Question 1 which type of african land is good for grazing animals, such as cattle? a)rainforest b)dry woodland c)savanna d)desert question 2 what became the primary means of exchange for aksum merchants? a)slaves b)ivory c)paper money d)coins question 3 what allowed the people of ghana to cross the sahara in order to trade with others? a)nothing, other people came to ghana b)covered wagons to protect them from the sun c)better methods of storing food for the long journey d)the use of camel caravans question 4 what did africans do to iron ore during the iron age in order to make it possible to create iron tools and weapons? a)hammered it into shape b)heated it until it became soft c)chiseled it d)melted it question 5 what was the name of the major port city in the aksum kingdom? a)alexandria b)mecca c)adulis d)aden question 6 in early african society, oral traditions were important, as there were no written records. a)true b)false question 7 king lalibela from the zagwe dynasty, who came to power in the 1200s and ordered the construction of eleven stone christian churches, ruled which civilization? a)ethiopia b)great zimbabwe c)ghana d)mali question 8 which of the following leaders ruled an east african civilization, not a west african civilization? a)askia muhammad b)king sundiata c)ewuare d)king ezana question 9 aksum's ability to feed its people may have been affected when they cut down forests, leading to a)carbon emissions. b)less wood to burn, meaning less fertile ash. c)less fruit from trees. d)soil erosion. question 10 which of the following was not a result of the influence of islam in africa? a)new travel routes from africa to mecca opened up. b)the practice of alms-giving led to the creation of new centers of learning along travel routes. c)people and ideas were exchanged between groups who had had little contact before. d)islam was declared the official religion of places like aksum and ethiopia.