Heritage Studies 6 Chapter 12

Geographers often organize Africa by _____ to aid in studying its land and people.

• region
• language

• race

• history

Four ways of learning about people and their history other than written records are linguistics, botany, archaeology, and _____.

The village _____ would tell stories to remind a village of its past.

Ghana could control all the trade of salt and gold because there were _____ mines to its south.

Arabian merchants brought the religion of _____ to Ghana.

Historians divide Africa's early peoples into groups by common _____.

The Tuareg's most valuable possession was the _____.

The Shona built zimbabwes out of _____.

Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca because

• to fulfill his religious duty as a Muslim
• to explore new trade routes
• to gain political power
• to spread his wealth among the people

The price of gold dropped in the region Mansa Musa traveled to because

• Mansa Musa's journey had no impact on gold prices.
• The price of gold dropped due to Mansa Musa flooding the market with gold.
• Gold prices remained stable during Mansa Musa's travels.
• The price of gold increased due to Mansa Musa's wealth.