Chapter 15 Africa

. _____ is the unique culture of East Africa’s coast and the language spoken there.

• plateau

• savannas

• swahilli

• sugarcane

How did Islam spread to Africa?

• Muslim trade

• missionaries

• The griot

• It did not spread

What is a sailboat used by Arab Muslim traders to sail along the East Coast of Africa?

• matrilineal

• clan

• savanna

• dhow

Which of the following is NOT a great Western African Empire?

• Ghana

• Akhan

• Mali

• Songhai

The scattering of the jews is called...

• Diaspora

• The Resurrection

• Salvation

• Christianity

A ___________ is a traditional African storyteller.

• clan

• matrilineak

• griot

• savanna

Why was salt such a valuable good? (pick 2)

• It was rare

• to preserve food

• It was magical

• for flavor

According to the government of Ghana, power was transferred to the king’s what?

• dog

• nephew

• son

• daughter

Most African societies believed were....

• not religious

• monotheistic

• worshiped the animals

• polytheistic

A group of people that descended from the same ancestor are called...

• swahili

• extended family

• spiritual

• clan