1.2 History of West and Central Africa

What did West Africans trade to North Africans in exchange for salt?

• camals

• silver

• gold

• masks

Why did Mansa Musa go to Mecca?

• to go on a military campaign

• to go on a religious pilgrimage

• to trade masks for ivory

• to escape his enemies

Which empire flourished between 600-1200 AD?

• Mali

• Songhai

• Togo

• Ghana

Which of the following was an effect of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on West and Central Africa?

• It increased the population.

• It led to an increase in wars.

• More manufactured goods were produced.

• Agriculture became more profitable.

This was the name of the voyage across the Atlantic that formed the middle leg of the Atlantic Slave Trade.

(a)  

What is the policy by which one country seeks to rule other areas?

• communism

• colonialism

• imperialism

• capitalism

What is the policy of creating an empire by taking over other areas?

• communism

• colonialism

• imperialism

• capitalism

What do both colonialism and imperialism both require?

• one country giving money to another

• two countries working together

• two countries sharing resources

• one country ruling another country

Who promoted Pan-Africanism?

• Mansa Musa

• Kwame Nkrumah

• Joseph Mobutu

• Nnamdi Azikiwe

What idea does Pan-Africanism refer to?

• All African ethnic groups should have their own country.

• All Africans should be united, regardless of ethnicity or location.

• All Africans should speak a European language like French or English.

• Nigeria should be the dominant country in Africa.