Chapter 13: Early African Civilizations

1. Chapter 13: Early African Civilizations

2. Great Civilizations in West Africa arose • 1. in the Sahara desert. • 2. along the Atlantic coast. • 3. along the Niger River. • 4. in the Atlas Mountains.

3. Great Civilizations in West Africa arose • 1. in the Sahara desert. • 2. along the Atlantic coast. • 3. along the Niger River. • 4. in the Atlas Mountains.

4. Which list of regions is in order from most rainfall to least? • 1. Sahel, savannah, rain forest, Sahara • 2. Sahel, rain forest, savannah, Sahara • 3. rain forest, Sahel, savannah, Sahara • 4. rain forest, savannah, Sahel, Sahara

5. Which list of regions is in order from most rainfall to least? • 1. Sahel, savannah, rain forest, Sahara • 2. Sahel, rain forest, savannah, Sahara • 3. rain forest, Sahel, savannah, Sahara • 4. rain forest, savannah, Sahel, Sahara

6. Which of the following are traditional West African crops? • 1. olives and grapes • 2. dates and kola nuts • 3. sugar cane and rice • 4. peanuts and soybeans

7. Which of the following are traditional West African crops? • 1. olives and grapes • 2. dates and kola nuts • 3. sugar cane and rice • 4. peanuts and soybeans

8. Men and women in traditional West African society were loyal to their • 1. work groups and parents • 2. extended families and age- sets. • 3. religious and military leaders • 4. nobility and elders

9. Men and women in traditional West African society were loyal to their • 1. work groups and parents • 2. extended families and age- sets. • 3. religious and military leaders • 4. nobility and elders

10. Which activity would men and women do in a West African village? • 1. hunting • 2. farming • 3. collecting firewood • 4. caring for children

11. Which activity would men and women do in a West African village? • 1. hunting • 2. farming • 3. collecting firewood • 4. caring for children

12. The traditional religious practice of West Africans was centered on the belief that • 1. the spirits of ancestors stayed nearby. • 2. there was only one god. • 3. rituals were very important. • 4. each person lived several lives.

13. The traditional religious practice of West Africans was centered on the belief that • 1. the spirits of ancestors stayed nearby. • 2. there was only one god. • 3. rituals were very important. • 4. each person lived several lives.

14. How did Ghana’s kings keep order in their large empire? • 1. They allowed conquered rulers to retain power. • 2. They used the army to maintain order. • 3. All citizens went to special schools t0 learn. • 4. They allowed people in other territories to choose their own leaders.

15. How did Ghana’s kings keep order in their large empire? • 1. They allowed conquered rulers to retain power. • 2. They used the army to maintain order. • 3. All citizens went to special schools t0 learn. • 4. They allowed people in other territories to choose their own leaders.

16. Who were the Almoravids? • 1. merchants from the north who controlled the salt trade • 2. Muslims who attacked Ghana and cut off trade routes. • 3. Christians from southern Europe who joined forces with Ghana • 4. a group of sea-traveling people from the coast of southern Africa

17. Who were the Almoravids? • 1. merchants from the north who controlled the salt trade • 2. Muslims who attacked Ghana and cut off trade routes. • 3. Christians from southern Europe who joined forces with Ghana • 4. a group of sea-traveling people from the coast of southern Africa

18. Many of the West African epics can be read • 1. in the great library in Mecca. • 2. in the Dausi and the Sundiata. • 3. in the Qur’an. • 4. on the walls of mosques in Timbuktu.

19. Many of the West African epics can be read • 1. in the great library in Mecca. • 2. in the Dausi and the Sundiata. • 3. in the Qur’an. • 4. on the walls of mosques in Timbuktu.

20. West Africa’s _____ mines were a source of wealth. (salt, iron)

21. West Africa’s _____ mines were a source of wealth. (salt, iron)

22. Traders in Ghana used _____ to exchange goods. (silent barter, public auctions)

23. Traders in Ghana used _____ to exchange goods. (silent barter, public auctions)

24. Every trader who entered _____ had to pay a tax on the goods he carried. (Ghana, Mali)

25. Every trader who entered _____ had to pay a tax on the goods he carried. (Ghana, Mali)

26. After _____ conquered Ghana, he took over the salt and gold trades. (Sundiata, Mansa Musa)

27. After _____ conquered Ghana, he took over the salt and gold trades. (Sundiata, Mansa Musa)

28. By 800, _____ controlled West Africa’s trade routes. (Songhai, Ghana)

29. By 800, _____ controlled West Africa’s trade routes. (Songhai, Ghana)

30. In 1431, nomads from the Sahara called the _____ seized Timbuktu.(Tuareg, Maghan)

31. In 1431, nomads from the Sahara called the _____ seized Timbuktu.(Tuareg, Maghan)

32. In 1324, Mansa Musa left his empire on a pilgrimage to _____. (Mecca, Morocco)

33. In 1324, Mansa Musa left his empire on a pilgrimage to _____. (Mecca, Morocco)

34. To help maintain order, _____ created five provinces within Songhai.(Sunni Ali, Askia the Great)

35. To help maintain order, _____ created five provinces within Songhai.(Sunni Ali, Askia the Great)

36. The leaders of _____ built a huge stone-walled fortress to protect their capital. (Great Zimbabwe, Mali)

37. The leaders of _____ built a huge stone-walled fortress to protect their capital. (Great Zimbabwe, Mali)

38. An epic poem called the _____ tells the history of Ghana. (Sundiata, Dausi)

39. An epic poem called the _____ tells the history of Ghana. (Sundiata, Dausi)

40. long, deep valleys formed by the movement of the earth’s crust

41. rifts

42. Africa south of the Sahara

43. Sub-Saharan

44. Mali’s most famous ruler

45. Mansa Musa

46. The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits

47. animism

48. A process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly

49. silent barter

50. a spoken record of past events