Ch 8 African Civilizations

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The Sahara is

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the largest desert in the world

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The trans-Saharan trade in early West Africa PRIMARILY involved the exchange of _________ for gold.

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Salt

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What was the main reason camels were used as the dominant source of transportation across North Africa?

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They were very good for traveling across the Sahara Desert.

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The vegetation zone with grass plains and abundant animal life.

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savanna

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Which of the following products was NOT traded by the early African commercial empires? gold, ivory, glass, slaves

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glass

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Which of these was a major commercial and intellectual center on the Niger River? Djenne-Djeno, Mogadishu, Kilwa, Kumbi-Saleh

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Djenne-Djeno

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A family group that includes the father, mother, children, and close relatives is called......

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an extended family

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What was the importance of griots in African society?

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They maintained the oral history of their people.

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Which river helped traders in Djenne-Djeno transport their goods? Options: Nile River, Niger River, Euphrates, Tigris

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Niger River

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What goods were brought from Benin?

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Salt