Chapter 3 Test

The Sahara, rain forests, and savannas of Africa are all

• on the African Plateau
• on an area of low flat land
• unable to be farmed productively
• irrigated by the Nile River.

Ghana's farmland

• was rich and fertile.
• was taken over by the Bantu.
• was plentiful.
• became poorer over time.

Sundiata Keita was a

• great warrior-king who seized Ghana.
• famous griot in Mali.
• powerful soldier in Ghana.
• lion worshiped in Mali.

What factor allowed artisans to thrive in the rain forest kingdoms?

• the creation of advanced educational institutions
• over-population
• food surpluses
• the discovery of gold mines

How were many traditional African religions similar to Christianity, Judaism, and Islam?

• They required strict adherence to religious rituals.
• They believed spirits stayed in their community.
• They shared a belief in one supreme God.
• all of the above.

The Swahili culture was

• influenced in part by Islam.
• destroyed by European invaders.
• on the West African coast.
• unable to last into modern times.

Ibn Battuta, a young lawyer from Morocco,

• travelled extensively.
• was Muslim.
• found that many West Africans studied the Quran.
• all of the above.

How were children educated in medieval West Africa?

• in boarding schools
• in small neighborhood classes
• in universities
• by oral histories and proverbs

What major crop did the Portuguese produce using enslaved Africans?

• tea
• bananas
• coffee
• sugarcane

Songs sung by enslaved Africans

• developed into country music.
• connected them to their homeland.
• have not survived.
• were borrowed from European music.