SS 7 Ch. 7.1 & 7.2 Review

This is an open grassland with trees.

• Rift
• Rain Forest
• Sahel
• Savanna

This is a moist, densely wooded area.

• Rift
• Sahel
• Savannah
• Rain Forest

This unit usually included the father, mother, children, and close relatives in one household.

• Large Family
• Nuclear Family

• Extended Family
• Lots of Family

Mali's most famous ruler was

• Sundiata
• Askia the Great
• Mansa Musa
• Sunni Ali

Which body of water is shaded red in the image? 

• Mediterranean Sea
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Red Sea

The Sahara is

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

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

• Villages
• Clans
• Castes
• Empires

Which of the following was a result of Mansa Musa’s travels?

• Mali’s mass conversion to Islam.
• Mansa Musa’s overthrow by Sundiata.
• The conquest of Arabia by Mali forces.
• New ties between Mali and other Muslim states.

The gold the West African Kingdoms possessed had obvious value, why would they trade it for salt? 

• to build religious statues
• to use in burial ceremonies
• to preserve and flavor food
• to have it for scientific experiments

The city in West Africa that served as the center of trade and learning was -

• Mansa Musa
• Constantinople
• Timbuktu
• Great Zimbabwe