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West Africa Test
Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did great civilizations in West Africa arise? | Along the Niger River |
| Why did West Africans live in different places after 500 BC? | Iron helped West Africans live in places where they couldn’t live before. |
| What did mineral resources in West Africa include? | Ivory, Iron, gold, and salt |
| What did mineral resources in West Africa include? | Dates raised in desert oases and kola nuts, used for medicines, from the forests’ trees. |
| Which two uses of iron were the most significant for West Africans? | Farm tools and weapons |
| How did the climate change in West Africa affect people? | The land could produce many different crops |
| What do the different regions in West Africa running east and west have in common? | They are either very wet, very hot, to sandy, or to dry |
| What does the animistic belief system reveal (tell us) about traditional West Africans? | Animism reflected West Africans’ dependence on the natural world for survival. |
| What traditional religious practice did West Africans believe? | A traditional belief showed the importance of families—Africans believed that the unseen spirits of their ancestors stayed nearby. |
| How was music and dance incorporated (included) into the lives of the people in early West Africa? | Through songs, daces, and stories, elders passed on the community’s history and values. |
| What two factors had the biggest impact (made the most difference) on the growth of West Africa? | Iron tools helped Africans live in places where they couldn’t live before They had more places to live and more farms for growing food, the population of West Africa grew |
| What factors contributed the most to the survival of early West African villages? Which two would you consider the most important? | Gold, Salt, and iron |
| What role did elders play in the life of the village? | Led the village and passed on the community’s history and values |
| Who were men and women in traditional West African society loyal to? | Loyalty to family and age-sets helped the people of a village work together. |
| What was the usefulness of silent barter? What did it do? Prevent? | The usefulness of silent barter was to trade goods without ever contacting each other directly. |
| What trade routes (directions) were used for salt and gold? | Camels carried salt from the mines of the Sahara to the south trade for gold. Traders then took the gold north, to Europe and the Islamic world. |
| What were the effects of using camels in desert trading? | Camels could travel along way without getting a drink of water, and the traders do not have to walk. |
| Why did towns and villages grow and the populations of Ghana increase? Reasons? | Because theses farmers and herders could produce plant of food, the population of Ghana increased. |
| What was the significance (importance) of the people of Ghana in learning to work with iron? (How did it help them?) | Importance in learning to work with iron is to help as farm tools and was useful of making weapons. |
| What happened to the fertile land that Ghana’s farmers once cultivated? (Land they used for farming and herding?) | Overgrazed—animals ate all the grass in many pastures, leaving the soil exposed to hot desert winds leaving the land worthless for farming and herding. |
| Ghana’s rulers raised money by forcing traders passing through their lands to pay taxes. What theme relates to this? Would you say that Ghana’s rulers were smart businessmen who took advantage of opportunities? Why? | The theme relates to economics Yes, I think Ghana’s rulers were very smart businessmen because they thought of good ways to earn money for their empire. |
| What were the similarities between the development of the Ghana and Mali empires? | Mali layed along the upper Niger River like Ghana did. |
| What did Sundiata do to gain power in Mali? | He had to overcome great hardships before he could build his empire—was both a mighty warrior and a magician |
| What happened during the reign of Sundiata? (when Sundiata was in power | Sundiata conquered Ghana and took over the salt and gold trades. He worked to improve agriculture in Mali. |
| Unlike Sundiata, most of Mali’s later rulers were what religion? | islam |
| How do we know that Mansa Musa promoted religious tolerance? | He let he people o this kingdom practice their own religion and not his. |
| How did Mansa Musa spread Islam and education throughout Mali? | Mansa Musa and later rulers built several large mosques in the city, which became a center of Islamic learning. |
| What contributed to the fall of the Mali Empire? | - The contribution to the fall of the Mali Empire was that invaders weakened and the size. The empire had become so large that the government could no longer control it. |
| Why did the people of Songhai overthrow Sunni Baru? | He did no support Islam and many people in Songhia were Muslims. They lost power and trade because he did not support Islam. |
| What contributed to the collapse of the Songhai Empire? | The contribution to the collapse of the Songhai Empire was because of |
| Why did Morocco invade Songhai? | Morocco invaded Songhai because they wanted to control the Saharan salt mines. |
| What were two governmental inventions of Askia the Great? | Askia wound go away on pilgrimage to Mecca and return with more Muslim influence into his government. Askia also created special departments to oversee certain tasks. |
| Would you agree or disagree to that Sunni Ali was bad for the empires of western Africa? Know your reasons! | I would disagree. Sunni Ali was good for the empires of Western Africa because for the Songhai Empire he took over the Songhai state when was disorganized and poorly run, but as ruler, he worked constantly to unify, strengthen and enlarge it. |
| Why did what we know about early West Africa come from the writings of travelers and scholars from Muslim lands such as Spain and Arabia? | Because many of those people traveled to and traveled with West Africans those people from Spain and Arabia wrote in about what people did and how they made their empire great |
| Compare the achievements and religions of the following: Roman Empire, Muslim Empire, and West African Empires. | romans-- bridges, roads, sculptures Muslim-- geography, medicine, philosophy African-- iron, cotton |
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