West Africa Pre-Test

In this drawing African ruler Mansa Musa is holding a gold nugget. During his pilgrimage to

Mecca it has been said that he distributed so much gold that it lost some of its value in some places.

What did Mansa Musa's pilgrimage tell the world about Mali? (7.26)

• Mali had an enormous amount of wealth

• Mali was dependent on other cultures

• Mali's trade network was poorly established

• The people of Mali needed help and protection from other civilizations

Throughout most of early African history, events in the past were most often remembered and passed down through…..?

• oral tradition

• written histories

• building pyramids

• elaborate cave paintings

Mansa Musa gained enormous fame throughout Africa and Arabia because of his ________.

• golden throne

• 1324 pilgrimage to Mecca

• invasion of France in 732

• cannibalism of European merchants

In whose culture were griots responsible for preserving and transmitting culture and history?

• Roman

• Chinese

• West African

• Middle Eastern

Which belief system practiced by many indigenous groups believes that spirits live in all aspects of nature including animals and trees?

• Animism

• Buddhism

• kami

• Hinduism

Which of these is represented by the number 2 on the map?

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

It was not uncommon in Arabia and Asia to find _______ of merchants traveling together across the desert to trade their goods in far away markets.

• armadas

• caravans

• guilds

• ports

What would be the BEST title for this map?

• The Silk Roads

• The Mongol Invasion

• Ibn Battuta's Journey

• Mansa Musa's Pilgrimage

What three empires in western Africa flourished because of the trans-Saharan trade of gold and salt?

• Mali, Axum, Zimbabwe

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

• Axum, Ethiopia, Ghana

• Timbuktu, Ethiopia, Mali

One of the significant long-term impacts of the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade was____

• The eventual depletion of gold in West African mines

• the spread of Islam to western African kingdoms such as Songhai

• the syncretic blend of Christianity and African religions found in Ghana

• the large conflicts that arose between Muslim merchants and African kingdoms