1.2 Quiz: History of Western & Central Africa

1.2 Quiz: History of Western & Central Africa

7th Grade - University

16 Qs

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1.2 Quiz: History of Western & Central Africa

1.2 Quiz: History of Western & Central Africa

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

During _______________, about 13 million people were forced to migrate in the 1500s. Europeans brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to work on colonial plantations.

the Atlantic slave trade

imperialism

colonialism

the pilgrimage

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Beginning around A.D. 750, West African kingdoms began the _______________ with Arab traders. During this trade, they not only exchanged goods, but also exchanged ideas about learning, law, and religion.

triangular trade

middle passage

salt trade

Atlantic slave trade

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

_______________ occurs when one power creates an empire by taking over other areas.

Colonialism

Imperialism

Pilgrimage

Middle passage

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

_______________ ruled the Mali empire from about 1312 to 1337. His 1324 religious journey to Mecca strengthened Mali’s ties with North Africa and drew the world’s attention to the empire.

Ghana

Mansa Musa

Songhai

Tombouctou

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

_______________ took place between Europe, Africa, and the British colonies in the Americas.

  1. Cloth, beer, and guns were shipped from Britain to West Africa.
  2. African traders sold slaves for the goods from Europe, and then slaves were shipped across the Atlantic to the Americas.
  3. In the Americas, the slaves were sold for goods (ex: lumber, rice, indigo, tobacco, sugar), which were shipped back to Britain.

The salt trade

Imperialism

Triangular trade

Colonialism

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

In the _______________ , European leaders met in 1884 to divide up territory in Africa to rule, with no input from African leaders. By about 1900, Europe had claimed and controlled nearly the entire continent.

Scramble for Africa

salt trade

Atlantic slave trade

pilgrimage

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

In the mid-1400s, the _______________ took over much of West and Central Africa to become the largest in African history.

Mali empire

Songhai empire

Arab empire

Ghana empire

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