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WorksheetsUnit 3 Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
In Indigenous West African spiritual tradition, the people felt a deep connection to ________
A single god
Space
The Future
Nature
______ is the belief in the in the interconnectedness of all living and non-living things, which was common in West Africa.
Monotheism
Animism
Islam
Ancestor Worship
In West African spiritual tradition, __________ provided a connection between the living world and spiritual world.
Animals
Saints
Military Leaders
Ancestors
Ancient West Africans performed rituals to honor their _________, who they believed protected them on a daily basis.
Ancestors
Livestock
Neighboring Tribes
Children
_______ is the belief that spirits inhabit natural elements in the world.
Monotheism
Islam
Animism
Atheism
Most of the religious ceremonies in ancient West Africa were performed to ________
Maintain harmony with the living and spiritual realms
Establish political power over neighboring rival tribes
Entertain the villagers after a day of hard work
Choose their political, spiritual, and military leaders
___________ is a fundamental component of indigenous West African spiritual traditions.
Reincarnation
Ancestor Worship
Monotheism
Astrology
In West African spiritual traditions, what role do deceased ancestors typically play?
They have no significance and are simply forgotten
They become gods and control the everyday lives of their living
They act as intermediaries between the living and spiritual realms
They are considered evil spirits and rituals are performed to cast them away
Which term refers to a West African storyteller, responsible for preserving history and cultural traditions?
Griot
Talibe
Azmari
Effendi
Why were griots important in African history?
They acted as diplomats on trading missions
They created new ways of planting and harvesting crops
They helped to unify all of the kingdoms under one empire
They helped to pass on their society's knowledge and history
Most of what we know about the Mali emperor Sundiata (1217-1255) comes from
cuneiform tablets found in the desert
the Autobiography of Sundiata (1254)
Oral traditions passed down over generations
Marco Polo's My Travels with Sundiata (1321)
-Belief in a Supreme Being
-Oral Traditions rather than written scripture
-Approximately 70 million followers today
The information provided relates to
The Olmecs
Christianity
Islamic Fundamentalism
Traditional African beliefs
During his pilgrimage to Mecca it has been said that Mansa Musa distributed so much gold that it lost some of it's value in some places. What did Mansa Musa's pilgrimage tell the world about Mali?
Mali had an enormous amount of wealth
Mali was a culturally independent culture
Mali's trade network was well established
The people of Mali were strong and well fortified
Mansa Musa gained an enormous amount of notoriety because of his
Golden throne
1324 pilgrimage to Mecca
Invasion of France in 732
Cannibalism of European merchants
How did the Ghana Empire prosper from its control of the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes?
Merchants were taxed upon entering the kingdom
Ghana's armies raided caravans and kept the spoils
It gave them new markets to sell their silk
They only allowed Ghanaian merchants to use the routes
What made salt such a valuable commodity during the rise of the empires of Ghana and Mali?
It was an important ingredient in gunpowder
It was a rare substance found only in West Africa
It was used to preserve food
It was used to purify water
Which belief system was introduced to West Africa as a result of the Trans-Saharan caravans?
Animism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
One of the significant long-term impacts of the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade was
the eventual depletion of gold in West African mines
the spread of Islam to western African kingdoms such as Songhai
the syncretic blend of Christianity and African relgions found in Ghana
the large conflicts that arose between Muslim merchants and African kingdoms
Before the spread of Islam, what was the first West African empire to rise to power because of the Trans-Saharan Trade routes?
Mali Empire
Songhai Empire
Mauritania
Ghana Empire
What body of water directly supported the growth of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires?
Nile River
Niger River
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Which city in the Empire of Mali is famous for establishing a successful university?
Athens
Djenne
Memphis
Timbuktu
What barrier to trade separated the empires of Ghana and Mali from the trading center of Egypt?
The Red Sea
The Nile River
The Sahara
The Mediterranean Sea
What three empires in western Africa flourished because of the trans-Saharan trade of gold and salt?
Mali, Axum, Zimbabwe
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Axum, Ethiopia, Ghana
Timbuktu, Ethiopia, Mali
