Unit 3 Practice Test

Fill in the Blank: All three empires controlled part of the _______________ Desert

• Sahara

• Gobi

• Kalahari

• Mojave

Look at the map. What major landform did many of the trade routes between Western Africa and the Mediterranean have to cross?

• Sahara Desert

• Nile River

• Red Sea

• Cairo

Which body of water borders the western coastline of Africa?

• The Indian Ocean

• The Arabian Sea

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Persian Gulf

African storytellers who memorize and recite the names and histories of their people are called (a)  

• epics

• griots

• mansas

• oracles

Which of the following explains “animism”?

• The belief in only one all-powerful creator God

• The belief that all things in nature have a spirit

• The belief that kings should also be spiritual leaders

• The belief that seeking to become rich as wrong

Animism believes everything in nature as a soul.

• True

• False

Ancestor worship would have what effect on a society that believes in this view?

• It would strengthen respect for elders and family traditions.

• It would encourage disregard for family history.

• It would promote individualism over community values.

• It would lead to the rejection of spiritual beliefs.

Analyze the growth of the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, including cities such as Djenne and Timbuktu as centers of trade, culture, and learning. The rise of the West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai can be attributed to:

• The spread of Christianity.

• Their emphasis on nationalism.

• The rise of European Imperialism.

• Their location near the Trans-Saharan trade routes.

A similarity between the ancient western African kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai is that these kingdoms:

• Isolated themselves from other contact with other cultures.

• Established economies based on trade.

• Limited the powers of their rulers.

• Practiced Christianity.

Which civilization best completes the heading of the partial outline below? I. ______________________ - Spread of Islam - Gold and salt trade - Growth of Timbuktu - Pilgrimage of MAnsa Musa

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

• Timbuktu