History 7 Unit 3 Review Medieval African Empires

What did most West Africans feel the strongest loyalty to?

• their city and region

• their family and village

• their king

• their trading partners

In West African villages, what did most people's lives center on?

• farming

• huting and gathering

• making salt

• mining gold

Which was NOT an outcome of trade in West Africa?

• West African societies became governed by kings

• West African cities became centers of trade

• West African societies became increasingly isolated

• West African cities became centers of religion and education

How did griots pass on history and values?

• by preserving manuscripts

• by writing down important events

• by filming important events with their iPhone XRs

• by telling stories and singing songs

What are the three vegetation zones of West Africa?

• desert, farmland, grasslands

• desert, grasslands, forests

• forests, mountains, desert

• rivers, forests, desert

How did the King of Ghana become wealthy?

• by converting to Islam

• by selling salt

• by taxing trade

• by trading camels

What could happen to kings of Ghana if they rejected traditional religion?

• anger upper classes

• anger trading partners

• lose gold trade

• lose throne

Who developed Timbuktu as a center of trade?

• Askia Muhammud

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

• Sunni Ali

What did Mansa Musa bring back to Mali from his pilgrimage?

• caravan

• architect & scholars

• poets and artists

• slaves from Asia

What did the Muslim rulers of Timbuktu ask Sunni Ali to do?

• to begin the salt trade

• to capture the city of Gao

• to drive the Berbers out of Timbuktu

• to stop trading gold