AFRICA

the unique culture of Africa's East Coast and the language spoken there

• Swahili

• Matrilineal

• griot

sailboat using wind-catching, triangular sails

• Griot

• Dhow

• Matrilineal

tropical grasslands spotted with small trees and shrubs

• Savanna

• Plateau

• Swahili

West Africans relied on countries that had salt to trade with because they needed salt to survive.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which empire conquered the declining empire of Ghana to create a new empire?

• Mali

• Songhai

• Song

Mansa Musa was Mali's most famous ruler. He is known for increasing the Mali empire and spreading Islam.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why did Ghana become an important crossroads of trade?

• Ghana was so rich because of the king that people wanted to travel there.

• Traders interested in salt or gold had to pass through Ghana to trade.

• Ghana had complete control of all of Africa and people had to go to Ghana and ask the emperor for permission if they wanted to trade.

The introduction of Islam into Africa did not really affect the culture of the people there.

• TRUE

• FALSE

When the Portuguese settled the islands of Madeira, the Azores, and Cape Verde they had most slaves work harvesting which crop?

• corn

• Wheat

• sugarcane

Wangarans mined an abundance of gold. This resulted in specialized trade called:

• Two for one trade

• silent bartering

• trade hubs for trading