West Africa

West Africa

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Multiple Choice

Savanna is

• grassland

• desert

• forest

• a sea

Multiple Choice

The largest of the three trading empires in West Africa

• Mali

• Ghana

• Songhai

Multiple Choice

In addition to being a water source the Niger river was also used for trade

• true

• false

• I am not sure

Multiple Choice

Adaptation:

Two rows of long eyelashes.

• So that they can eat prickly plants.

• Helps them to blend into the surroundings.

• Stops sand getting in its eyes.

• Reduces heat energy loss during cold nights.

Multiple Choice

How is transportation conducted in the desert?

• river

• camel

• donkey

• car

Multiple Choice

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

• Ivory

• Salt

• Gold

• Ice

Multiple Choice

What was significant about the location of the Ghana Empire?

• It had access to the Atlantic Ocean and therefore valuable shipping routes.

• The empire was isolated from other empires, keeping it safe from attacks.

• It was located between the gold mines in the south and valuable salt resources in the north

• Most of the empire was located in the mountains overlooking other empires.

Multiple Choice

Salt was a biologically important mineral found where in Africa?

• Northern Sahara desert

• the rainforest

• Zimbabwe

• the sahel

Multiple Choice

How did Ghana become so wealthy?

• big business

• center of trade route

• colonies

• television

Multiple Choice

Ghana and Mali, controlled trade of which TWO items?

• Gold and fish

• Gold and salt

• Gold and timber

• Gold and bronze

Multiple Choice

Why was salt such an important trade good in West Africa?

• West Africans gave salt to their animals.

• West Africans used it to preserve food.

• Salt was used in the animist religious rituals.

• It was used by families as a cleansing agent,

Multiple Choice

Mali rose to power when this leader was the king:

• Tunka Manin

• Sundiata

• Sunni Ali

• Askia the Great

Multiple Choice

What is Sundiata Keita's nickname?

• Tiger King

• Lion Prince

• King of the Lions

• King of the Turtles

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a true statement about the trading kingdoms of West Africa?

• Mansa Musa converted all citizens to the Shinto faith.

• The economies were all based only on agriculture,

• Ghana, Mali & Songhai were important trade crossroads.

• They refused to trade with people of different faiths.

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Poll

How did you score on the paragraph?

• 100%

• missed 1 or 2

• missed 3-4

• missed 5 or more

Multiple Choice

How did Islam impact the cultures of West Africa?

• People became polytheistic, built temples, sang in Hindu

• People became monotheistic, built mosques, used Arabic writing

• People became polytheistic, learned Mandarin, wore saffron robes

• People became monotheistic, learned Hebrew, destroyed other gods

Multiple Choice

What summarizes Mansa Musa's impact on his kingdom?

• Mansa Musa made Mali a center of learning and culture for Islam in Africa.

• Mansa Musa sought revenge on the death of his brothers by defeating Sumanguru at the Battle of Kalinga

• Mansa Musa discovered gold and taught the people to barter.

• a. Mansa Musa went to Cairo and gave gold to all he met.

Multiple Choice

West Africa built universities to educate the people so they could read the Quran. What language did they have to learn? 

• Hebrew
• Greek
• Arabic
• Latin

Multiple Choice

This West African city was a great center of trade that had mosques, universities, and libraries.

• Mecca

• Rome

• Los Angeles

• Timbuktu