Chapter 8 African Civilizations

The use of horses greatly changed trade in Africa

• True

• False

Some gold from West Africa reached Europe and Asia.

• True

• False

Ghana had more territory, more people, and more trade than Mali.

• True

• False

Ghana was an important trade center situated between salt mines and gold mines.

• True

• False

As the Mali Empire traded with Berbers and Arabs, they also exchanged cultures and ideas.

• True

• False

Whom did the kings of Mali put in charge of provinces?

• Mayors
• Senators
• Generals

• Chancellors

Mansa Musa of Mali

• was eventually overthrown by his generals.

• converted to Christianity near the end of his life.

• developed an empire with a weak central government.

• encouraged Muslim scholars to move to his capital.

Who brought Islam to Ghana?

• the Bantu

• Muslim traders

• Mansa Musa

• Songhai leaders

What is an important purpose of griots?

• Writing fictional novels
• Building modern technology
• Preserving traditions, history, and cultural knowledge
• Cooking traditional dishes

A group of people who can trace their histories to a single ancestor and are expected to support one another is called a

• commuity.

• lineage group.

• trading partnership.

• griot.