Review Lesson 5: West African Empires

Review Lesson 5: West African Empires

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7th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

animism

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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.

Back

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

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

Islam and Christianity

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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.

Back

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

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

Ghana, Mali and Songhai

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

Sahara Desert

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

Niger River

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