Africa Quiz

What is the name of the desert located in Northern Africa?

• Kalahari Desert
• Gobi Desert
• Sahara Desert
• Mojave Desert

A grassy area with some trees and large animals.

• Savanna

• Oasis

• Sahel

• Rain forest

What is the African climate region where it rains a lot, and has lots of trees?

• Jungle

• Desert

• Savanna

• Sahel

What river flows through west Africa, and was a water source for the Mali kingdom?

• Nile

• Zambezi

• Congo

• Niger

What were the two most important trade items in West Africa?

• gold and diamonds

• gold and salt

• copper and diamonds

• Iron and salt

What is a food surplus?

• When you don't have enough food to eat.

• When you have more food than you need.

• When you have just the right amount of food.

• None of these answers

Which of these answers shows the correct step order that led from iron to empire?

• iron technology-->food surplus-->labor specialization-->army

• iron technology-->labor specialization-->food surplus-->army

• food surplus-->labor specialization-->iron technology-->army

• labor specialization-->food surplus-->army-->iron technology

Who was the most famous West African ruler?

• Mansa Musa

• Cleopatra

• King Tut

• Nelson Mandela

What city was the capital of the Mali Empire?

• Taghaza

• Timbuktu

• Cairo

• Wangara

Why did Mansa Musa make a pilgrimage to Mecca?

• He wanted to conquer Mecca.

• He wanted to create a trade agreement with Mecca.

• The leader of Mecca was his cousin.

• He was a Muslim