World History: Journey Across Time, The Early Ages

Chapter 13: Medieval Africa

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Nearly all of Africa rests on an area of high flat land called a __________.
A)plateau
B)savanna
C)valley
D)mountain
2
__________ was the first empire to develop in West Africa.
A)Berber
B)Ghana
C)Mali
D)Songhai
3
Rain forest kingdoms used their __________ to trade for items they needed.
A)lumber
B)food surpluses
C)water supply
D)rich soil
4
Arab traders used __________ called dhows to travel to Africa.
A)tanks
B)planes
C)camels
D)sailboats
5
_____ rewarded citizens with gold, land, and horses to keep them loyal .
A)Askia Muhammad
B)Sunni Ali
C)Mansa Musa
D)Ibn Battuta
6
Swahili is a unique culture of _____ Africa's coast.
A)North
B)South
C)East
D)West
7
The __________ are the reason that people all across Africa share some common ideas and traditions.
A)Swahili
B)Bantu
C)Nzinga
D)African slaves
8
The __________ formed the basis of African society.
A)tribe
B)kingdom
C)clan
D)family
9
Many African villages were __________, tracing their descent through the mothers instead of the fathers.
A)maternal
B)paternal
C)feminine
D)matrilineal
10
Enslaved Africans relied on music to remind them of their homeland, and their songs of hardship developed into a form of music called __________.
A)spirituals
B)gospel
C)the blues
D)ragtime
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