Medieval Islam and Africa

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Alexis Medina
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the root language of the West Africans?
Bantu
Latin
Arabic
Swahili
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which factor allowed the ancient kingdom of Ghana to become so successful?
The kingdom was able to resist being overtaken by the neighboring kingdom of Mali.
The kingdom's rulers were godlike figures who ruled with absolute authority.
The kingdom's location allowed it to control the gold-salt trade.
The kingdom produced a surplus of food that it traded with people in the modern day countries of Nigeria and Senegal.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which is the best conclusion to draw from this passage?
"There was so much salt in the Sahara, that people in Taghaza, in the central part of the desert, built homes out of blocks of salt. But in the savanna, several hundred miles south, salt was so scarce that it was worth its weight in gold. In the kingdom of Ghana, merchants paid one pound of gold for one pound of salt."
The uneven distribution of natural resources promotes trade.
The surplus of a given natural resource affects its value.
The scarcity of a given natural resource affects its value.
The even distribution of natural resources promotes trade.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What caused the West African kingdom of Ghana to grow powerful, wealthy, and to incorporate Islamic values and ideas in its society and government?
control of the gold-salt trade routes
Islam spread by Arab invaders
influence by the neighboring Songhai
the enlightened and wise rule of Mansa Musa
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what important trade city did Mansa Musa build a University?
Axum
Timbuktu
Sofala
Meroe
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What lead to the decline of the Axum Empire?
Civil war
Religions severed trading ties
Distance from Europe
All of the above
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What evidence suggests that Great Zimbabwe was a great commercial center?
Oral histories describe Great Zimbabwe as a great commercial center.
Architecture similar to Zimbabwe's Great Stones houses has been found in China and India.
Travelers who journeyed through Great Zimbabwe commented on the kingdom's wealth.
Artifacts such as beads from India and porcelain from China have been found among the ruins.
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