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a fertile area in the desert with water
oasis
a lowland area that receives little rain
rain shadow desert
an area with huge trees and vines and a large variety of wildlife
rainforest
an area with tall grasses and few trees
savanna
Geographers often organize Africa by ______ to aid in studying its land and people
regions
Four ways of learning about people and their history other than written records are linguistics, botany, archaeology, and _______
oral history
The village ______ would tell stories to remind a village of its past.
griot
Ghana could control all the trade of salt and gold because there
were ______ mines to its south.
gold
Arabian merchants brought the religion of ______ to Ghana.
Islam
Historians divide Africas early peoples into groups by common ________
language
The Tuareg's most valuable possession was the ________
camel
The Shona built zimbabwes out of _______
large stones
Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca _______
A because the Malian king gave away so much gold.
B because he was a devout Muslim.
C because Europeans wanted slaves for their colonies in North and South America.
D because Sunni Ali led the fight for its independence and conquered the cities in the area. because they helped spread wealth and ideas.
E because they helped spread wealth and ideas
B
The price of gold dropped in the region Mansa Musa traveled to ________
A because the Malian king gave away so much gold.
B because he was a devout Muslim.
C because Europeans wanted slaves for their colonies in North and South America.
D because Sunni Ali led the fight for its independence and conquered the cities in the area. because they helped spread wealth and ideas.
E because they helped spread wealth and ideas
A because the Malian king gave away so much gold.
The city of Songhai became an empire _______
A because the Malian king gave away so much gold.
B because he was a devout Muslim.
C because Europeans wanted slaves for their colonies in North and South America.
D because Sunni Ali led the fight for its independence and conquered the cities in the area.
E because they helped spread wealth and ideas
D because Sunni Ali led the fight for its independence and conquered the cities in the area.
The international trade of African slaves became widespread in the 1600s ____
A because the Malian king gave away so much gold.
B because he was a devout Muslim.
C because Europeans wanted slaves for their colonies in North and South America.
D because Sunni Ali led the fight for its independence and conquered the cities in the area.
E because they helped spread wealth and ideas
C
Traders were important to Africa _______
A because the Malian king gave away so much gold.
B because he was a devout Muslim.
C because Europeans wanted slaves for their colonies in North and South America.
D because Sunni Ali led the fight for its independence and conquered the cities in the area.
E because they helped spread wealth and ideas
E
Whose migration route did linguists trace from the Benue River to southern Africa?
O Bantu
O Pygmies
O Tuareg
Bantu
What civilization did King Ezana influence by making Christianity its official religion?
- Ghana
- Aksum
- Tuareg
Aksum
Who made Mali an empire by conquering Ghana and taking control of the gold and salt trade?
• Sundiata Keita
O Sunni Ali
• Mansa Musa
Sundiata Keita
Where was Songhai's center of Islamic faith and learning located?
- Fez
- Madagascar
- Timbuktu
Timbuktu
Which ruler was not a subject of African legends?
• Sundiata Keita
O Sunni Ali
• Mansa Musa
Mansa Musa
Why was Morocco able to defeat Songhai?
• It had better resources.
• Its army was better equipped and trained
• It was better located for trade.
All of the above
Which of the following was not true of the San and the Khoikhoi?
• They were pushed out of their homes by the Bantu.
• Their languages used clicks for many consonants.
• They lived in the rainforests of Central Africa.
They lived in the rainforests of Central Africa.
What were two similarities of the independent cities of eastern Africas coast?
• They spoke Swahili and adopted the religion of Islam.
• They spoke Greek and valued the camel.
• They spoke click languages and dressed in dark blue cloth.
They spoke Swahili and adopted the religion of Islam.