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1. How did the Bantu migration change the languages of Africa?

A. The Bantu traded with other cultures and adopted languages
B. The Bantu created one common language still spoken in Africa today
C. The Bantu adopted other in habitants language and the original language was lost
D. The Bantu language contributed to more than 500 languages spoken in Africa today
2. The history of west Africa was passed on to each new generation by…
A. The epic poem dausi
B. Storytellers called griots
C. Scholars who read Arabic
D. The works of lbn battutah
3. “Much of what we know about early west Africa comes from the writings of travelers and scholars from Muslim lands such as Spain and Arabia” what is the best inference you can make from this statement?
A. Very few travelers ever visited early west African empires
B. The people of west Africa left no written histories of their own
C. The people of west Africa never traveled beyond the borders of their empires
D. The people of west Africa were not interested in keeping track of their histories
4. “With so many traders passing through their lands ghanas rulers looked for ways to make money from them one way they raised money was by forcing traders to pay taxes” what can you infer about Ghana’s rulers from the above passage?
A. They tried to stop the trading in their empire
B. They were crooks who illegally made money from poor people
C. They disliked foreign traders and merchants
D. They were smart businessman who took advantage of opportunities
5. In the 700s A.D. Arabian merchants played an important role in..
A. Uniting most of Asia and Europe under a single religion
B. Stopping the invasions of nomadic people from Central Asia
C. Spreading new technology among Asia, Africa, and Europe
D. Converting large numbers of Western Europeans to Islam

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Here are the answers to your questions:

  1. D. The Bantu language contributed to more than 500 languages spoken in Africa today
    The Bantu migrations spread their languages across a vast area, leading to the development of many new languages in sub-Saharan Africa.

  2. B. Storytellers called griots
    Griots were the traditional storytellers and oral historians in West Africa who passed down history and cultural stories from one generation to the next.

  3. B. The people of west Africa left no written histories of their own
    The statement suggests that much of the historical knowledge about early West Africa was documented by outsiders, implying that local records may have been minimal or nonexistent.

  4. D. They were smart businessmen who took advantage of opportunities
    The rulers of Ghana recognized the importance of trade and sought to profit from it by imposing taxes, indicating savvy economic strategies.

  5. C. Spreading new technology among Asia, Africa, and Europe
    Arabian merchants played a key role in sharing and disseminating various technologies and innovations across these regions during their trade activities.