What geographic feature in northern Africa limited Western African civilizations contact with Europe and Asia?
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  • Niger River
  • Nile River
  • Sahara Desert
  • Senegal River
What is the name of the area between the Sahara Desert and the African savana?
  • Niger River
  • Sahel
  • Nile River
  • Drakensberg Mountains
Which of the following was not an empire in West Africa?
  • Songhai
  • Mali
  • Ghana
  • Koumbi Saleh
What natural resource in West Africa was valued as much as gold?
  • Salt
  • Iron
  • Ivory
  • Kola nuts
How were the Berbers able to reach and trade with West Africa?
  • They sailed around the horn of Africa
  • They navigated up the Niger River
  • Through a series of catapult delivery systems
  • They traveled in caravans of camels
Which African ruler is matched with the correct description
  • Mansa Musa- Mali emperor most known for his extravagant hajj
  • Sundiata- first ruler of the Mali Empire
  • Tunka Manin- Ghana king who brought the empire to its peak
  • Sunni Ali- Songhai ruler who united the Songhai empire and defeated the Mali
  • All are correct
What were the two most prominent religions within West Africa?
  • Animism and Judaism
  • Christianity and Islam
  • Islam and animism
  • Hinduism and Christianity
How did Muslim rulers in West Africa treat non-Muslims inside of their empire?
  • They tolerated them
  • They banned or exiled them
  • They arrested them and forcefully converted them to Islam
  • They killed them
Timbuktu, Djenne, and Gao all became major centers of what in West Africa?
  • Trade
  • Education
  • Culture
  • All are correct
How did Islam first reach and spread in West Africa?
  • The angel Gabriel brought the Qu'ran to the Mali Empire
  • The Berbers and missionaries traveling with them spread Islam as they traded with West Africa
  • The Umayyads conquered West Africa
  • The Abbasids conquered West Africa
What is a griot?
  • A warlord
  • A story-teller, historian, and/or musician
  • The title of a West African emperor
  • All are correct
Why was none of West Africa's history written down before the introduction of the Arabic language?
  • West Africa had no writing system
  • The Umayyads ordered all writings be destroyed
  • All records were lost in a great fire
  • None are correct
How did African culture and traditions spread to the Americas?
  • Africans immigrated there after Christopher Columbus colonized the New World
  • African slaves were brought to the New World
  • Muslim traders rode caravans there and brought their culture with them
  • Europeans copied their traditions and brought them to the colonies their countries established
Which modern musical genre was influenced by African music?
  • Jazz
  • Rap and hip hop
  • Funk
  • Blues
  • All are correct
The clothing worn by the people in this picture is made from what cloth?
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  • Anansi
  • Kora
  • Djembe
  • Kente
What is the African diaspora?
  • The name of the African slave trade
  • The war campaign led by Sundiata
  • The spread of Africans outside and away from their homeland
  • The royal inheritance system of passing the throne through the mother's family
The song clip in this question contains what aspect of African music?
  • Call and response
  • Kora
  • Polyrhythm
  • Djembe
The traditional religion of Animism believes...
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  • Objects in nature have souls or spirits
  • In worship of of Mohammad
  • All animals go to heaven
  • In the Eight-fold Path of Islam
The West African ruler who was most responsible for spreading Islam was
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  • Mehmed II
  • Mansa Musa
  • Sunni Ali
  • Askia the Great
How did the people use salt?
  • To preserve food
  • Trade it for gold
  • For their health
  • All are correct
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