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Chapter 13: Early African Civilizations

Chapter 13: Early African Civilizations. Great Civilizations in West Africa arose. 1. in the Sahara desert. 2. along the Atlantic coast. 3. along the Niger River. 4. in the Atlas Mountains. Great Civilizations in West Africa arose. 1. in the Sahara desert.

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Chapter 13: Early African Civilizations

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  1. Chapter 13: Early African Civilizations

  2. Great Civilizations in West Africa arose • 1. in the Sahara desert. • 2. along the Atlantic coast. • 3. along the Niger River. • 4. in the Atlas Mountains.

  3. Great Civilizations in West Africa arose • 1. in the Sahara desert. • 2. along the Atlantic coast. • 3. along the Niger River. • 4. in the Atlas Mountains.

  4. Which list of regions is in order from most rainfall to least? • 1. Sahel, savannah, rain forest, Sahara • 2. Sahel, rain forest, savannah, Sahara • 3. rain forest, Sahel, savannah, Sahara • 4. rain forest, savannah, Sahel, Sahara

  5. Which list of regions is in order from most rainfall to least? • 1. Sahel, savannah, rain forest, Sahara • 2. Sahel, rain forest, savannah, Sahara • 3. rain forest, Sahel, savannah, Sahara • 4. rain forest, savannah, Sahel, Sahara

  6. Which of the following are traditional West African crops? • 1. olives and grapes • 2. dates and kola nuts • 3. sugar cane and rice • 4. peanuts and soybeans

  7. Which of the following are traditional West African crops? • 1. olives and grapes • 2. dates and kola nuts • 3. sugar cane and rice • 4. peanuts and soybeans

  8. Men and women in traditional West African society were loyal to their • 1. work groups and parents • 2. extended families and age- sets. • 3. religious and military leaders • 4. nobility and elders

  9. Men and women in traditional West African society were loyal to their • 1. work groups and parents • 2. extended families and age- sets. • 3. religious and military leaders • 4. nobility and elders

  10. Which activity would men and women do in a West African village? • 1. hunting • 2. farming • 3. collecting firewood • 4. caring for children

  11. Which activity would men and women do in a West African village? • 1. hunting • 2. farming • 3. collecting firewood • 4. caring for children

  12. The traditional religious practice of West Africans was centered on the belief that • 1. the spirits of ancestors stayed nearby. • 2. there was only one god. • 3. rituals were very important. • 4. each person lived several lives.

  13. The traditional religious practice of West Africans was centered on the belief that • 1. the spirits of ancestors stayed nearby. • 2. there was only one god. • 3. rituals were very important. • 4. each person lived several lives.

  14. How did Ghana’s kings keep order in their large empire? • 1. They allowed conquered rulers to retain power. • 2. They used the army to maintain order. • 3. All citizens went to special schools t0 learn. • 4. They allowed people in other territories to choose their own leaders.

  15. How did Ghana’s kings keep order in their large empire? • 1. They allowed conquered rulers to retain power. • 2. They used the army to maintain order. • 3. All citizens went to special schools t0 learn. • 4. They allowed people in other territories to choose their own leaders.

  16. Who were the Almoravids? • 1. merchants from the north who controlled the salt trade • 2. Muslims who attacked Ghana and cut off trade routes. • 3. Christians from southern Europe who joined forces with Ghana • 4. a group of sea-traveling people from the coast of southern Africa

  17. Who were the Almoravids? • 1. merchants from the north who controlled the salt trade • 2. Muslims who attacked Ghana and cut off trade routes. • 3. Christians from southern Europe who joined forces with Ghana • 4. a group of sea-traveling people from the coast of southern Africa

  18. Many of the West African epics can be read • 1. in the great library in Mecca. • 2. in the Dausi and the Sundiata. • 3. in the Qur’an. • 4. on the walls of mosques in Timbuktu.

  19. Many of the West African epics can be read • 1. in the great library in Mecca. • 2. in the Dausi and the Sundiata. • 3. in the Qur’an. • 4. on the walls of mosques in Timbuktu.

  20. West Africa’s _____ mines were a source of wealth. (salt, iron)

  21. West Africa’s _____ mines were a source of wealth. (salt, iron)

  22. Traders in Ghana used _____ to exchange goods. (silent barter, public auctions)

  23. Traders in Ghana used _____ to exchange goods. (silent barter, public auctions)

  24. Every trader who entered _____ had to pay a tax on the goods he carried. (Ghana, Mali)

  25. Every trader who entered _____ had to pay a tax on the goods he carried. (Ghana, Mali)

  26. After _____ conquered Ghana, he took over the salt and gold trades. (Sundiata, Mansa Musa)

  27. After _____ conquered Ghana, he took over the salt and gold trades. (Sundiata, Mansa Musa)

  28. By 800, _____ controlled West Africa’s trade routes. (Songhai, Ghana)

  29. By 800, _____ controlled West Africa’s trade routes. (Songhai, Ghana)

  30. In 1431, nomads from the Sahara called the _____ seized Timbuktu.(Tuareg, Maghan)

  31. In 1431, nomads from the Sahara called the _____ seized Timbuktu.(Tuareg, Maghan)

  32. In 1324, Mansa Musa left his empire on a pilgrimage to _____. (Mecca, Morocco)

  33. In 1324, Mansa Musa left his empire on a pilgrimage to _____. (Mecca, Morocco)

  34. To help maintain order, _____ created five provinces within Songhai.(Sunni Ali, Askia the Great)

  35. To help maintain order, _____ created five provinces within Songhai.(Sunni Ali, Askia the Great)

  36. The leaders of _____ built a huge stone-walled fortress to protect their capital. (Great Zimbabwe, Mali)

  37. The leaders of _____ built a huge stone-walled fortress to protect their capital. (Great Zimbabwe, Mali)

  38. An epic poem called the _____ tells the history of Ghana. (Sundiata, Dausi)

  39. An epic poem called the _____ tells the history of Ghana. (Sundiata, Dausi)

  40. long, deep valleys formed by the movement of the earth’s crust

  41. rifts

  42. Africa south of the Sahara

  43. Sub-Saharan

  44. Mali’s most famous ruler

  45. Mansa Musa

  46. The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits

  47. animism

  48. A process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly

  49. silent barter

  50. a spoken record of past events

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