Chapter 3 - Early African Civilizations

The vegetation zone with flat grasslands and abundant animal life.

• savannah

• desert

• rainforest

• sahel

What religion did traders bring to Ghana?

• Islam

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Christianity

The trans-Saharan trade increased after about 300 C.E. as a result of the

• population increase

• growth of cities

• introduction of camels

• slave trade

What material did the people of Ghana use to make weapons and tools?

• Gold

• Salt

• Diamonds

• Iron

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Ghana's decline?

• Invasion

• Overgrazing

• Drought

• Internal conflict/rebellion

Ghana's empire was located between what two rivers?

• Niger & Nile

• Senegal & Niger

• Nile & Senegal

• Niger & Amazon

The Sahara is

• Africa's longest river

• a high mountain range

• the world's largest desert

• an empire in early Africa

The division of jobs and skills in a society is

• labor specialization

• social status

• special works

• natural resources

How did Ghana's rulers make sure that gold remained an important trade good?

• They made beautiful jewelry from it.

• They traded it for salt.

• They controlled how much of it was mined.

• They required that all coins be made from it.

How did Mansa Musa establish West Africa as a center of Muslim culture?

• He spent so much gold on his hajj that it upset the economy of Egypt for years.

• He extended Mali's territory and made Mali one of the largest empires of its time.

• He brought Muslim scholars, artists and teachers from his hajj to work in Mali.

• He established trade links with Muslim salt merchants in North Africa.