Chapter 14 West Africa Test (Adapted)

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What geographical feature was most important to people living in West Africa?

Sahara

Niger River

Savanna

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West Africa was plentiful with what two resources?

salt and oil

oil and gold

salt and gold

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A long, deep valley formed by the movement of the earth's crust

griot

rift

Sahel

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Which of the following best explains the usefulness of the practice of silent barter?

It often allowed traders to take advantage of the people they were trading with

It ensured that trading was peaceful and that the location of the mines remained secret

It allowed people who did not speak the same language to trade

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Which of these was NOT a reason for the decline of the Ghana Empire

Invasion

Overgrazing

Overpopulation

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Who were the mansas?

Local leaders who held both political and religious roles in Malian society

Merchants from territories north of the Sahara

A group of elders who counseled Sundiata on important issues

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Which of these was NOT a West African leader

Mansa Musa

Sundiata

Ibn Battutah

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What city was once the center of the Mali Empire and became the center of the Songhai Empire?

Djenne

Timbuktu

Mecca

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Which of the following best illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and Mali Empires?

Both empires lay along the upper Niger River, where fertile soil made food plentiful

Both empires were helped by outsiders

Both empires took advantage of the large gold mines within their empires to fund their armies

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List the regions in order from North to South in Africa

Drugi mogući odgovor:

Sahel

Sahara

Savanna

Rain forest

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	desertification	animism
process by which fertile land becomes a desert

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	scarcity	animism
Belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits

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	Tunka Manin	Mansa Musa
Mali's most famous leader

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	animism	scarcity
Shortage of something (ex. crops, trees)

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	commodity	griot
Tradable goods (ex. crops, salt, gold)

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	griot	savannah
West African story teller

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	commodity	savanna
open grassland, with scattered trees

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	Tunka Manin	Sundiata
Ghana reached it's height under this man

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Name TWO (2) of the reasons for the decline of the Ghana Empire

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Chapter 14 West Africa Test (Adapted)

What geographical feature was most important to people living in West Africa?

West Africa was plentiful with what two resources?

A long, deep valley formed by the movement of the earth's crust

Which of the following best explains the usefulness of the practice of silent barter?

Which of these was NOT a reason for the decline of the Ghana Empire

Who were the mansas?

Which of these was NOT a West African leader

What city was once the center of the Mali Empire and became the center of the Songhai Empire?

Which of the following best illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and Mali Empires?

Choose the best answer

Choose the best answer

Choose the best answer

Choose the best answer

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Choose the best option

Name TWO (2) of the reasons for the decline of the Ghana Empire

Name the TWO (2) most important resources found in West Africa

What geographical feature was most important to people living in West Africa?

West Africa was plentiful with what two resources?

A long, deep valley formed by the movement of the earth's crust

Which of the following best explains the usefulness of the practice of silent barter?

Which of these was NOT a reason for the decline of the Ghana Empire

Who were the mansas?

Which of these was NOT a West African leader

What city was once the center of the Mali Empire and became the center of the Songhai Empire?

Which of the following best illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and Mali Empires?

Choose the best answer

Choose the best answer

Choose the best answer

Choose the best answer

Choose the best answer

Choose the best answer

Choose the best answer

Choose the best option

Name TWO (2) of the reasons for the decline of the Ghana Empire

Name the TWO (2) most important resources found in West Africa