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Social Studies
Lesson 1 quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Africa is the _________ largest continent on Earth | 2nd |
| Africa was inhabited by the ________ _________ as many as ______ years ago | first humans; 200, 000 |
| 4 geographic zones: Rainforests: Savannas- Deserts- Mild climate areas- Plateaus- Sahara Desert | Wet and rainy, covered by trees hot; grasslands (grew grain) Hot dry and little to no rain largest desert is Sahara Good for growing crops; land is fertile High and flat Sahara most pronewt-high, flat land |
| The _______ was important to _______ | camel; trade |
| West African Kingdoms: Caravans moved from ________________ 1st W.Africa, Trade Empire Ghana ->Islam religion popular Traded salt+gold Mali Empire -> Conquered Ghana Griots ->Storytellers Songhai Empire ->100 years-gained control of salt goldmines | N.Africa ->W.Africa |
| Effect of Trade on W. Africa: | City-states developed Population grew More wealth African empires were larger and richer than European Empires |
| How did Axum conquer Kush | Axum conquered Kush by fighting for control over trade routes. |
| Why was the camel well adapted for trade? | The camel was well adapted for trade because it could travel long distances with little food or water |
| Camel caravans and trade merchants from W. Africa crossed the Sahara into N. Africa carrying ______ | Gold, ivory, spices, leather and enslaved people. |
| The _________ isolated the _________ people of N. Africa until about 400 BC when they found a way to cross it into W. Africa; trade relationships soon developed between the two regions | Sahara; Berber |
| The 3 E. African Kingdoms were: | Kush Zimbabwe Axum |
| After conquering the Kush, Axum made __________the official religion | Christianity |
| ________ followed Christianity as the official religion. | Islam |
| _______ _________ arose along the coasts of E. Africa | Trading centers |
| Arab Muslims traders shared ______ and _______ | goods and ideas (cultural diffusion) |
| States became wealthy by trading ____ and ______ | copper and gold |
| ________________ became an important trading state | Zimbabwe |
| What type of goods were transported by caravan from N. Africa to W. Africa? | Cloth, weapons, horses, paper and books |
| In ________ AD, ________came to Africa through Arab traders exchanging goods with Berbers | 700; Islam |
| Ghana was an important crossroads location between ______ and ______mines | salt; gold |
| _______ was the first great trading empire in W. Africa in 400 AD | Ghana |
| ________ became a great trading empire between 1100 and 1500 followed by Songhai | Mali |
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