Unit 8 Quiz

The world's largest desert is

• the Gobi

• the Mojave

• the Sahara

• the Savanna

One of West Africa's main rivers is

• the Amazon

• the Niger

• the Missouri

• the Nile

The division of jobs and skills in a society is

• labor specialization.

• social status.

• special works.

• natural resources.

What trade goods helped make the Empire of Ghana great?

• cloth and leather goods

• dried fish and cotton

• gold and salt

• leather goods and salt

Which religion did traders bring to Ghana?

• Islam

• Christianity

• ancestor worship

• Berber

Why did Sundiata call himself mansa?

• He divided the clans.

• He rebelled against the empire of Mali.

• He considered himself an emperor.

• His enemies feared him.

What made Mansa Musa's hajj special?

• Egypt refused to allow is caravan to pass through.

• He refused to spend any money.

• He upset Egypt's economy.

• He walked all the way to Mecca.

Which leader brought Islamic scholarship and law to Songhai?

• Ali Ber

• Askia Muhammad

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

Why was Arabic important in Songhai?

• Everyone spoke it.

• It was used to control foreign empires.

• It was the language of the law.

• All of the above.

What is one legacy from the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

• griots

• the hajj

• a tradition of oral laws

• Tuareg control of Tombouctou