Ancient Africa

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This quiz is about ancient African civilizations and the vocab associated with them.
Alexander Riegler
Quiz por Alexander Riegler, atualizado more than 1 year ago
Alexander Riegler
Criado por Alexander Riegler aproximadamente 9 anos atrás
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Questão 1

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The process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly is known as:
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  • Trade
  • Brokering
  • Silent Barter
  • Haggling

Questão 2

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This group of people from the Niger river basin were the initial founders of the kingdom of Ghana.
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  • Soninke
  • Bantu
  • Malians
  • Berbers

Questão 3

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The capital of the Ghana empire was:
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  • Gao
  • Koumbi Saleh
  • Timbuktu
  • Axum

Questão 4

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Ghana gained its power due to its strategic location on trade routes. Most of the revenue came from control of these two resources...
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  • Gold and Silver
  • Iron and Gold
  • Iron and Salt
  • Gold and Salt

Questão 5

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The height of Ghana's power came under this leader.
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  • Tunka Manin
  • Mansa Musa
  • Sunni Ali
  • Askia Muhammad

Questão 6

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In Ghana, only the king was allowed to own gold nuggets.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 7

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The people of Ghana used gold dust as currency.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 8

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In Ghana, nephews, not sons, had first claim to the throne of a deceased or departed king.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 9

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Invasion by the Berbers of North Africa was a factor in the collapse of the Ghanaian Kingdom.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 10

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Overgrazing by herds of animals by invaders was a factor in the decline of the Ghanaian Kingdom.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 11

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Because of the use of iron tools, Ghana rose as a society as it allowed the people to settle down, plant crops, and increase the population.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 12

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The kings of Ghana governed without laws, instead using the army to enforce their wishes.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 13

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This man was the founder of the Malian empire.
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  • Mansa Musa
  • Sundiata Keita
  • Askia Muhammad
  • Sunni Ali

Questão 14

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Mali is the __________ version of the word "Mandinka".
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  • Bantu
  • Swahili
  • Arab
  • Islam

Questão 15

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Mali built its power off of the trade of this:
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  • Gold and Silver
  • Iron and Gold
  • Iron and Salt
  • Gold and Salt

Questão 16

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Mansa Musa spent so much gold in Cairo on his journey to Mecca that he devalued the Egyptian currency for a decade.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 17

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Mansa Musa built a university in Timbuktu that lasted the duration of that empire but ended when Songhai came to power.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 18

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On his journey to Mecca, Mansa Musa spent on his journey what would be the equivalent of $100 million dollars today.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 19

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"Mansa" means "Holy one".
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  • True
  • False

Questão 20

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Mansa Musa was harsh against any religion that wasn't Islam.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 21

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This man was the founder of the Songhai empire.
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  • Mansa Musa
  • Sundiata Keita
  • Askia Muhammad
  • Sunni Ali

Questão 22

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The Songhai empire reached the height of its power under this man.
Responda
  • Muhammad Ture
  • Sundiata Keita
  • Askia Muhammad
  • Sunni Ali

Questão 23

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The capital of the Songhai empire was:
Responda
  • Gao
  • Koumbi Saleh
  • Timbuktu
  • Axum

Questão 24

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This man, a devout Muslim who expanded his power base by alliances and standardized weights and measures, seized control of the Songhai empire from the original king after his death even though he was not in line to do so.
Responda
  • Muhammad Ture
  • Sundiata Keita
  • Askia Muhammad
  • Sunni Ali

Questão 25

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Even though it was not the Songhai capital, Timbuktu was a center of trade for the empire.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 26

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Sunni Ali was a kind and fair king.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 27

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The Sultan of Tunisia invaded Songhai to quickly gain riches.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 28

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Songhai's last stand to save the empire was undone by cows.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 29

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In East Africa, empires grew as these people migrated to the area in the first millennium BCE.
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  • Arabs
  • Bantu
  • Berbers
  • Christians

Questão 30

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The Swahili language is a mix of Arabic and _________.
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  • Ghanaian
  • Malian
  • Bantu
  • Arabic

Questão 31

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Select the empire this term relates to: Mansa Musa.
Responda
  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Questão 32

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Select the empire this term relates to: Sunni Ali.
Responda
  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Questão 33

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Select the empire this term relates to: Ezana.
Responda
  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Questão 34

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Select the empire this term relates to: Christianity.
Responda
  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Questão 35

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Select the empire this term relates to: Timbuktu.
Responda
  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Questão 36

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Select the empire this term relates to: Gao
Responda
  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Questão 37

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Select the empire this term relates to: Askia Muhammad.
Responda
  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Questão 38

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Select the empire this term relates to: The hajj
Responda
  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Questão 39

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Select the empire this term relates to: Soninke.
Responda
  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

Questão 40

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Select the empire this term relates to: Sundiata Keita.
Responda
  • Mali
  • Songhai
  • Ghana
  • Axum

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