West Africa review

Which is the largest hot desert in the world?

• Senegal

• Sahara

• Soninke

• Sahel

How did Islam spread in West Africa?

• Through trade

• Through conquest

Which is the belief that spirits in animals, plants, and other natural things have an influence on people's daily lives?

• Animism

• Islam

• Zoroastrianism

• Confucianism

Who was the first leader of Mali?

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata Keita

• Sunni Ali

• Askia Muhammad

Which ruler of Mali is considered to be the wealthiest person in world history?

• Sunni Ali

• Askia Muhammad

• Djenne

• Mansa Musa

Which kingdoms were the major kingdoms in West Africa?

• Mali

• Dahr

• Niani

• Songhai

• Ghana

What is "subsistence farming"?

• Farming to sell crops

• Farming one's own family (and maybe friends and neighbors)

• Farming with giant industrial tools

• Slash and burn

What trade did Ghana control that allowed them to become a powerful kingdom?

• ivory and wool

• leather and porcelain

• rugs and silk

• gold and salt

an area of tall grasses and scattered trees.

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Nile River

This area is a strip of dry grassland that is slowly turning into desert.

• the Sahel
• the Nile River
• the Congo River
• the Kalahari Desert