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Africa Test -Collins
Africa Test - Collins
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How does Africa's size compare to the other continents? | Africa is the 2nd largest continent. |
| How many geographic zones are in Africa? | There are 4 geographic zones in Africa...rain forests, deserts, grasslands, and mediterranean |
| Why did the Bantu migrate? | The Bantu migrated because they were looking for better farmland and better grazing. |
| What did the Bantu spread across Africa as they migrated? | The Bantu spread their language across Africa as they migrated. |
| What was the special knowledge the Bantu carried with them as they migrated? | The Bantu carried the knowledge of metal working with them as they migrated. |
| What item did the people of West Africa usually trade to get salt? | The west African people usually traded gold to get salt. |
| What passed along the trans-Saharan trade routes? | gold, enslaved people, spices, and Islam. |
| What is a migration? | Movement of people that not even physical barriers can stop. |
| What was silent trade? | A method by which people with no common language could barter goods. |
| Put the 3 kingdoms in order from smallest to largest. (Songhay, Ghana, Mali) | Ghana, Mali, Songhay |
| What city was the economic, cultural, and intellectual center for West Africans? | Timbuktu |
| What ruler brought tons of gold on his pilgrimage to Mecca? | Mansa Musa |
| What deserts are found in Africa? | Sahara, Namib, Kalihari |
| What was the major reason West African kingdoms became wealthy? | Their location on trade routes |
| How was Ghana able to conquer neighboring areas? | Superior weapons |
| How did the kingdom of Ghana develop? | Agriculture due to rainfall |
| What did Sundiata accomplish? | He made Mali the most powerful kingdom in West Africa |
| Mansa Musa wanted Mali to be the leading center of what? | Muslim learning |
| Where did Mansa Musa take his famous trip? | Mecca |
| Where did Songhay expand its trade network? | Europe |
| Both Mansa Musa and Askia Muhammad brought what back from their pilgrimages? | Islamic scholars |
| What is another name for grasslands that make up 40-50% of Africa's land? | Savannas |
| What word means to trace your descent, or ancestry, through mothers not fathers | matrilineal |
| Who were griots? | West African storytellers |
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