Check for Understanding - Contextualization - Africa Before

Check for Understanding - Contextualization

Africa Before European Arrival Review 1200 c. to 1450 c.

Multiple Choice

How can contextualization be described?

Prompt: Explain the process of coming to school everyday.

Ex. getting ready for school before coming to school

• what occurs after a prompt

• what occurs before a prompt

Multiple Choice

What were the major goods traded on the Trans-Saharan Trade route?

• Gold and slaves

• Iron and slaves

• Gold and salt

• Iron and gold

Multiple Choice

what is the national emblem of the Great Zimbabwe?

• do not have one

Multiple Choice

What religion most prominently spread along the Trans-Saharan Trade?

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Hindusim

Multiple Choice

Who led a great caravan to Mecca that brought his West African empire to the attention of the Arab and European world?

• Askia Muhammad

• As-Saheli

• Mansa Musa

• Mansa Sundiata

Multiple Choice

What technologies were most important in the Trans-Saharan Trade route?

• Astrolabe and Junk Ship

• Caravans and Caravansaries

• Camel Saddle and Caravans

• Lateen Sail and Astrolabe

Multiple Choice

The city of Timbuktu was the center of trade and learning for which empire(s)?

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

• Axum

• Zimbabwe

Multiple Choice

Which leader brought Islamic scholarship and law to Songhai?

• Sunni Ali

• Askia Muhammad

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

Multiple Choice

What religion played an important role in the Songhai government and culture?

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

Multiple Select

CHECK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS:

What African kingdoms grew rich because of the salt and gold trade.

• Mali

• Ghana

• Rome

• Songhai