Ch8 African Civilizations Unit Test

About 40 percent of Africa's land area is covered by ______________, which are tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs.

• Deserts

• Sahel

• Savannah

• Rainforests

In northern Africa, the savannas connect with a region of even drier grasslands called the ________________

• Sahel

• Savannah

• Desert

• Rainforest

Trade was changed in Africa when the Romans introduced the ______ to the region in 200 C.E.

• horse

• donkey

• camel

• mule

In the 1200s, a small state named ___________ conquered Ghana and created a new West African trading empire.

• Mali

• Ghana

• Axum

• Benin

Mansa Musa used Mali's wealth to

• expand the empire to the Mediterranean.

• make it a center of learning and the arts.

• control trade in salt and gold.

What factors helped Ghana become a great trading empire?

Select all that apply

• The people of Ghana were eager for information about other cultures.

• Ghana had durable and deadly iron weapons.

• Ghana had a well-trained army to carry out the king's demands.

• The high demand for salt brought Ghana wealth from taxes.

• Most merchants in Ghana knew how to speak multiple languages.

Which religion did Berber and Arab traders introduce to West Africa beginning in the 700s C.E.?

• Islam

• Zoroastrianism

• Judaism

• Christianity

Which choice best describes the governments of early African kingdoms?

• direct democracies

• republican governments

• confederations

• strong central governments

In Ghana, the power to rule was inherited by the

• son of the king.

• son of the king's sister.

• daughter of the king.

• brother of the king's wife.

The provinces in Mali were governed by

• the king's sons.

• clan leaders.

• wealthy merchants.

• generals.