1.5 State Building in Africa

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What did people trade on the Trans-Saharan trade route?

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gold and salt

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What does trans-Saharan mean?

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across the Sahara Desert

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What is a city-state?

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a city with its surrounding territory that forms an independent state

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Which of the following best describes the rise of wealthy kingdoms in Africa? A. Civilizations arose and prospered along popular trading routes. B. Kingdoms in Africa used military power to block transcontinental trade. C. Proximity to the Sahara made travel and trade convenient for merchants D. Many kingdoms were landlocked which led to prosperous developments in irrigation.

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Civilizations arose and prospered along popular trading routes.

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The trans-Saharan trade was influential for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: A) it led to an expansion of Islam in western Africa. B) it spurred the growth of the Swahili city-states. C) African kingdoms like Ghana and Songhai emerged. D) it led to the development of the slave trade.

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it spurred the growth of the Swahili city-states.

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What system of rule was based on familial & community-based leadership? Options: Monarchy, Democracy, Kin-based networks, Theocracy

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Kin-based networks

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Which religion was more prominent in Northern Africa?

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Islam

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Kin-based networks formed in Sub-Saharan Africa, which are based on

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families

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Which city within the Mali Empire became rich & well know because of gold exports?

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Timbuktu

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How did Sundiata help expand Mali's economic standing?

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Sundiata's Islamic background enabled connections with Arab & Northern African trades.