causes and effects of ancient civilizations in Africa. Match the effect to the correct cause

Question

1. map of Africa
2. Traders along the Indian Ocean were impacted by the physical geography and stopped in ports
3. West Africa was also impacted by the spread of Islam
4. West African Empires made much of their wealth by exporting salt
5. Trade with the Middle East and Africa
6. Berbers discovered that camels could cover greater distances than other pack animals and could travel up to ten days without water
7. The East African Coast was easily accessible to Arab traders and a lot of evidence still exists today
8. The once powerful African Empires continued to be impacted by the European powers, not only economically, but also by the cultures that they brought with them
9. As the global economy changed in the 17th century, European countries began infiltrating Africa
10. Traditional African Religions and Islam became very common in early African societies

a. Due to an economy built on exporting salt, it allowed places like Timbuktu to import books.
b. North and South Africa are mainly isolated from one another due to their desert locations and the dense rainforests that exist in central Africa
c. Swahili is a mixture of Arabic and African Languages
d. Asian Economies grew from these markets
e. Nomads found new routes across the desert and trade increased
f. Many African societies would wear amulets to show that they were Muslim converts
g. Cultural Diffusion occurred with the sharing and combining of cultural ideas and religion
h. The Kindgom of Kongo lost control of the slave trade and the Swahili coast lost its power to extract resources
i. Today, Christianity is the most practiced religion in Africa
j. Mansa Musa, leader of Mali, practiced Islam and went on a Hajj to Mecca

Answer 1

Here is the matching of effects to their correct causes:

1. Map of Africa
   b. North and South Africa are mainly isolated from one another due to their desert locations and the dense rainforests that exist in central Africa.

2. Traders along the Indian Ocean were impacted by the physical geography and stopped in ports
   d. Asian Economies grew from these markets.

3. West Africa was also impacted by the spread of Islam
   f. Many African societies would wear amulets to show that they were Muslim converts.

4. West African Empires made much of their wealth by exporting salt
   a. Due to an economy built on exporting salt, it allowed places like Timbuktu to import books.

5. Trade with the Middle East and Africa
   c. Swahili is a mixture of Arabic and African Languages.

6. Berbers discovered that camels could cover greater distances than other pack animals and could travel up to ten days without water
   e. Nomads found new routes across the desert and trade increased.

7. The East African Coast was easily accessible to Arab traders and a lot of evidence still exists today
   g. Cultural Diffusion occurred with the sharing and combining of cultural ideas and religion.

8. The once powerful African Empires continued to be impacted by the European powers, not only economically, but also by the cultures that they brought with them
   h. The Kingdom of Kongo lost control of the slave trade and the Swahili coast lost its power to extract resources.

9. As the global economy changed in the 17th century, European countries began infiltrating Africa
   i. Today, Christianity is the most practiced religion in Africa.

10. Traditional African Religions and Islam became very common in early African societies
    j. Mansa Musa, leader of Mali, practiced Islam and went on a Hajj to Mecca.