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There was one primary indigenous religion in African that most groups followed.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The religion of ____________________ also became popular in Northern Africa as a result of trade.
a) Christianity
b) Judaism
c) Buddhism
d) Islam

Indigenous African religion was __________________________.
a) Monotheistic
b) Polytheistic
c) varied from place to place
d)

The first great trading state in West Africa was ____________________________.
a) Ghana
b) Mali
c) Songhai
d) Egypt

Which of the following BEST describes how the Kingdom of Ghana was ruled?
a) There was one king with ultimate political power
b) There was one king, but several local rulers who reported to the King
c) There was one king who was both the political and military leader
d) There were small stateless societies with little connection to one another

Which of the following BEST describes how the Kingdom of Mali was ruled?
a) There was one king with ultimate political power
b) There was one king, but several local rulers who reported to the King
c) There was one king who was both the political and military leader
d) There were small stateless societies with little connection to one another

Which of the following BEST describes how the Kingdom of Songhai was ruled?
a) There was one king with ultimate political power
b) There was one king, but several local rulers who reported to the King
c) There was one king who was both the political and military leader
d) There were small stateless societies with little connection to one another

Which of the following best describes the economy of the kingdoms of West Africa?
a) Almost all people in the Kingdom were involved in trade
b) Most of the wealth was made of trade of salt and gold, but most people were farmers
c) Almost all people in the Kingdom were involved in agriculture, growing products to be traded
d) The King assigned a job/role to all people in the Kingdom in order to make the most money

Which of the following factors did NOT lead to the decline of the Kingdom of Ghana?
a) Muslim merchants controlled much of the trade in Ghana
b) Powerful Muslim states went to war with Ghana
c) Sundiata Keita united the Mali Kingdoms and captured the capital of Ghana
d) The Kingdom of Ghana refused to convert to Islam and was attacked for religious reasons

Which of the following factors did NOT lead to the decline of the Kingdom of Mali?
a) Wasteful spending by rulers
b) Civil war within the Kingdom
c) Smaller areas of the Kingdom broke away
d) The trading center of Timbuktu was hit by the plague

Which of the following is NOT true about Mansa Musa?
a) He made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca (Mekkah)
b) He was incredibly wealthy and lavished expensive gifts on people
c) He increased the popularity of Islam and Timbuktu
d) All statements are true

Which of the following BEST describes the development of East African Societies?
a) Bantu people migrated there first, and began engaging in trade along the Indian Ocean
b) Muslim traders found and settled the area
c) European countries looking for new trade routes settled the area
d) None of these are accurate

Which of the following BEST describes the political structure of East Africa?
a) Most groups lived in small trading villages with no ruler to unite them
b) The Bantu King ruled this entire area
c) Muslim Emperors controlled the area
d) They were conquered and controlled by the West African Kingdoms

East and West Africa were both involved in trade as their primary economic activity.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

East Africa and West Africa both had established kingdoms.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

East and West Africa were both heavily influenced by the religion of Islam.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

East and West Africa were both threatened by the possibility of European invasions.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

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