1.5: African Societies and Trade Networks c. 1200–1450

What is a kin-based network?

• A trade route system

• A system based on familial and community-based leadership

• A military alliance

• A religious organization

Who was the male leader of a kin-based network in Sub-Saharan Africa?

• King

• Chief

• Emperor

• Sultan

Which state did seven states of Hausa people unite to form before 1000 CE?

• Mali

• Ghana

• Hausa Kingdom

• Zimbabwe

Which kingdom was NOT in the same location as modern-day Ghana?

• Mali

• Ghana

• Zimbabwe

• Ethiopia

Which city became a great center of Islamic learning in Mali?

• Great Zimbabwe

• Timbuktu

• Mombasa

• Axum

What language developed as a result of blending Bantu and Arabic in East Africa?

• Hausa

• Swahili

• Amharic

• Zulu

Which kingdom became wealthy by taxing gold transports from its gold fields?

• Mali

• Ghana

• Zimbabwe

• Ethiopia

What was a defining element of the region in modern-day Ethiopia?

• Gold mining

• Religious architecture

• Salt trade

• Iron weapons

What were the smaller groups of people in Sub-Saharan Africa structured by?

• Wealth and power

• Kinship, age, and gender

• Military strength

• Trade routes

Which trade route connected East Africa and the Middle East for the slave trade?

• Silk Road

• Trans-Saharan trade

• Indian Ocean slave trade

• Atlantic Ocean slave trade