African Civilizations Quiz

The Nok people were among the first in Africa to do what?

• Develop iron smelting technology (tools from iron)

• Build pyramids

• Establish a written language

• Create a centralized government

How did the king of Ghana make money?

• Through trade and taxation, taxing goods that entered the kingdom

• By mining gold

• By conquering neighboring lands

• Through agriculture

Islam was brought to the kingdom of Ghana by:

• Arab traders

• European missionaries

• African kings

• Indian merchants

What did Sundiata Keita do?

• Founded the Mali Empire

• Discovered America

• Invented the printing press

• Built the Great Wall of China

Mansa Musa was well known for:

• His military conquests

• His immense wealth and pilgrimage to Mecca . Also, for the arts and learning.

• His architectural achievements

• His diplomatic relations with Europe

Which of the following is the main reason that early African civilizations had griots?

• To preserve oral history and traditions and they did not have a writing system

• To serve as spiritual leaders

• To act as political advisors

• To manage trade and commerce

The practices of the Nok people led to the decline of their culture.

• True

• False

Mansa Musa became fabulously wealthy due to his control over which resources?

• Gold and salt

• Oil and diamonds

• Spices and silk

• Silver and copper

What practices of the Nok culture lead to the decline of their culture?

• They damaged the ecosystem by cutting down to many trees, making bland infertile

• No tax laws

• People started liking silver

• all the money went to the United States