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Ancient Africa

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This quiz is about ancient African civilizations and the vocab associated with them.
Alexander Riegler
Quiz by Alexander Riegler, updated more than 1 year ago
Alexander Riegler
Created by Alexander Riegler almost 9 years ago
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Question 1

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The process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly is known as:
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  • Trade
  • Brokering
  • Silent Barter
  • Haggling

Question 2

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This group of people from the Niger river basin were the initial founders of the kingdom of Ghana.
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  • Soninke
  • Bantu
  • Malians
  • Berbers

Question 3

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The capital of the Ghana empire was:
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  • Gao
  • Koumbi Saleh
  • Timbuktu
  • Axum

Question 4

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Ghana gained its power due to its strategic location on trade routes. Most of the revenue came from control of these two resources...
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  • Gold and Silver
  • Iron and Gold
  • Iron and Salt
  • Gold and Salt

Question 5

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The height of Ghana's power came under this leader.
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  • Tunka Manin
  • Mansa Musa
  • Sunni Ali
  • Askia Muhammad

Question 6

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In Ghana, only the king was allowed to own gold nuggets.
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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The people of Ghana used gold dust as currency.
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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In Ghana, nephews, not sons, had first claim to the throne of a deceased or departed king.
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Invasion by the Berbers of North Africa was a factor in the collapse of the Ghanaian Kingdom.
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Overgrazing by herds of animals by invaders was a factor in the decline of the Ghanaian Kingdom.
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  • True
  • False

Question 11

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Because 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.
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  • True
  • False

Question 12

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The kings of Ghana governed without laws, instead using the army to enforce their wishes.
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  • True
  • False

Question 13

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This man was the founder of the Malian empire.
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  • Mansa Musa
  • Sundiata Keita
  • Askia Muhammad
  • Sunni Ali

Question 14

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Mali is the __________ version of the word "Mandinka".
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  • Bantu
  • Swahili
  • Arab
  • Islam

Question 15

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Mali built its power off of the trade of this:
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  • Gold and Silver
  • Iron and Gold
  • Iron and Salt
  • Gold and Salt

Question 16

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Mansa Musa spent so much gold in Cairo on his journey to Mecca that he devalued the Egyptian currency for a decade.
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  • True
  • False

Question 17

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Mansa Musa built a university in Timbuktu that lasted the duration of that empire but ended when Songhai came to power.
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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On his journey to Mecca, Mansa Musa spent on his journey what would be the equivalent of $100 million dollars today.
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  • True
  • False

Question 19

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"Mansa" means "Holy one".
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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Mansa Musa was harsh against any religion that wasn't Islam.
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  • True
  • False

Question 21

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This man was the founder of the Songhai empire.
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  • Mansa Musa
  • Sundiata Keita
  • Askia Muhammad
  • Sunni Ali

Question 22

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The Songhai empire reached the height of its power under this man.
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  • Muhammad Ture
  • Sundiata Keita
  • Askia Muhammad
  • Sunni Ali

Question 23

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The capital of the Songhai empire was:
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  • Gao
  • Koumbi Saleh
  • Timbuktu
  • Axum

Question 24

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This 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.
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  • Muhammad Ture
  • Sundiata Keita
  • Askia Muhammad
  • Sunni Ali

Question 25

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Even though it was not the Songhai capital, Timbuktu was a center of trade for the empire.
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  • True
  • False

Question 26

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Sunni Ali was a kind and fair king.
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  • True
  • False

Question 27

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The Sultan of Tunisia invaded Songhai to quickly gain riches.
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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Songhai's last stand to save the empire was undone by cows.
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  • True
  • False

Question 29

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In East Africa, empires grew as these people migrated to the area in the first millennium BCE.
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  • Arabs
  • Bantu
  • Berbers
  • Christians

Question 30

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The Swahili language is a mix of Arabic and _________.
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  • Ghanaian
  • Malian
  • Bantu
  • Arabic

Question 31

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Select the empire this term relates to: Mansa Musa.
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  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Question 32

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Select the empire this term relates to: Sunni Ali.
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  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Question 33

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Select the empire this term relates to: Ezana.
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  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Question 34

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Select the empire this term relates to: Christianity.
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  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Question 35

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Select the empire this term relates to: Timbuktu.
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  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Question 36

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Select the empire this term relates to: Gao
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  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Question 37

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Select the empire this term relates to: Askia Muhammad.
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  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Question 38

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Select the empire this term relates to: The hajj
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  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Question 39

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Select the empire this term relates to: Soninke.
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  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Question 40

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Select the empire this term relates to: Sundiata Keita.
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  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum
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