4abc Impacts of West African Society Test Reivew

Prince Henry The Navigator of Portugal sent dozens of expeditions along the Western Coast of Africa in search of the most direct way to reach _______.

• Asia

• Australia

• Europe

• Antarctica

What country made voyages of discovery on the west coast of this continent?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal

Between the years 300 and 1600 A.D. Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were powerful because they _____.

• produced cloth and manufactured goods

• introduced a new culture to European explorers

• were the birthplace of 3 major religions

• controlled trade in their region

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires were located near which river?

• Congo River

• Niger River

• Nile River

• Zambezi River

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were all located south of which geographic feature?

• Rocky Mountains

• Nile River

• Sahara Desert

• Indian Ocean

The Portuguese brought ____ to trade for African goods (like gold).

• metals, cloth, and manufactured goods

• cloth, salt, and iron

• metals, pepper, and pottery

• cinnamon, silk, and textiles

Portuguese traders carried goods to African empires and returned with _____.

• cloth

• gold and salt

• iron

• manufactured goods

Europeans also traded manufactured goods for ___.

• enslaved Africans

• silk

• pottery

• iron

Enslaved Africans were shipped to Europe where they were sold as ________.

• sailors and explorers

• house servants and artisans

• explorers and farm laborers

• farm laborers and house servants

Europeans were interested in all of the following from West Africa EXCEPT ____________.

• salt

• gold

• enslaved Africans

• coal