Africa Quiz

What is NOT true about African Geography?

• Variety of climate zones from tropical to desert.
• Many rivers connect the interior and help the movement of goods and people.
• It was filled with natural resources, such as salt, gold, iron, and copper.
• The whole continent is a desert, with very little water or resources.

Which civilization used sailing ships called dhows to expand trade?

• Axum
• Songhai
• Mali
• Great Zimbabwe

How did the rulers of Ghana become rich?

• by taxing the goods traders carried through their territory
• by conquering neighboring kingdoms and taking their gold
• by building new trade routes to Asia
• by converting the country to Islam and appointing Muslims as advisers

Which ruler gave away gold along his pilgrimage to Mecca?

• Ibn Battuta
• Mansa Musa
• The king of Great Zimbabwe
• Sonna Ali

Timbuktu became a center of trade and learning for which African Civilization?

• Axum
• Songhai
• Mali
• Ghana

What people broke away from Mali's empire and gained control of the all-important trade routes?

• Axum
• Songhai
• Mali
• Ghana

How did Islam spread throughout Africa?

• By Muslim merchants traveling through Africa to trade.
• Muslim teachers traveled throughout Africa to introduce the faith.
• Ibn Battuta traveled through 27 countries to teach the Qur’an.
• Universities were established to teach the religion.

Which civilization was the seat of power and home to the monarch?

• Ghana
• Mali
• Great Zimbabwe
• Axum