African Societies

Who was the man who recruited scholars on his pilgrimage to Mecca, who helped turn Timbuktu into a center for Islamic scholarship?

• Songhai

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

• Mali

What was the first kind of religion practiced in Western Africa?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Doaism

• Animism

Which one of these was not an item that was NOT an item that was traded along the Trans-Saharan trade routes?

• Silk

• Gold

• Salt

• Slaves

Swahili is a language that combines native Bantu language and ....

• English

• Indian

• Chinese

• Arabic

This animal made the Trans-Saharan trade routes possible.

• Horse

• Camel

• Cow

• Elephant

This was the ruler of the Malinke. He became very rich when gold was discovered on his land.

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Muhammad

• Allah

In West Africa between about 500 and 1600 C.E., Ghana, Songhai, and Mali were three _____ that arose.

• states

• kingdoms

• countries

• religions

Why are historians unable to study written sources from early West African societies?

• No one can translate the documents' language.

• All of the documents were burned in a fire.

• Most of the period has no written records.

• The government owns all of the documents.

The Sahara was not a good place for large settlements because it

• is extremely dry.

• rains too much.

• has no mountains.

• is mostly forest.

The savanna is a vegetation zone of tall grasses and trees. This is due to its

• very dry climate

• very rocky plains

• long rainy season

• mountainous land