Mr. Hopper's African Kingdoms Quiz

What animal was used to trade in Africa?

• Horses
• Camels
• Elephants
• Birds

_____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa.

• Ghana
• Axum
• Nubia
• Sierra Leone

Which of the following factors is the main reason that Ghana became a powerful empire in West Africa?

• It had extremely productive agriculture
• It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region
• It traded extensively with European countries
• It was the first African empire to industrialize

The language of Swahili mixes which two languages?

• Malinke & Portuguese
• Arabic & Bantu
• Asian & Bantu
• Bantu & Spanish

Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire from 1312 – 1337. What was 1 effect of his rule?

• The empire moved to South Africa.
• The poor became more powerful.
• Democracy was started in his kingdom.
• Islamic religion spread in the region

The trade of which two products shaped the early history of North and West Africa?

• ivory and salt
• salt and gold
• silk and gold
• spices and ivory

What is the name of the huge desert that covers northern Africa?

• Sahara
• Arabian
• Gobi
• Kalahari

What did Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all have in common?

• strong rulers, great trading empires and from same area
• Stateless societies with weak rulers
• All spoke Swahili and used the Indian Ocean to trade
• They all shared their resources and traded with Europe.

Language meaning "of the coast" that emerged in East Africa.

• Swahili
• Sanskrit
• Saipan
• Steppe

The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, & Songhai prospered primarily due to their 

• exchanges with Indian ports
• direct access to the Arabian Sea
• control of trade routes
• abundance of diamonds