Africa Test Review

Africa Test Review

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History

7th - 9th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following factors is the main reason that Ghana became a powerful empire in West Africa? Options: It had extremely productive agriculture, It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region, It traded extensively with European countries, It was the first African empire to industrialize

Back

It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why were camels important in West African empires?

Back

They served as transport to allow trade across the Sahara.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why did Arab merchants establish trade routes through the Sahara?

Back

to trade for gold

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The people of West Africa preserved the record of their past through the use of: oral histories, cuneiform writings, stories written on scrolls, hieroglyphics

Back

oral histories

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following statements best describes African society? Options: The oral history of the village was neglected., Families traced their ancestry through fathers., People often lived in large extended families, Younger people were more powerful than older members

Back

People often lived in large extended families

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why was the Ghana Empire successful?

Back

Because of trans-Saharan trade.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire from 1312 – 1337. What was 1 effect of his rule?

Back

Islamic religion spread in the region

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