Africa Test Study Set

Which ancient African civilization was best known for its leader making an elaborate pilgrimage to Mecca?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

WHO was the leader of an ancient African civilization that was best known for making an elaborate pilgrimage to Mecca and for giving out so much gold that the value of the gold coin depreciated?

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Mufasa

• Ms. Vazquez

What was one major product that was traded in West Africa?

• Rocks

• cats

• fish

• gold

What religion influenced trade in the west African kingdoms?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

What is one religion that Ghana's kings followed?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

What was a major product that was traded in West Africa?

• rocks

• salt

• fish

• cats

Why did early West African societies record their culture with oral history?

• No language

• No hands

• No written language

• Nothing to write with

What are the three vegetation zones in Africa?

• desert, rainforest, savanna

• fruit, salt, gold

• desert, ocean, lakes

• green, blue, red

Which of the following was NOT brought to West Africa by Arab Traders?

• the Islamic religioin

• a system of writing and numbers

• algebra :(

• the practice of ancestor worship

Which of the following puts the three major empires of West Africa in the correct chronological order?

• Mali, Songhai, Ghana

• Songhai, Mali, Ghana

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

• Ghana, Songhai, Mali