Chapter 14 West Africa Test (Adapted)
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What geographical feature was most important to people living in West Africa?
What geographical feature was most important to people living in West Africa?
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West Africa was plentiful with what two resources?
West Africa was plentiful with what two resources?
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A long, deep valley formed by the movement of the earth's crust
A long, deep valley formed by the movement of the earth's crust
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Which of the following best explains the usefulness of the practice of silent barter?
Which of the following best explains the usefulness of the practice of silent barter?
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Which of these was NOT a reason for the decline of the Ghana Empire
Which of these was NOT a reason for the decline of the Ghana Empire
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Who were the mansas?
Who were the mansas?
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Which of these was NOT a West African leader
Which of these was NOT a West African leader
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What city was once the center of the Mali Empire and became the center of the Songhai Empire?
What city was once the center of the Mali Empire and became the center of the Songhai Empire?
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Which of the following best illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and Mali Empires?
Which of the following best illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and Mali Empires?
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List the regions in order from North to South in Africa
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Sahel
Sahara
Savanna
Rain forest
Matching: Select the best option for the definition.
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desertification | animism | |
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process by which fertile land becomes a desert |
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scarcity | animism | |
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Belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits |
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Tunka Manin | Mansa Musa | |
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Mali's most famous leader |
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animism | scarcity | |
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Shortage of something (ex. crops, trees) |
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commodity | griot | |
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Tradable goods (ex. crops, salt, gold) |
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griot | savannah | |
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West African story teller |
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commodity | savanna | |
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open grassland, with scattered trees |
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Tunka Manin | Sundiata | |
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Ghana reached it's height under this man |
Name the Empire: Choose from Ghana, Mali, or Songhai
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Mansa Musa was its most famous leader_______
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Askia the Great was a leader here_______
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Created silent barter. Were the first to establish the gold/salt trade_______
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Name TWO (2) of the reasons for the decline of the Ghana Empire
Name TWO (2) of the reasons for the decline of the Ghana Empire
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Name the TWO (2) most important resources found in West Africa
Name the TWO (2) most important resources found in West Africa