History Cycle Test May 2023

Question 1

Where was Timbuktu located

Answer 1

Edge of the Sahara Desert, 13km from Niger River

Question 2

Where did traders come from to Timbuktu

Answer 2

Traders came from North and East Africa

Question 3

How were goods transported in Timbuktu

Answer 3

Using the Niger River

Question 4

Who were the main producers of gold

Answer 4

Mali

Question 5

What did Mediterranean countries need?

Answer 5

Gold

Question 6

What did Mali need from Mediterranean countries

Answer 6

Salt

Question 7

What was salt used for

Answer 7

Salt was used to preserve food and make food taste better

Question 8

How was gold and salt traded

Answer 8

It was traded by giving equal amounts of gold and salt as they were both rare at the time

Question 9

Where did merchants come from

Answer 9

North Africa

Question 10

What European goods where there

Answer 10

Ceramics, silks, cloth, beads + printed fabrics

Question 11

What sea was used to travel good to another country

Answer 11

The Mediterranean sea was used to transport goods to Morocco

Question 12

What desert did traders go through to get to Timbutu

Answer 12

The Sahara Desert

Question 13

Where were silks and ceramics also

Answer 13

India and China

Question 14

What did the Indians want from africa and why

Answer 14

They wanted ivory because theirs was too tough to carve

Question 15

What did Arabia buy from Africa

Answer 15

They brought ornamental weapons and utensils from african traders

Question 16

What did Arabs exchange

Answer 16

Gold, slaves, ivory, salt, kola nuts, copper, ostrich feathers - GICKOSS

Question 17

What made the kingdom of Mali wealthy

Answer 17

They got wealthy from the Trans - Saharan Trade

Question 18

When and what did the previous ruler of Mali (before Mansa Musa) to make it a powerful kingdom

Answer 18

In 1230 - 1600 and he used taxes

Question 19

What was the area of Mali at the time

Answer 19

1 138 000km2 (squared)

Question 20

How many cities, town and villages were there in mali

Answer 20

400

Question 21

What was the wealth also from

Answer 21

Trade, mining gold and copper + salt

Question 22

What did the Mansa (king) place taxes on to make money

Answer 22

Gold and salt

Question 23

What were also traded to make money

Answer 23

Slaves

Question 24

In what century did the North Africa trade routes bring ……. Traders to West africa

Answer 24

9th …… = Muslim

Question 25

What resulted in the spread of Islam into West Africa

Answer 25

Bringing the Muslim traders through the trade routes

Question 26

Why did West Africa get better trading prices with Muslim traders

Answer 26

Because they changed to Islam

Question 27

What advantages did change to Muslim give West Africa

Answer 27

They learned how to read and write

Question 28

By what year was Mali Muslim

Answer 28

1300 CE

Question 29

Who and what was the state religion in Mali

Answer 29

Mansa Musa made Muslim the state religion

Question 30

Who and what did the Muslims worship

Answer 30

The worshiped Allah and the scared book Quraan

Question 31

Who started Muslim/Islam

Answer 31

Prophet Muhammad

Question 32

Who was Munsa in 1310 CE

Answer 32

Abubakari ||

Question 33

How did the Mansa of 1310 CE disappear and how many ships where with him

Answer 33

He decided to go on a exploration to see what was on the other side of the Alantic Ocean and he had 400 ships

Question 34

Who became the new Mansa after Abubakari || died and what did people call him

Answer 34

Musa became the new Mansa and was know as the best Mansa in history and people called him “Musa the Magnificent”

Question 35

When was Mali at its height

Answer 35

1312 - 1337

Question 36

How were the boundary of Mali extended

Answer 36

By adding important towns like Timbuktu and Gao

Question 37

What were the people of Mali encouraged to grow/do

Answer 37

Cotton, beans, rice, onion and mine gold

Question 38

True or false - Islam was the only religion allowed

Answer 38

False, Mansa Musa allowed anyone to be any religion

Question 39

Who + how many people followed Mansa Musa around wand what did they sing?

Answer 39

300 guards, musicians and people followed him around singing “hail Mansa Musa, King of Mali”

Question 40

Which town was a thriving learning center

Answer 40

Timbuktu

Question 41

How were people encouraged to learn and study to be what

Answer 41

People were paid to learn to become doctors, priests, lawyers, judges, researchers, teachers

Question 42

When was Mali strong until and when did it end and why

Answer 42

After Mansa Musa died Mali was strong until the 16th century then Mali ended

Question 43

What do good Muslims do

Answer 43

A pilgrimage

Question 44

When did Mansa Musa do his pilgrimage

Answer 44

In 1324

Question 45

Who traveled with Mansa Musa on his pilgrimage

Answer 45

60 000 officials, soliders, merchants, servents and slaves

Question 46

How many camels carried his gifts and how many kilos of gold did his camels carry

Answer 46

He had 80 camels and they carried 200 kilos of gold

Question 47

When were mosques built on his pilgrimage

Answer 47

On Fridays when his camels stopped

Question 48

How many servants did his wife have

Answer 48

500

Question 49

Why did gold drop in value

Answer 49

Because Mansa Musa gave away so much gold

Question 50

What islam rule did Mansa Musa follow

Answer 50

Giving to the poor

Question 51

How long did his journey take (give km and year(s))

Answer 51

It was 4 800km and took a year

Question 52

What places did Mansa Musa visited on his pilgrimage

Answer 52

Cairo in Egypt and Medina in Arabia

Question 53

Why did Egyptians traders start trading with Mali

Answer 53

Because they were so impressed at his pilgrimage

Question 54

Who did Mansa Musa return with after his PIlgrimage

Answer 54

Muslim teachers, architects and Arab students

Question 55

In what year was Mali on the world map

Answer 55

1339

Question 56

What year was Mansa Musa added to the Spanish map and what did he look like

Answer 56

In 1375 and he was wearing a gold crown and holding a gold bar in his hand

Question 57

How did Mansa Musa draw attention to Europe and Islam world

Answer 57

By his generosity and advancement of Islam

Question 58

Where was Leo Africanus born and why did he leave + where did he go

Answer 58

He was born in spain but got kicked out for being Muslim. His family then moved to Morroco

Question 59

What age was he when him and his uncle went on a diplomatic mission and where did they go

Answer 59

He was 16 and they went to timbuktu

Question 60

Who was Leo Africanus captured by and who was he sold to as

Answer 60

He was captured by European pirates and sold to Pope Leo X as an educated slave

Question 61

What did Pope Leo do to Leo Africanus

Answer 61

He baptised him as a christian, gave him the name Leo and gave him freedom

Question 62

What was the document that Leo A made called and what was it about + how many times was it re printed and what did people change about it

Answer 62

His doc. Was called “African Geography” and described the caravan trade routes. It was re printed 5 times and it was changed to different languages

Question 63

What did the Historian believe about Leo and his document

Answer 63

They believed he didn’t actually go to the places and got his information from Morocco traders

Question 64

What did Pope Leo asked Leo A to do in africa

Answer 64

He wanted Leo A to visit africa and survey the continent

Question 65

In what year did Leo A make a book? What was it called and what did it describe and for how long was it important for

Answer 65

He made a book in 1550. It was called “Description on Africa”. Had detailed descriptions of the trade routes, people, and geography. It was important for 100 years

Question 66

What was discovered about Leo A book and in what century

Answer 66

In the 20th century historians discovered that his book had been changed of the centuries and the original work want kept

Question 67

In what century was Timbuktu a famous learning centre for Islamic learning

Answer 67

In the 12th century

Question 68

How many schools, uni’s and students learnt at Timbuktu

Answer 68

180 schools, 3 uni’s, 25 000 students

Question 69

Where did scholars come from to learn at Timbuktu + what did they write about it

Answer 69

Saudi Arabia, Europe, other parts of the world and they wrote books about it

Question 70

How many book did the one library at Timbuktu have and how were Mansa Musa palace and mosques built

Answer 70

50 000 books, by the scholars + architects that Mansa Musa brought from his pilgrimage

Question 71

What was the main learning focus at Timbuktu

Answer 71

Quraan

Question 72

What other subjects were offered at Timbuktu

Answer 72

Maths Chemisty Physics Music Optics Astronomy Medicine History Logic Architecture Botany Government law Geography

Question 73

What happened between students and teachers at Timbuktu

Answer 73

Each student attached themselves to a teacher and had discussions/debates in courtyards of mosque’s or private rooms

Question 74

True or false : at Timbuktu Learning centre there were set courses to study

Answer 74

False

Question 75

What was Europe surprised and amazed about Timbuktu and why

Answer 75

They were surprised at the high level of education and thought africa learnt through passed down oral traditions

Question 76

Who wrote about the amazing learning centre of Timbuktu

Answer 76

Leo Africanus

Question 77

What century would these years be in and how do you calculate centuries 1990 456 2457 1375 1957 51

Answer 77

20th century 4th century 25th century 14Th century 20th century 1st century You +1 to the number in front (not for hundreds)

Question 78

Write years for the centuries 20th century 18th century 1st century 56th century

Answer 78

1987 1765 54 5543

Question 79

What is a primary source

Answer 79

the raw materials of history — original documents and objects that were created at the time under study.

Question 80

What is a secondary source

Answer 80

one that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you're researching

Question 81

What is chronologic order

Answer 81

Events that are put into order from first to latest