Africa (West Africa)

Africa (West Africa)

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History

7th Grade

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following is the most similar to a griot? historian, firefighter, politician, doctor

Back

historian

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are griots?

Back

They are the keepers of the oral histories of West Africa.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following is the name of a city that grew into a major center of learning and culture? Timbuktu, Tallahassee, Tuscaloosa, Taipei

Back

Timbuktu

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term used to describe the trade that took place between West Africa and northern Africa?

Back

trans-saharan

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do griots deliver their stories?

Back

through song and dance

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following WAS NOT an effect of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage?
- Islam was spread.
- Mali became more famous.
- Europeans began to take notice of, and interest in, Africa.
- Africans wanted to leave Africa and go to North America.

Back

Africans wanted to leave Africa and go to North America.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following words best describes Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca? extravagant, small, ordinary, private

Back

extravagant

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