2.  A- Military leaders in the neolithic age  B- Rivers along which trade developed  C- Writers of epic poems  D- Early civilizations in Africa

4.  A- Exchanges with Islam ports  B- Direct access to Arabian Sea  C- Control trade routes  D- Abundance of diamonds

5.  C- Control trade routes

6. A- industrial technology was needed for civilizations to develop B- African civilizations were extremely isolated from each other C- the African continent was unified under a single ruler D- Advanced societies develop in Africa before any European colonization

7.  D- Advanced societies develop in Africa before any European colonization

8.  A- enforcement of mercantilist  B- alliances with Hanseatic League  C- control of Mediterranean trade routes  D- dominance of gold and salt trade

10.  I. _______________________  Spread Of Islam  Gold and salt trade  Growth of Timbuktu  Pilgrimage of Mansa Musa A- Benin B- Kush C- Mali D- Egypt

11.  C- Mali

12.  A. ___________________________  B. Spread Of Islam  C- Development of centers of learning › A- use of gunpowder › B- Trade of Salt and Gold › C- Development of Hammurabi's code › D- Distribution of Printing Press

13.  B- Trade of Salt and Gold

14. A- gold and salt B- ivory and silk C. Silver and trade D- hardwoods and animal skins

15.  A- gold and salt

16.  A- Maya and Aztec  B- Greek and Roman  C- Mali and Songhai  D- Mauryan and Mughal

17.  C- Mali and Songhai

18.  A- Social cohesion  B- Cultural diversity  C- Democracy  D- Political unity

19.  B- Cultural diversity

20. A. Languages B. Market Systems C. Transportation systems D. Architecture

21.  Languages