(Quiz #2) West African Kingdoms and Ancient Civilizations

West African kingdoms, Ghana and Mali, gained wealth through the control of the trans-Saharan trade in __________________________.

• Gold and salt

• Spices and silk

• Timber and iron

• Textiles and dyes

What type of government includes a ruler that is also considered to be a god? __________________________.

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

The grassy region of sub-Saharan Africa, home to lions, zebras, and giraffes, is called the __________________________.

• Serengeti Plains

• Sahara Desert

• Amazon Rainforest

• Great Plains

Ancient Egyptians used papyrus, hieroglyphs, and had a king referred to as the __________________________.

• Pharaoh

• Emperor

• Sultan

• Czar

One similarity between the Nile River Valley and savanna lands in Africa is that they both provided necessary resources for __________________________.

• Settlement

• Desertification

• Isolation

• Industrialization

Who was the leader of the Mali Empire that spread Islam to his kingdom and became wealthy from a vast supply of gold? __________________________.

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata Keita

• Askia the Great

• Sunni Ali

The trans-Saharan trade carried out by West African civilizations was primarily based on an exchange of __________________________.

• Gold and salt

• Spices and silk

• Tea and porcelain

• Silver and wool

The constant exchange of people, ideas, products, and technology from one region or civilization to another is called __________________________.

• Cultural diffusion

• Isolationism

• Nationalism

• Colonialism