African Societies

What did Mansa Kankan Musa do?

• He doubles the empire.

• Timbuktu is the capital.

• He made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca.

• He gave out a lot of gold and crashed Egypts economy by doing so.

What are the Trans-Saharan Trade routes?

Which of the following are true about the Hausa Kingdoms?

• They were wealthy and powerful.

• They protect each other.

• They were enriched through trade.

• They were Christian based.

Tolerant and worried about religion having too much power

• Voltaire

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Wollstoencraft

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

The Asante got much of their wealth from _____.

• conquering neighbors

• colonizing other parts of the world

• trading

• tourism

How did the spread of Bantu-speaking people influence many African cultures?

• It united them, and they were able to talk to each other.

• It divided them.

• Each tribe created a separate language.

Absolute monarchs believed they got power from

• God.

• their hard work.

• the consent of the people.

• talent and luck.

The religious traditions of the West Africa Kingdoms started as __________ but eventually converted to ____________. 

• Christian, Judaism
• Hindu, Buddhism
• Shinto, Confucianism
• Animism, Islam

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

• states

• kingdoms

• countries

• religions