Culture
Dancing was used as
A. A form of expression
B. Entertainment
C. A form of punishment
What is A or B
Share something you learned from this jeopardy
Awesome!
Im glad you payed attention
Which Governor affected West Africa the most?
A. Gandhi
B. Mona Lisa
C. Oborevwori
Oborevwori
What is a form of entertainment that the West Africans used?
A. Stomp Dancing
B. Pottery
C. Ribbon Dancing
What is Stomp Dancing
FUN FACT!
In some languages stomp dancing is called ¨Opvnkv Haco¨ which translated into English is drunken or crazy
Is Africa a country or a continent
A. Country
B. Continent
B. Continent
Most common household
A. Close family (Father, Mother, Children)
B. Extended Family (Close Family+ Uncle, Aunt, Cousins Grandparents ect...)
C. Elders Only
What is Extended Family
BONUS QUESTION (Double points)
Africa and Roman went to war in 146 BC. Who won?
Africa duh.....
West Africa has a diverse range of government structures. How many are there (double points if you can name them)
3
Impacted West Africas development as leader
A. Samori Ture
B. Mansa Musa
C. Flora Shaw
Who is Mansa Musa
FUN FACT!
Samori Ture resisted colonial rule and Flora Shaw was the one who proposed to name Nigeria Nigeria :)
Hottest desert in Africa
A. Sahara desrt
B. Nala desrt
C. Kalahari dessert
D. Namib dessert
A. Sahara desert
What different kind of leaders were in Africa
A. Elders, Head of Houses, Chief
B. Chiefs and Young Boys
C. Elders and Chiefs
What is A.
Highest Status ranking among all the social rankings.
A. Chief
B. Priest
C. Trader
What is A. Chief
Priests arent really known in Africa. Did it trick you?
What types of government are most common in West Africa?
A.anarchy
B.communism
C.Monarchies
D.aristocracy
C.monarchies
What do they build there houses of?
A. Mud, wood and pine straw
B. Brick, piping and paint
C. plastic, wood and brick
What is A. Mud, wood and pine straw
FUN FACT!
The old houses people used to live in now you can still see them as a tourist attraction
Mount Kilimanjaro is the ____ largest mountain in Africa
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
A. First
What is the name of the drum they use to entertain themselves
A. Ngoma
B. Bata
C. Djembe
What is a Ngoma drum
What social statuses did everyone have?
A. Chief, Farmer, Village tenderer and Village observer
B. Chief and family units
C. Farmer, Chief and Family units
What is A.
Fun Fact!
In some villages there are more than one chief because of many familys especially if there are more than 6 to one unit.
what are west Africa empires?
A. Ghana empire
B.russian empire
C. Portuguese empire
D.achaemenid empire
A.Ghana empire
What is a popular activity in West Africa?
A, Agriculture
B. Dancing
C. Gaming
What is Agriculture
If you guessed Gaming you get negative points :( :(
What time period did this ruler rule and what were some valuable thing they used for trade?
The Ghana Empire traded gold and salt.
Fun Fact!
Gold and Salt they traded were from ancient dried up lakes and deep in the lush forest
Is it good? For like a question
Definition of Head of House
A. Male or Female leader
B. Male leader
C. Female leader
B. Male leader
What currency do they use?
A. Kuacha
B. Euros
C. Franc
C. Franc
FUN FACT!
France also uses francs. One US dollar is equal to .88 franc and 1 franc is 1.33 US dollars. The franc holds a higher value than one US dolla dolla
Which 2 major empires dominated West African history?
A.the Mali Kingdom
B.Kingdom of Burgundy
C. the Songhay Kingdom
D.Kingdom of the Isles
A.the Mail Kingdom
C the Songhay kingdom
How does it relate to the world today?
A. It relates by having the same traditions and food
B. It relates to having a president or a leader also by using some instruments like drums.
C. It relates to having the same houses and the same amount of resources.
B. It relates to having a president or a leader also by using some instruments like the Ngoma drum.
FUN FACT!
Very few people still use the Ngoma Drum
Name of villages there
A.riverwood
B.
C.hillside
B.