Old Africa Test

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Choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each) 1. For many African societies, what were kinship groups? A. army C. healers B. government D. storytellers 2. In West African villages, what did most people's lives center on? A. farming C. making salt B. hunting and gathering D. mining gold 3. How did labor specialization affect the economy? A. It reduced the number of small C. It attracted specialists from all over the farmers, which harmed the economy. world, creating a booming economy. B. It changed the focus to export of D. It created a diverse economy. goods. 4. As trade in West Africa grew, what else expanded and grew there? A. cities C. fishing B. farms D. storytelling 5. How did griots pass on history and values? A. by preserving manuscripts B. by writing down important events

C. by videotaping important events D. by telling stories and singing songs

6. What are the three vegetation zones of West Africa? A. desert, farmland, grasslands C. forests, mountains, desert B. desert, grasslands, forests D. rivers, forests, desert 7. What trade goods did West Africa supply to North Africa? A, cloth, hides, and iron C. gold, slaves, and iron B. fold, cloth, and salt D. iron, salt, and cloth 8. Who were the Berbers? A. North African nomads who established trans-Saharan trade routes B. traders of gold from West Africa

C. the original inhabitants of Ghana D. upper-class people of Ghana

9. How did Berber traders influence Ghana? A. introduced written language B. introduced gold

C. introduced storytelling D. introduced salt

10. How did the king of Ghana become wealthy? A. by converting to Islam B. by selling salt

C. by taxing trade D. by trading camels

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11. Who were Ghana's main converts to Islam? A. people who had practiced traditional religion B. upper-class people in cities

C. Ghana's women D. farmers and herders

12. How did Ghana's common people react to Islamic beliefs? A. abandoned traditional beliefs C. blended traditional beliefs Islam B. refused to convert to Islam D. tried to convert Islamic scholars 13. What could happen to kings of Ghana if they rejected traditional religion? A. anger upper classes C. lose gold trade B, anger trading partners D, lose throne 14. How did Mansa Musa help develop the empire of Mali? A. He invited many Muslims to Mali to convert the people. B. He brought thousands of farmers to his capital city.

C. His pilgrimage to Mecca encouraged people to come to Timbuktu. D. His wars with the Songhai greatly expanded the empire.

15. What was one of Sundiata's accomplishments?

C. He built the Sankore Mosque in Timbuktu. B. He made a pilgrimage to Mecca. D. He defeated the Songhai invaders. 16. Why was Askia Muhammad an important ruler? A. He took control of the camel trade. C. He organized the government of the Songhai empire. B. He seized the throne of the Songhai D. He personally converted many people empire. to Islam. A. He expanded the empire of Mali.

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Vocabulary-Use the word bank below to find the correct vocabulary word for each definition. (3 pts. Each)

Ghana Sundiata Askia Muhammad

Word Bank: Clan Timbuktu Sunni Ali Songhai Mansa Musa Griot Mali Labor Specialization Vegetation Zone

1. An official storyteller_______________ 2. The doing of specific types of work by trained or knowledgeable workers_________________ 3. A region that has certain plants_________________________ 4. A region between the Sahara and the forests of West Africa 5. A West African people whose leaders created a great empire after 1400_____________ 6. A West African empire founded by the Malinke people _________________________7. A king of Mali who went on a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 8. The leader of the Malinke people___________________ 9. A ruler of the Songhai empire who took power in 1493_________________ 10. A leader who captured Timbuktu for the Songhai people____________________

Answer the following question(s) on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet of paper. (10 points each) 16. How did Ghana's geographic location contribute to its development as a powerful empire? Think About: - the vegetation zones and resources to the north of Ghana the vegetation zones and resources to the south of Ghana trade routes from north to south