W/G West African Empires

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Which series is a complete list of the characteristics of civilization?

• farming, cities, government, social classes, writing, art, irrigation

• cities, government, religion, job specialization, social classes, writing, art + architecture

• bronze tools, artisans, religion, job specialization, social classes, writing, art + architecture

• cities, government, religion, coconuts, coconut cream pie, coconut milk, coconut macaroon

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What two rivers was Mesopotamia located between?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Nile and Kwango

• Tigris and Nile

• Nile and Euphrates

Match

Match the following

• Polytheism

• City-State

• Monarchy

• Monotheism

• Theocracy

A religion that believes in many gods

A city that is an independent nation

Kings or Queens that pass power down to their children

A religion that believes in one god

Rulers were appointed by gods

• A religion that believes in many gods

• A city that is an independent nation

• Kings or Queens that pass power down to their children

• A religion that believes in one god

• Rulers were appointed by gods

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Domestication means?

• Using animals for food

• A tool making process

• To tame wild plants and animals

• Foraging for edible plants

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Name the civilization: 
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

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Name the civilization: 
- Indus River
- Harappa
- Mohenjo Daro

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

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Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

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What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?

• Christianity
• Feudalism
• Shinto
• Chivalry

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How did the Bubonic Plague spread?

• Bad water
• Fleas on rats
• Looking at people
• Alignment of the stars

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Which map represents the Silk Road?

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Which map represents the Trans-Saharan Trade Route?

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In 1215, King John, a jerk of a king, was forced to sign a document. What was the name of the document he had to sign?

• Great Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

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When Rome fell in AD 476, life in Europe changed.  How did life in the early Middle Ages differ from Roman times?

• trade increases
• people moved from rural areas to citiies
• education and literacy declined
• the population increases

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Approximately what fraction of the population of Europe was lost because of the Black Death?

• 1/100

• 1/3

• 4/5

• 1/8

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A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351

• feudalism

• manor

• Black Death

• Magna Carta

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cast out from the church

• heresy

• monasteries

• religious order

• excommunicate

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a document signed by King John of England that required the king to honor certain rights

• Parliament

• Magna Carta

• Black Death

• Medieval

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What technology was spread by the Bantu

• iron

• compass

• camel saddles

• yams

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What part of Africa did the Bantu migration spread to?

• Eastern and Northern

• Eastern and Southern

• Northern and Southern

• Southern and Central

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What did the Bantu-speaking people spread across Africa as they migrated?

• Christianity.
• bronze making skills.
• Islam.  
• their language and culture.

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What two key products did the kings of Ghana build their power on?

• Salt and Gold

• Iron and Salt

• Gold and Ivory

• Gold and Silver

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The Northern desert in Africa is the...

• Sahara

• Kalahari

• Senegalese

• Nambia

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What type of trade route did the people of the Empire of Ghana have (same as Mali and Songhai)?

• Trans-Saharan

• Trans-Kalaharian

• Trans-Mediterranean

• Trans-Eastward

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What was the name of the kingdom directly after Ghana?

• Mali

• Songhai

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What new religion did the traders bring into the Kingdom of Ghana?

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

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Name the West African Kingdoms in order.

• Mali-Ghana-Songhai

• Ghana-Mali-Songhai

• Songhai-Mali-Ghana

• Mali-Songhai-Ghana

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Which Kingdom would Sundiata Keita be associated with?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

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Which Kingdom would Mansa Musa be associated with?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

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The Songhai Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

• Ghana

• Mali

• Benin

• Great Zimbabwe

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The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai prospered primarily due to their 

• exchanges with Indian ports
• direct access to the Arabian Sea
• control of trade routes
• abundance of diamonds

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What geographical feature helped the Songhai to maintain control in the region?

• A. the Sahara Desert

• B. the Niger River

• C. the Himalayan Mountains

• D. the Pacific Ocean

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What did the Songhai Empire most use for trade?

• A. gold and salt

• B. salt and milk

• C. gold and fish

• D. fish and salt

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The Trans Saharan Trade Routes are located on which continent?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• India

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Which religion spread along the Trans Saharan Trade Routes?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

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What was used to travel across the Sahara?

• Wagons

• Ships

• Chariots

• Camels

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What important city was the center of trade on the Trans Saharan Trade Routes?

• Timbuktu

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Alexandria

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Who was the leader of the Mali Empire that travelled to Mecca and was considered the richest man in history?

• Julius Caesar

• Mansa Musa

• Lawrence of Arabia

• Augustus Romulus

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What was the purpose of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca?

• Religious purposes

• To escape political turmoil

• To establish trade routes

• To seek medical treatment

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How did Mansa Musa's wealth impact the economy of West Africa?

• Mansa Musa's wealth caused a shortage of goods and resources in West Africa.

• Mansa Musa's wealth led to a decrease in trade and economic activity in West Africa.

• Mansa Musa's wealth had no impact on the economy of West Africa.

• Mansa Musa's wealth caused inflation and attracted traders and scholars to West Africa.

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How did trade contribute to cultural exchange in the trans-Saharan region?

• Trade in the trans-Saharan region facilitated cultural exchange through the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultural practices.

• Trade in the trans-Saharan region only involved the exchange of goods, not ideas or cultural practices.

• Cultural exchange in the trans-Saharan region was solely influenced by religion.

• Trade in the trans-Saharan region did not contribute to cultural exchange.

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The first kingdom in West Africa that was established was _____.

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The greatest mansa of the Mali Empire and grandson of Sundiata was _____

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What important city was the center of trade on the Trans Saharan Trade Routes?

• Timbuktu

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Alexandria

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What geographic feature in northern Africa limited Western African civilizations contact with Europe and Asia?

• Niger River

• Nile River

• Sahara Desert

• Senegal River

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What natural resource in West Africa was valued as much as gold?

• Salt

• Iron

• Ivory

• Kola nuts