Ancient Africa

An example of cultural diffusion along trade routes of ancient West Africa would be...

• Apartheid

• spread of the Ebola Virus

• spread of Islam

• wars between rival tribes

Which of the following locations was NOT a major leg of the Triangular Trade?

• Europe

• the Americas

• Africa

• Asia

The purpose of the silent barter system that took place in West Africa was...

• to reduce conflict due to a language barrier.

• to protect location of salt mines.

• to protect location of gold mines.

• all of the above

Which of the following best describes the role Tombouctou (Timbuktu) played in Ancient West Africa?

• It was the center of trade and learning (specifically Islam).

• It produced hydroelectricity for Egypt.

• It was a center for corrupt warlords from the DRC.

• It was the first fully segregated city in Africa to instill Apartheid Laws.

Trans-Saharan trade in early West Africa MAINLY involved the exchange of ________ for gold.

• iron

• ivory

• slaves

• salt

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

• He spent so much gold on his haij 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 haij to work in Timbuktu.

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

Enslaved Africans traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to America by way of the:

• middle passage.

• Trans-Saharan trade route.

• pilgrimage to Mecca.

• African passage.

The kingdom of Ghana was very wealthy in ancient Africa. How did the kingdom of Ghana get its wealth?

• by producing a lot of salt

• by producing a lot of gold

• by taxing the trade of gold and salt

• through war and conquest of neighboring kingdoms

According to the timeline, the order of empires in West Africa were:

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

• Songhai, Mali, Ghana

• Ghana, Songhai, Mali

• Mali, Songhai, Ghana

According to the map, which two European countries had the most colonies in Africa?

• Belgium and Great Britain

• Italy and France

• France and Germany

• Great Britain and France