West Africa Unit Test

What is the name of the enormous region at the north of Africa?

• The Congo Jungle

• The Savanna Grassland

• The Sahara Desert

• The Arctic Tundra

What is the name of the area that is made up by a mixture of desert and grassland?

• The Sahel

• The Tropical Grassland

• The Sahara Desert

• The Rainforest

Select the correct order of the Geographic zones in Africa from north to south.

• Desert, Rainforest, Grassland

• Rainforest, Desert, Grassland

• Desert, Grassland, Rainforest

• Grassland, Rainforest, Desert

Which two trade cities were important to the growth of trade in West Africa?

• Mecca and Djenne

• Timbuktu and Djenne

• Monrovia and Gao

• Timbuktu and Tripoli

The Niger River terminates (empties) into what body of water?

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Persian Gulf

• Gulf of Guinea

What is “Animism”?

• Where people believe that God speaks directly to them

• Where spirits of nature are honored and believed to help guide people

• Where people believe in many powerful Gods

• Where animals are used for trade and money

What is a good example of animism from African culture?

• the farming of crops such as yams and kola nuts Hinduism

• practicing the 5 pillars of Islam Zoroastrianism

• folk tales that include the trickster character Anansi the Spider

• engineering buildings made from mud and sand

What African Empire was the most influenced by Animism?

• Mali

• Songhai

• Ghana

• Timbuktu

Which West African King’s nickname best relates to the idea of Animism.

• Sundiata Keita (The Lion King)

• Sunni Ali (The Great)

• Charles II (The Bald)

• Charles IV (The Mad)

10.       How did the West African Kingdoms grow to be so wealthy?

• a.       They were excellent at raising camels

• b.       They controlled the silver and sand trade

• c.       They were excellent farmers and herdsmen

• d.       They taxed people that travelled in and out of their empires