam in order to discourage the people that they ruled from practicing traditional African religions. d. Some rulers converted to Islam in order to prevent invasions and attacks from the Arabian Peninsula.

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Some rulers converted to Islam hoping that a shared religion would help them trade with Muslim merchants.

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What two religions do the majority of people in West Africa identify with today?

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Islam and Christianity

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Which aspect of indigenous West African religious practice is described accurately below? a. The majority of people were not able to communicate with the deities on their own. b. Most people did not require an intermediary in order to communicate with their deities. c. Priests and diviners were a rare practice. d. Neither living or non-living objects in nature have a spirit.

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The majority of people were not able to communicate with the deities on their own.

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List the 3 West African kingdoms in chronological order: Ghana, Mali and Songhai, Mali, Songhai and Ghana, Songhai, Ghana and Mali, Ghana, Songhai and Mali

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Ghana, Mali and Songhai

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What physical feature of Africa impeded the movement of people, goods and ideas?

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Sahara Desert

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What physical feature in West Africa encouraged the movement of people, goods and ideas?

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Niger River

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How did West Africa benefit from the trans-Saharan slave trade?

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The trading kingdoms became rich and powerful.

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What type of governments existed in West Africa?

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Absolute monarchy

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What West African trade good was used to preserve meat prior to refrigeration?

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Salt