Question | Answer |
What is a deep valley formed by the movement of the earth's crust? | rifts |
What is name of the southern Sahara? | sub-Suaran Africa |
What is a strip that divides the desert from the wetter areas? | Sahel |
What is an open grassland with scattered trees called? | savannah |
Is there another name for a moist, densely wooded area? | rain forests |
What type of family includes a father, mother, children, and close relatives in one household? | extended family |
Is there a belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits? | animism |
What is another name for effect or result? | impact |
Whhat is the word for customary and time-honored? | traditional |
What is the name for a proess in which people exchange goods without ever contacting eachother directly? | silent barter |
Who got the empire of Ghana to reach its peak? | Tunka Manin |
According to the legend, who was the Mali's ruler that rose the power? | Sundiata |
Who was Mali's most famous ruler was a Muslim king? | Mansa Musa |
Who became the ruler of Songhai in 1464? | Sunni Ali |
Who overthrowed Sunni Baru, took the title askia, a title of high military rank? | Askia the Great |
What is a spoken record of past events? | oral history |
What was another name for West African storytellers? | griots |
What was a short saying of wisdom or truth? | proverbs |
What is a hand-woven, brightly colored fabric called? | kente |
What is a series of steps by which a task is accomplished go by? | process |
What is the word for the meaning of many types? | various |