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1) What group of people helped to keep traditions alive in early West African societies by communicating with the gods and using oral storytelling to pass down life lessons?
A
sultans
B
chiefs
C
warriors
D
griots
2) Ghana had: a well trained army, central location for trade, iron for weapons, and ?
A
sent merchants out across the Atlantic Ocean
B
developed a new written language
C
controlled the gold and salt trade
D
made Christianity the state religion
3) Mali was an important
A
government outpost
B
farming region
C
military outpost
D
trade center
4) Who spread Islam, took a journey to Mecca, brought back Muslim scholars, and allowed other religions
A
Sundiata Keita
B
Ibn Battuta
C
Askia Muhammad
D
Mansa Musa
5) Which was an effect of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca?
A
Trade between West Africa and Arabia fell.
B
Muslim scholars were brought back to Mali.
C
The Empire of Mali conquered Egypt.
D
Mecca gained technological advancements from Mali
6) Mansa Musa commissioned great mosques to be built in Timbuktu and scholarship flourished and learning centers developed at Timbuktu resulting in what in Mali?
A
a golden age
B
a period of political chaos
C
a time of extreme poverty
D
a decade of colonial unrest
7) Which factor explains why Islam entered West Africa?
A
Ibn Battuta’s travels
B
access to fresh water supplies
C
trade routes
D
Muhammad’s travels
8) Which religion spread into the West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
A
Buddhism
B
Islam
C
Hinduism
D
Christianity
9) How did the prosperity resulting from the gold salt trade affect West African empires during the 1300s?
A
Islamic centers of learning emerged.
B
The influence of foreign merchants declined.
C
Regional rulers’ political authority decreased.
D
The demand for European goods increased.
10) The African city of Timbuktu was a center for
A
military power
B
trade and learning
C
religious architecture
D
Hinduism
11) The contributions of the ancient civilizations of Ghana, Songhai, and Mali demonstrate that
A
societies in Africa developed that were larger and more advanced than some kingdoms in Europe
B
most of the African Continent was unified under a single political system
C
many African civilizations developed in southern Africa
D
industrial technology was needed for African civilizations to develop
12) How did kingdoms develop in West Africa?
A
Rulers of small villages joined their wealth to each other.
B
Kings demanded protection from other kings and their armies.
C
Kings had loyal followers because of their kind treatment of conquered peoples.
D
Rulers of wealthy cities used their armies to conquer other cities.
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