Africa Middle Ages Exit TIcket

All of the following are reasons the African trading Empires were successful EXCEPT:

• wealth from Trans-Saharan trade

• wealth from Indian Ocean Trade

• unity across African kingdoms

All of the following are causes of increased trade in Africa EXCEPT:

• increased demand for African slaves

• rise in number of Islamic merchants

• they were the only source of diamonds

• improved technology like the camel saddle

2.Which best characterizes the city of Timbuktu?

Port on the water route to

• East Asian urban and Industrial center on the Silk Road

• Religious, Commercial, and Educational center of West Africa

• Inland trade city ruling over the Hanseatic League

• Important stopping post on the water route to East Asia

All of the following are major items of trade in the Trans-Saharan trade routes EXCEPT:

• wool

• gold

• salt

• slaves

Mansa Musa is famous for all of the following EXCEPT:

• being one of the richest people in history

• bringing Islam to Africa

• turning Timbuktu into a center of learning

• being a great Muslim king of Mali

Which of the following is an example of syncretism in Africa? (choose 2)

• the incorporation of Africa into Indian Ocean trade routes

• the adoption of Muslim beliefs while maintaining African cultural norms

• the creation of Swahili from a mix of Bantu, Arabic and Persian cultures

• the invention of the camel saddle and increase in trade