Chpt 3 BJU world studies

Match the following

• rain storage

• Why was Zimbabwe built?

• Serve as a royal place

• What were the ruins of enclosure for?

• trade

• Why was Zimbabwe successful?

• trading gold, ivory, and precious stone

• How was Zimbabwe important?

• Communication

• Why was Swahali important to African trade?

What was hammered into useful items from the earliest human civilization?

• iron

• gold

• silver

• copper

In the rainforest inhabitants gathered roots such as what?

• yams

• potatoes

• carrots

• ginger

Africans killed their livestock.

• True

• False

The ​ (a)   for ​ (b)   ​ (c)   overtime when the soil became less productive.

• food
• livestock
• decreased
• water
• humans
• increased

Some Africans believed that the high god was a spiritual being who walked with man until something caused him to separate himself from the people.

• True

• False

Match the following

• overrun by morocan forces

• Why did early African tribes need to migrate?

• the abundance of gold found

• Why did Zimbabwe's empire decline?

• for reasons unknown

• Why was the west coast of Africa referred to as the Gold Coast?

• food and better climates

• What led to the decline of Timbuktu?

• Islam merchants

• How did Islam spread to sub-Saharan Africa?

What are the largest and most important empires of the region that follows one another? (3 answers)

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhi

• Zimbabwe

Who was the most famous mansa/ruler?

• Musa

• suma

• anyone

• no one

Match the following.

• Timbuktu

• What empire collapsed in 1591 when overrun by Moroccan forces with muzzle-loading firearms?

• Islam

• What became the main religion in West Africa?

• Iron production

• What did west Africans develop?