Post-Classical Africa 1200-1650

In post-classical Africa, what often dictated which society held the most power

• diamonds

• trade routes

• slaves

• gold supply

Early African tribes and civilizations often religiously believed in ___________.

• animals

• anamism

• Islam

• Christianity

The Axum Empire was an rare example of the adoption of ________

• Islam

• Christianity

• Atheism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

Possible explanations for the Bantu migration include

• Competition for local resources

• exhaustion of natural resources

• Barbary pirates

• warfare between rival tribes

• Slavery

The capital of several West African Empires _________ became the central post on many trade routes

• Timbuktu

• Constantinople

• Zanzibar

• Gaza

Of the following __________ are West African Empires

• Mali

• Egypt

• Swahili

• Ghana

• Songai

Empires relied on trade routes and rivers to transport resources: Major rivers in West Africa were the

• Gambia

• Congo

• Senegal

• Nile

• Niger

Empires relied on trade routes and rivers to transport resources: Major rivers in East Africa were the

• Gambia

• Congo

• Senegal

• Nile

• Niger

Three major results of the Bantu Migration were:

• the spread of iron-smelting and smithing technology.

• European settlement in southern Africa

• the spread of agricultural tools and techniques.

• the spread of pottery techniques.

• The spread of Islam as a religion

Mansa Musa I introduced Islam to the Mali people after attending __________

• The Hajj

• The Silk Road

• The Five Fold Path

• The Agrarian Expo