Topic 14 Review Africa

Who is known for their travels through Africa, Europe, and Asia?

• Mansa Musa

• King Ezana

• Persia

• Ibn Battuta

Mali king who was Muslim and traveled to Mecca (hajj/pilgrimage):

• Ibn Battuta

• King Ezana

• Berber

• Mansa Musa

Griots are important to our study of African civilizations because

• they invited Europeans to Africa

• they started slavery in Africa

• they preserved African history before writing

• they came around after written record in Africa

Which of the 3 below were West African Kingdoms?

• Axum, Mali, and Mecca

• Ghana, Mali, and Egypt

• Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

• Zimbabwe, Songhai, and Mali

The time period of Mansa Musa's reign of the king of Mali was

• a golden age of learning and culture

• a period of famine and war

• a time of political chaos

• a time of isolation and distrust of other kingdoms

The city of Timbuktu was known as

• center of trade and learning

• the most beautiful city in Africa

• a busy seaport

• the largest city in the world

The Sahara is

• the world's largest desert
• Africa's longest river
• a high mountain range
• an empire in early Africa

What do you call the raised but flat region in the interior of Africa?

• valley

• peninsula

• plateau

• oasis

Which term means when a person focus one job such as cloth making?

• caste

• civil service exam

• labor specialization

• guild

Which empire took over Timbuktu from Mali

• Ghana

• Songhai

• Ottoman