Semester Test

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In the kingdom of Ghana, what process did gold and salt traders use to exchange goods?

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silent barter

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How did the people of early Africa keep their past alive?

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Oral history, or spoken record of past events

Front

What was not a result of Mansa Musa's hajj to Mecca?

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He ruined Mali's trading power with other kingdoms.

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The voyages that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies.

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Middle Passage

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Which of the below was not caused by Imperialism in Africa: Many Africans died of famine or while resisting European actions., Africa was divided into a patchwork of European colonies., Africans became wealthy land owners while trading with Europeans., Africans lost their land and independence.

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Africans became wealthy land owners while trading with Europeans.

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What is the process called when the Sahel becomes more like the Sahara Desert?

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Desertification is the spread of desert-like conditions. Animal overgrazing removes plants. Without the plants to anchor the soil, the wind spreads the soil continually.

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This place in West Africa became a major trading city at the height of Mali’s power under Mansa Musa. Traders came from the north and south. There they traded for salt, gold, metals, shells, and many other goods.

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Timbuktu

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What was the journey described by Olaudah Equiano called?

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The Middle Passage, the inhumane conditions of the trip.

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On the charts below, the same countries are compared against literacy rates and gross domestic products. Noting Nigeria's status in both charts, what could one infer?

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Being able to read and write generally increases a person’s earning power. Countries with high literacy rates are more likely to be economically successful.

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A disease spread by mosquitoes that causes fever and pain.

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Malaria