Trade with Roman Egypt, Arabia and India primarily influenced which African kingdom?

Question

A.
Songhai

B.
Mali

C.
Ghana

D.
Axum

Of the following choices, which ones are characteristics of West African society? Select the two correct answers.

A.
Arabic was the main language used when trading with other societies.

B.
Christianity was the only religion practiced in villages.

C.
Slaves had no rights and were only given specific farming tasks.

D.
Skilled workers were a higher level in the caste system than traders.

E.
Religious rituals encouraged the honoring of ancestors.

Use the drop-down menu to complete the following sentence.

Through____people passed down spoken stories and songs.

A. Specialization
B. Oral Tradition.
C.lineage
D. stelae

How did the Mali Empire come to an end?

A.
Rulers lost control of Gao.

B.
They were conquered by Axum.

C.
Ghana took over their territory.

D.
Sundiata was captured by Mansa Musa.

Which of the following was a key accomplishment of the people of Songhai?

A.
They had a strong military and became the largest empire in West Africa.

B.
They established a center of Islamic scholarship.

C.
They worked with iron and prospered from the gold-salt trade.

D.
They dominated in the trade of ivory, enslaved people, and animal skins.

A.
Because of what he learned during his pilgrimage to Mecca, Mansa Musa was able to build a center of Islamic scholarship.

B.
The traders of Ghana brought back with them slaves from the Mediterranean who taught the Ghana rulers about Christianity.

C.
Clans were made up of lineages that were descendants of multiple ancestors from different regions of Africa.

D.
Swahili became a language made up of words spoken by traders along the coast of the Indian Ocean.

Answer 1

Answer Key:

1. D. Axum
2. E. Religious rituals encouraged the honoring of ancestors.
3. B. Oral Tradition.
4. A. Rulers lost control of Gao.
5. B. They established a center of Islamic scholarship.
6. A. Because of what he learned during his pilgrimage to Mecca, Mansa Musa was able to build a center of Islamic scholarship.

Answer 2

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