WH Chp 13 Review

Where are the following kingdoms located? Ghana, Mali, Songhai

• Northern Africa

• East Africa

• South Africa

• West Africa

What was produced at Ife?

• wood statues

• gold statues

• bronze & iron statues

• coral statues

Which of the following is NOT a major geographical feature of Africa?

• Amazon River

• Great Rift Valley

• Congo Basin

• Sahara Desert

• Kalahari Desert

Most African societies DO have a written language.

• True

• False

Who holds the most power in African societies?

• kings

• priest/priestess

• elders

• peasants

Which of the following was NOT an export of Ghana?

• gold

• camels

• ivory

• slaves

Who ends up controlling trade in Ghana in the 8th & 9th centuries?

• Ghanaian traders

• Berber traders

• Muslim traders

• Mongol traders

What advantage did Muslim traders have over others?

• the vast trade network created by the Mongolian empire

• the vast trade network created by the Islamic empire

• the vast trade network created by the Egyptian empire

• the vast trade network created by the Ghanaian empire

Match the following

• gold

• major export of Ghana

• patrilineal society

• important members of the “fleets of the desert”

• diviners

• community of related extended families

• lineage group

• people who worked with supernatural forces to communicate with the gods

• camels

• A group of people in which heredity is traced through the father

Who is the founder of the Mali Empire?

• Sundiata Keita

• Sunni Ali

• Mansa Mūsā

• Kossi