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Foy WH Ch. 13 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did Sundiata do to protect his country? | He took power away from others and adopted the title “mansa.” |
| What made Ghana become a powerful empire? | It gained valuable trade routes. |
| What is the best known of all the visual forms of West Africa? | sculpture |
| Under what king did Ghana reach its peak? | Tunka Manin |
| What empire rose up against Mali and regained its freedom? | Songhai |
| What did Ibn Battutah do that made him famous? | He wrote about the political and cultural lives of West Africans. |
| What led to Mali’s gradual decline? | Weak rulers couldn’t stop raiders. |
| What did many West Africans believe about spirits? | The spirits of their ancestors lived by. |
| What new weapon allowed Morocco to take over Songhai? | arquebus |
| How did Ghana’s kings keep order in the empire? | Conquered kings were allowed to keep much power and act as governors. |
| Under what ruler did Songhai grow the most? | Sunni Ali |
| What ruler was Mali’s most famous leader who influenced the spread Islam through a large part of West Africa? | Mansa Musa |
| What group cut off many trade routes in Ghana, making it unable to support its empire? | Almoravids |
| What did Askia the Great do to maintain order in Songhai? | He set up five provinces within Songhai. |
| What river in west Africa was a source of food, water, and transportation, and allowed many people to live there? | Niger River |
| What is the name of the northern band across West Africa, which is the world’s largest desert? | Sahara |
| How did people pass along historical events in West Africa? | oral histories |
| What type of fabric would kings and queens wear for special occasions? | kente |
| What allowed Great Zimbabwe’s population to grow and allowed it to become a large trading network? | gold mining and farming |
| What left Ghana’s land worthless for farming? | The Almoravids brought herds, which led to overgrazing. |
| Why did Morocco invade Songhai? | to control the Saharan salt mines |
| What are some resources that come from West Africa? | kola nuts, salt, and gold |
| What is the name of the band of open grassland with scattered trees? | savannah |
| What region is near the equator, is moist and densely wooded, and contains a variety of plants and animals? | rainforests |
| What empire did Sundiata take over, along with the salt and gold trades? | Ghana |
| Who was involved in a typical West African family? | father, mother, children, close relatives |
| What traditional Mali belief explained how the land would provide plenty of food? | People’s ancestors made an agreement with the spirits. |
| What did griots recite to teach lessons to the people? | proverbs |
| Who was Mali’s first strong leader to build up a strong army and win back the country’s independence? | Sundiata |
| What Songhai ruler worked to support education and especially supported learning about medicine? | Askia the Great |
| Where do we get much of what we know about early West Africa? | writings of travelers and scholars from Muslim lands |
| What caused the weakening of Great Zimbabwe? | gold trade declined |
| How did Sunni Ali bring peace and stability to Songhai? | by participating in both Islam and local religions. |
| What were masks made for? | rituals as they danced around the fire |
| What helped Mali grow as an empire? | fertile soil along the Niger River |
| Other than an extended family, what was another group West Africans could be involved in? | age sets |
| Africa is the _____________ largest continent. | second |
| What did traders have to do when buying and selling goods in Ghana? | pay taxes |
| You are a tribesman who believes that everything in life has spirits. What belief do you practice? | animism |
| You are a trader who leaves a salt slab on a river bank. Another trader comes by and leaves a fair amount of gold for you in exchange for the salt. You later pick up the salt. What is this process called? | silent barter |
| What semiarid region divides the desert from wetter areas and has enough vegetation to support hardy grazing animals? | Sahel |
| If you are a griot in your village, what do you do? | keep the history of your ancestors alive through storytelling |
| started working as soon as they were able | children |
| taught traditions to the children | elders |
| farmed and cared for the children | women |
| hunted and farmed | men |
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