Name:_______________________________________________________________________

Terms and Names Write the letter of the term or name that best completes
the statement.

A. Islam C. Kongo E. savanna G. plantation

B. Benin D. lineage F. Songhai

______ 1. In the late 1400s, a West African might be enslaved and sent to the
island of Principe or São Tomé to work on a Portuguese ___.

______ 2. In the late 1400s, ties among people of the same ___ formed the
basis of most aspects of life in rural West Africa.

______ 3. ___, which was founded in Arabia in 622 by the prophet Mohammed,
spread rapidly across the Middle East to North and West Africa.

______ 4. In the 1400s, the forest kingdom of ___ dominated a large region
around the Niger Delta. Leading the expansion was a forceful oba
(ruler) named Ewuare.

______ 5. In the late 1400s, direct trade between the Portuguese and the
coastal peoples of West Africa caused many African forest societies to
grow in power and wealth and the trading power of kingdoms located
on the ___ to decline.

______ 6. By the 1500s, the ___ empire was at its height, having gained power
and wealth by gaining control of the trans-Sahara trade. It was famed
not only for its military might but also for its important center of
learning, the city of Timbuktu.

______ 7. In the late 1400s, the forest kingdom of ___ arose on the lower Zaire
(Congo) River. It was made up of a series of small kingdoms organized
under a single leader and held together by a system of royal
marriages, taxes, and, when necessary, war and tribute.