Africa
Medieval Ethiopia was unified by...
b. the Arabic language
c. traditional religious beliefs
d. Christianity
The Nubian capital of Meroë became successful because of which of the following resources?
a. salt and camels
b. silk and beads
c. enslaved people and gold
d. timber and iron
One way in which the African kingdoms of Ghana and Mali are similar is that they.....
a. improved their military strength with the use of gunpowder
b. opened trade routes to the Americas
c. established their wealth through trade
d. adopted Christianity as their major religion
In African villages that were part of a larger kingdom, decisions that had to be obeyed were made...
a. in distant courts
b. by village women
c. by village elders
d.through concensus
Why was salt so valuable?
a. people needed salt in their diets
b. it was used in religious ceremonies
c. it was used as a fertilizer for crops
d. it was used as a medicine
The griots of West Africa.....
a. limited the power of African kings
b. performed ancient African religious rituals
c. preserved histories and traditional folk tales
d. designed ceremonial masks
One cause of migration in Africa was.....
a. the loss of farming skills
b. the desertification of the Sahara
c. the numerous cataracts
d. a sudden drop in temperature
Monsoon winds allowed East African city-states to trade more easily with _____ by the 600s?
a. North Africa
b. India
c. Australia
d. Europe
People south of the Sahara traded their gold for.....
a. slaves
b. copper
c. food
d. salt
Axum’s trade linked which of the following?
a. India, Arabia, and West Africa
b. Africa, India, and the Mediterranean world
c. Rome, Egypt, and Ethiopia
d. the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Arabian seas