African Culture Quiz

What is the largest hot desert in the world?

• Savanna

• Sahara

• Shawarma

• Sahel

What does trans-Saharan mean?

• below the Sahara

• above the Sahara

• around the Sahara

• across the Sahara

In 1324 Mansa Musa did NOT take these things with him on his Hajj?

• 80 Camels

• 300 pounds of Gold

• 500 Yaks

• 12,000 Slaves

Which was the name of the most famous Western African city for trading?

• Aksum

• Timbuktu

• Savannah

• Congo

All of the following we learn about Mansa Musa about going on his Haaj except?

• He was a devout Muslim

• He traveled to Mecca

• He really liked camels

• He had converted to Islam

This is the tool used to help weavers make their textiles.

• Shell

• Loom

• Ivory

• Buckler

This textile was first made in Ghana, worn by royalty, and consisted of geometric patterns printed on silk and cotton.

• Kente Cloth

• Krayola Cloth

• Silk Road

• All of the above

"A roaring lion kills no game " is an example of what?

• a proverb

• tribute

• fable

• animism

Kente Cloth was said to have been "inspired" after 2 shepherds saw____?

• a beautiful sunset

• an intricate spider web

• the cracks on a pot when it was dropped

• The pattern of their livestock

Which of these 2 were the original colors of the first Kente Cloth patterns?

• Black and White

• Green and Red

• Black and Red

• Yellow and Green