Africa Survey - March 10, 2014
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A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. The country highlighted on this map is the current location of one of the most important ancient African kingdoms. What country is this?
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    Ghana
    Somalia
    Mali
    South Africa
    Libya


  1. About one third of the land in Central Africa is...
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    Rain Forest
    Desert
    Mountains and Highlands
    Savanna Grassland


  1. Ancient Tanzanians invented _____ which achieved temperatures of 1,800°C — 200 to 400°C warmer than those of the Romans. This helped to create iron ore which was used to make weapons and tools.
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    Aviation
    a Chiminea
    Weaponry
    a Furnace
    Pot roast


  1. What is NOT a reason why iron ore benefit the ancient African society?*
    It improved efficiency of agricultural tools.
    It helped make beautiful jewelry that was symbolic of adulthood.
    It created sharper spears which made it easier for hunters kill animals.
    It lead to permanent and sustainable settlements along rivers.
    It improved food supply and spurred population growth.
    It created a boost in trade between villages and cities.


  1. Why did the kingdom of Ghana become so powerful? *
    They had many small and divided providences.
    They unified under the Islamic faith.
    They had a caste system which regulated social order.
    They had iron weapons and control of the gold-salt trade.


  1. Following the Kingdom of Ghana, was the Kingdom of Mali. Externally, attacks from the Berber people weakened Mali. What internal factors led to the downfall of the Kingdom of Mali?*
    Mali continued to grow in size it became too difficult to control.
    The King of Mali was conspiring to against the empire.
    Taxes became too high and the people became poor and angry.
    There was a bad drought, causing the people to disperse over Africa.