African History quiz

Why did Europeans first take an interest in the African continent?

• They were engaged in the slave trade
• They wanted to control African industry
• They wanted African agricultural products

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

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

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

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

What river flows through Egypt, and is the longest river in the world?

• Nile

• Niger

• Amazon

• Mississippi

What is the dry grassland located between the Sahara and the savanna?

• Rain forest

• Sahel

• Desert

Nelson Mandela and F.W. De Klerk both received

the Nobel Peace Prize because

• they created apartheid.

• they worked together to abolished apartheid.

• they encouraged apartheid.

• they changed apartheid to make it fair for

  everyone.

_______________ 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