Early African Civilizations - Chapter 16

How did Ghana's rulers make sure that gold remained an important trade good?

• They made beautiful jewelry out of it
• The traded it for salt
• They controlled how much was mined
• The required that all coins be made from it

The Sahara is

• the world's largest desert
• Africa's longest river
• a high mountain range
• an empire in early Africa

How did Mansa Musa establish West Africa as a center of Muslim culture?

• He spent so much gold on his hajj that it upset Egypt's economy
• He extended Mali's territory through conquest
• He imported Muslim scholars, artists and teachers
• He established trade links with Muslim traders in North Africa

Which factor was LEAST important in making Mali a powerful West African empire?

• The gold-salt trade
• The growth of Mansa Musa's empire
• Mansa Musa's hajj
• Sundiata's law code

Who led a great caravan to Mecca, bringing his empire to the attention of the world?

• Askia Muhammad
• As-Saheli
• Mansa Sundiata
• Mansa Musa

What culture developed in East Africa as a result of the region's role in overseas trade?

• Kushite
• Nubian
• Swahili
• Zagwe

In East Africa, Muslim culture had the most influence on

• the Kushite people
• the rulers of Ethiopia
• the kingdom of Aksum
• the Swahili city-states

In West African culture, who ranked just above traders in the social structure?

• The emperor

• Kings and nobles

• Farmers

• Skilled workers

In most traditional African religions, people honored

• the emperor
• only one god
• their ancestors
• religious leaders

Social groups that trace their lineage to a common ancestor are called ______________

• Villages
• Clans
• Castes
• Empires