Africa: Part 1

The people in West African villages centered their lives around family and functioned in "age sets." An age set is defined as... 

• a group of elders in the family

• a group of small children

• a group of men or women of similar age

• a group that developed with each new generation

The kings of Ghana maintained their power by keeping what resource for themselves?

• oil

• gold

• salt

• kola nuts

What did the people of West Africa discover they could use to soften metals and create new tools and goods to trade?

• heat

• water baths

• salt brine

• animal bones

What is believed to have been the cause for the fall of the Ghana Empire?

• the livestock that invaders brought to the empire ate all the grass and resources

• farmers left Ghana when they grew tired of the wars and invasions

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

Tunka Manin realized that salt was almost as valuable as gold in Ghana, and he used it for taxes to gain wealth.

• True

• False

What was special about El-Ghaba?

• this is where the king lived

• it held a sacred grove of trees that was used for religious rituals

• it was surrounded by a stone wall

• All of these

• None of these

A pilgrimage to Mecca is known as?

• a qu'ran

• an islam

• a sundiata

• a hajj

Why was the pilgrimage by Mansa Musa to Mecca so significant for the Mali Empire? 

• He captured many major cities along his journey.

• He picked up many more goods along the way.

• He learned valuable trade secrets on his journey.

• He had a religious encounter that changed the values he imparted to the people of Mali.

Mansa Musa made a center for learning in the city of Timbuktu.

• True

• False

The leader of the Songhai Empire, Sunni Ali, is known for being a powerful, yet compassionate, leader.

• True

• False