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Ancient Africa
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Preguntas del test (40)
1The process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly is known as:
- ATrade
- BBrokering
- CSilent Barter
- DHaggling
2This group of people from the Niger river basin were the initial founders of the kingdom of Ghana.
- ASoninke
- BBantu
- CMalians
- DBerbers
3The capital of the Ghana empire was:
- AGao
- BKoumbi Saleh
- CTimbuktu
- DAxum
4Ghana gained its power due to its strategic location on trade routes. Most of the revenue came from control of these two resources...
- AGold and Silver
- BIron and Gold
- CIron and Salt
- DGold and Salt
5The height of Ghana's power came under this leader.
- ATunka Manin
- BMansa Musa
- CSunni Ali
- DAskia Muhammad
6In Ghana, only the king was allowed to own gold nuggets.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
7The people of Ghana used gold dust as currency.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
8In Ghana, nephews, not sons, had first claim to the throne of a deceased or departed king.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
9Invasion by the Berbers of North Africa was a factor in the collapse of the Ghanaian Kingdom.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
10Overgrazing by herds of animals by invaders was a factor in the decline of the Ghanaian Kingdom.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
11Because of the use of iron tools, Ghana rose as a society as it allowed the people to settle down, plant crops, and increase the population.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
12The kings of Ghana governed without laws, instead using the army to enforce their wishes.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
13This man was the founder of the Malian empire.
- AMansa Musa
- BSundiata Keita
- CAskia Muhammad
- DSunni Ali
14Mali is the __________ version of the word "Mandinka".
- ABantu
- BSwahili
- CArab
- DIslam
15Mali built its power off of the trade of this:
- AGold and Silver
- BIron and Gold
- CIron and Salt
- DGold and Salt
16Mansa Musa spent so much gold in Cairo on his journey to Mecca that he devalued the Egyptian currency for a decade.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
17Mansa Musa built a university in Timbuktu that lasted the duration of that empire but ended when Songhai came to power.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
18On his journey to Mecca, Mansa Musa spent on his journey what would be the equivalent of $100 million dollars today.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
19"Mansa" means "Holy one".
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
20Mansa Musa was harsh against any religion that wasn't Islam.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
21This man was the founder of the Songhai empire.
- AMansa Musa
- BSundiata Keita
- CAskia Muhammad
- DSunni Ali
22The Songhai empire reached the height of its power under this man.
- AMuhammad Ture
- BSundiata Keita
- CAskia Muhammad
- DSunni Ali
23The capital of the Songhai empire was:
- AGao
- BKoumbi Saleh
- CTimbuktu
- DAxum
24This man, a devout Muslim who expanded his power base by alliances and standardized weights and measures, seized control of the Songhai empire from the original king after his death even though he was not in line to do so.
- AMuhammad Ture
- BSundiata Keita
- CAskia Muhammad
- DSunni Ali
25Even though it was not the Songhai capital, Timbuktu was a center of trade for the empire.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
26Sunni Ali was a kind and fair king.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
27The Sultan of Tunisia invaded Songhai to quickly gain riches.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
28Songhai's last stand to save the empire was undone by cows.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
29In East Africa, empires grew as these people migrated to the area in the first millennium BCE.
- AArabs
- BBantu
- CBerbers
- DChristians
30The Swahili language is a mix of Arabic and _________.
- AGhanaian
- BMalian
- CBantu
- DArabic
31Select the empire this term relates to: Mansa Musa.
- AMali
- BSonghai
- CGhana
- DAxum
32Select the empire this term relates to: Sunni Ali.
- AMali
- BSonghai
- CGhana
- DAxum
33Select the empire this term relates to: Ezana.
- AMali
- BSonghai
- CGhana
- DAxum
34Select the empire this term relates to: Christianity.
- AMali
- BSonghai
- CGhana
- DAxum
35Select the empire this term relates to: Timbuktu.
- AMali
- BSonghai
- CGhana
- DAxum
36Select the empire this term relates to: Gao
- AMali
- BSonghai
- CGhana
- DAxum
37Select the empire this term relates to: Askia Muhammad.
- AMali
- BSonghai
- CGhana
- DAxum
38Select the empire this term relates to: The hajj
- AMali
- BSonghai
- CGhana
- DAxum
39Select the empire this term relates to: Soninke.
- AMali
- BSonghai
- CGhana
- DAxum
40Select the empire this term relates to: Sundiata Keita.
- AMali
- BSonghai
- CGhana
- DAxum
Información
- Descripción
- This quiz is about ancient African civilizations and the vocab associated with them.
- Autor
- Alexander Riegler
- Idioma
- English
- Visitas
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