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CMS 7th SS ch 13
Chamberlain Middle School 7th Grade SS Chapter 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Great civilizations in West Africa arose | along the Niger River |
| Which tow factors contributed most to the survival of early West African villages | work and family |
| Which activity would both men and women do in a West African village | farming |
| The traditional religious practice of West Africans was centered onthe belief that | the spirits of ancestors stayed nearby |
| Why was salt so valuable | People needed salt in their diets |
| Who were the Almoravids | Muslims who attacked Ghana and cut off trade routes |
| Which of the following best illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and Mali empires | Both empires lay along the upper Niger River, where fertile soil made food plentiful |
| Why were the Berbers willing to trade with the Songhai | Both groups of people were Muslims |
| African storytellers who memorize and recite the names and histories of their people are called | Griots |
| Which question could you ask to learn more about the origins of the blues | What purpose did singing serve for slaves in America |
| The _____________ River allowed many people to live in West Africa | Niger |
| The _______________ invaded Ghana, bringing herds of animals with them. | Almoravids |
| By 800 ____________controlled West Africa's trade routes | Ghana |
| The people of Songhai rebelled against ____________ because he was not a Muslim | Sunni Baru |
| The most famous kind of cloth woven in West Africa is called | Kente |
| A traditonal crop of West Africa | kola nuts |
| A group of people born within the same two or three years | age-set |
| Beleif that bodies of water, animals, trees and other natural objects have spirits | animism |
| Some of the earliest people in West Africa | Soninke |
| Kingdom that gained control of West Africa's trade routes by AD 800 | Ghana |
| Empire that began its rise to power under Sundiata | Mali |
| Mali's most famous ruler | Mansa Musa |
| Empire whose capital was Gao | Songhai |
| A spoken record of past events | oral history |
| A short saying of wisdom or truth | Proverb |