Africa Review

Identify TWO resources vital to early West African trade.

• Salt
• Silk
• Gold
• Iron

Which of the following is TRUE about oral histories?

• A. people can't learn anything from oral histories
• B. societies without written records never accomplished anything important
• C. oral histories are more likely to be accurate than written records
• D. oral histories might not be as accurate because they can be more easily altered

What animal altered the course of history in Northern Africa?

• A. the camel

• B. the horse

• C. the elephant

• D. the lion

What religion dominated Northern Africa?

• A. Buddhism
• B. Hinduism
• C. Christianity
• D. Islam

Which of the following is TRUE of Mansa Musa? (SELECT THREE)

• A. he helped spread Islam throughout Northern Africa by building mosques
• B. he ran out of money before he ever reached Mecca
• C. he was a devout Muslim known for his pilgrimage to Mecca
• D. he was the emperor of Mali at the height of its power

What was the first European country to take enslaved people from Africa?

• A. Spain
• B. France
• C. Portugal
• D. England

What role did griots have in the education of children in West Africa?

• A. as storytellers, they were primarily entertainers for the children
• B. they were able to teach their peoples' history to the children
• C. griots were Muslim scholars who children would be apprenticed to
• D. because they were warriors, they taught children how to fight

African fables are stories that often involve talking animals. Often times, those stories focus on a _________________ learning a moral or lesson at the end of the story.

• A. King
• B. hero
• C. trickster
• D. a magician

How did Islam spread throughout Northern & Western African?

• A. through trade with Muslim merchants
• B. through trade with the Persians
• C. through trade with the Greeks
• D. through trade with the Mongols

Swahili comes from an Arabian word meaning "people of the coast". Select the TWO things that the word Swahili represented for the people of Africa.

• Language
• Religion
• Spiritual
• Culture