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African Empires Test

Friday, May 22, 2015
How did the ability to satisfy the aristocracys demand
for luxury goods throughout Afroeurasia benefit and
hurt African Empires?
This will be your last major unit test before the final exam. There will be no test for Medieval Europe.
Show me what you can do! Remember to study effectively:
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Print blank map and practice
Format of the test:
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Multiple Choice

Short Answer

Mapping

Open Response

You should be able to:

Explain why western historians give less attention to African history

Identify bodies of water surrounding Africa and important physical features on the continent
Explain how Africas diverse geography affected the development of cities, empires, and trade
networks
Locate the empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhai and the cities involved in trans-Saharan trade
Explain the West African trading networks: who was involved, what was traded, how goods
were transported, what ideas were spread
Locate the Swahili Coast and the large cities located there
Describe the Indian Ocean trade network: who was involved, what was traded, how goods were
transported, what ideas were spread
Explain how trade influenced cities in East and West Africa
Compare the fall of the West and East African Empires
Describe how outsiders viewed the African Empires
Provide examples of the luxury goods sold by Africans to Europeans and Asians
Evaluate the ways the trade of luxury goods benefited East and West Africans
Evaluate the ways the trade of luxury goods caused problems for East and West Africans

Terms to Know

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Sub-Saharan
Monsoon

Trans-Saharan
ibn Battuta

Block:
Swahili
Mansa Musa