Multiple Choice 1
Men and Women in traditional West African society were loyal to their
A. Work groups and parents.
B. Extended families and age-sets.
C. Religious and military leaders.
D. Nobility and elders.
B. Extended families and age-sets.
The ______ River allowed many people to live in West Africa.
Niger OR Zambezi
Niger
Belief that natural objects have spirits.
Animism
This is FALSE. What word makes it TRUE?
Artists of West Africa carve masks that portrayed the faces of ancestors.
animals
African storytellers who memorize and recite the names and histories of their people are called:
A. griots.
B. kente.
C. Dausi
D. Almoravids
A. griots.
In West Africa, what do the different regions running east and west have in common?
A. They are all warm.
B. They are all on a desert plateau.
C. They are all covered with grasslands.
D. They all extend to the Mediterranean Sea.
A. They are all warm.
An epic poem called the _________ tells the history of Ghana.
Sundiata OR Dausi
Dausi
A spoken record of past events.
Oral History
This is FALSE. What word makes it TRUE?
Sunni Baru was able to take over as ruler of Songhai because he was a Muslim.
Muhammad Ture
Why was salt so valuable?
A. Salt was used as a fertilizer for crops.
B. Salt was used in many religious ceremonies.
C. People needed salt in their diets.
D. Salt was used as a medicine.
C. People needed salt in their diets.
The traditional religious practice of West Africans was centered on the belief that:
A. The spirits of ancestors stayed nearby.
B. There was only one god.
C. Rituals were very important.
D. Each person lived several lives.
A. The spirits of ancestors stayed nearby.
The rulers of Ghana banned common people from owning gold _______.
dust OR nuggets
nuggets
A group of people born within the same two or three years.
Age-Set
Is the underline word TRUE?
The kings of Ghana allowed conquered rules to keep much of their power.
Yes
(On the test it is TRUE when it says it is FALSE)
Which of the following is a method Sundiata used to gain more power in Mali?
A. He took power away from local chiefs and leaders, including important religious leaders.
B. He bribed citizens to be his followers.
C. He hired armies from other empires to work for him.
D. He killed most of the local chiefs and leaders.
A. He took power away from local chiefs and leaders, including important religious leaders.
Which two factors contributed most to the survival of early West African villages?
A. Rules and geography.
B. Religion and culture.
C. Work and family.
D. Technology and natural resources.
C. Work and family.
To help maintain order, __________ created five provinces within Songhai.
Sunni Ali OR Askia the Great
Askia the Great
A short saying of wisdom or truth.
Proverb.
Answer the prompt:
What is one way the kingdom of Ghana used the natural resources available to it?
The kingdom on Ghana had mineral sources, such as gold from the forests. Ghana traded the gold for other items that came from North Africa and the Islamic world.
Which of the following is the most appropriate response to the statement "Sunni Ali was bad for the empires of western Africa"?
A. "This is true, because he waged war on all the empires in the region."
B. "This is incorrect, Sunni Ali gave back lands to everyone who had lost territory."
C. "This is false, because he brought peace and stability to the area."
D. "This is correct. Sunni Ali's policies destroyed grazing lands."
B. "This is incorrect, Sunni Ali gave back lands to everyone who had lost territory."
Which of the following was not a way Mansa Musa spread Islam and education throughout Mali?
A. He hired artists and architects to build mosques in Mali.
B. He sent scholars to study in Morocco and then to set up schools in Mali.
C. He stressed the importance of reading and writing in Arabic, the language of the Qur'an.
D. He outlawed all religions except Islam.
D. He outlawed all religions except Islam.
Who did the empire of Ghana reach its peak under?
Tunka Manin OR Mansa Musa
Tunka Manin
Hand-woven, brightly colored fabric.
Kente
Answer the prompt:
How did Sundiata improve Mali?
Sundiata worked to improve agriculture. He had farmland cleared and also introduced cotton to farms in Mali.
Which of the following best illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and Mali empires?
A. Both empires took advantage of large gold mines within their empires to fund their armies.
B. Both empires lay along the upper Niger River, where fertile soil made food plentiful.
C. Both empires were helped by outsiders.
D. Both empires were formed as democracies.
B. Both empires lay along the upper Niger River, where fertile soil made food plentiful.