Ancient Africa Review Sheet: Chapters 12 & 13
Name____________________________________ Period_______
West Africa Review Sheet
I. West African Geography and Trade
List each of Africa’s vegetation zones below (from north to south).
1. _________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
Decide which vegetation zone is being described in each statement. Write the number of the zone (1-4) on the correct lines below.
5. This zone received the most amount of rainfall. ________
6. This zone was not suitable (not good) for large settlements. ________
7. Cattle, goats, camels, and sheep could feed on the grasses found in this zone. _______
8. This zone contains swamps and lagoons. ________
9. This zone is dry but has enough water for short grasses and small bushes. ________
10. Nearby rivers make the land fertile and provide fish for eating. ________
11. Explain how geography affected trade in West Africa. (Give 2 examples)
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II. Ghana and the Gold/Salt Trade (Chapter 13)
12. Why were camels well suited for traveling across the desert?
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13. List the different uses for gold and salt next to each picture below.
a. ____________________________________________________
b.____________________________________________________
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b._________________________________________________________
c._________________________________________________________
d._________________________________________________________
14. Answer the following questions about African trade by filling in the chart below.
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|Which 2 groups traded? | |
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|What items did each group trade? | |
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|How did they two groups trade? | |
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|Why did they trade this way? | |
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|How did Ghana become wealthy? | |
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15. Ghana benefited from the tax money by being able to afford large
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16. Traders benefited from the tax money because
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17. Explain how the Taghazans and North Africans were interdependent.
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18. Explain how the once strong and wealthy kingdom of Ghana eventually collapsed (give 2).
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III. West African Culture (Chapter 15)
19. What role did griots play for their villages? (Name three duties)
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20. A folktale is a story that usually has a ___________________________ for the reader. There is often a character like Anansi who is known as a ______________________________.
21. What is a call-and-response song? ___________________________________________
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22. Why were oral traditions important to West African society?
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23. List the four types of West African visual art discussed in class
a. _________________________
b. _________________________
c. _________________________
d. _________________________
24. List the three main functions of West African music.
a.
b.
c
25. Describe how West African music has influenced the music of today.
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26. Describe how West African visual arts have influenced today’s society.
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27. Describe how West African oral and written traditions have influenced today’s society.
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28. List the two main functions of West African visual arts.
a.
b.
29. What written and oral traditions did West Africans create?
a. e.
b. f.
c.
d.
30. Why did West Africans rely so heavily on oral traditions?
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31. What instruments were used in West Africa?
a. d.
b. e.
A. ___________________________ F._________________________
B.____________________________ G._________________________
C.____________________________ H._________________________
D.____________________________ I._________________________
E._____________________________ J._________________________
Sahara Nile River Taghaza Wangara Senegal River Red Sea
Niger River Mediterranean Sea Indian Ocean Atlantic Ocean
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