(Settles 2023) West Africa

Timbuktu and Djenne are close to which river?

• Yellow River

• Niger River

• Euphrates River

• Yangtze River

How do spiritual traditions compare to Confucianism?

• They both have a sacred text.

• They both have a significant person that they worship.

• They both emphasize a respect for authority.

• They both worship in a temple.

What religion was widely practiced in Ghana before Islam came about?

• Animism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Christianity

Choose 3 indigenous African religions.

• Christianity

• Animism

• Ancestor Worship

• Dieties

How did African religious beliefs before Islam & Christianity explain the beginning of mankind?

• They really didn't think about the beginning of mankind.

• They were unsure of how mankind began.

• They had no beliefs.

• They had their own beliefs of how mankind came about.

What were religious leaders of West Africa called before Islam & Christianity came about?

• Grand Puba

• Tribal leaders

• Your Majesty

• Madam President

What contributed to the growth of the empires? Choose 3

• Access to the king

• Access to natural resorces

• Access to natural transportation routes

• Islam spread into the region bringinh scholars & architects which led to urban growth

Most indigenous religions did not maintain written practices because there was no written language.

• True

• False

How did West African trading empires use natural resources to become wealthy?

• They let family members have all the salt and gold.

• They refused to trade salt and gold.

• They used the Niger River for transportation and trade to increase their wealth & power.

• They gave away salt and gold to everyone.

What did they trade in West Africa?

• Salt, Gold, and Slaves

• paper, soot, berries

• houses, income, recipes

• land, family, transportation