Africa Test 24-25

Most of Northern Africa is covered by the ________, which is roughly the size of the United States.

• Great Lake
• Sahara Desert
• Atlantic Ocean
• Congo Basin

What is the name of the area of Africa that the empires of Ghana, Mali, and the Songhai occupied, which was not too dry and not too rainy, allowing them to grow food for survival?

• Sahara Desert
• African Rainforest
• Sahel
• Savannah

What region of Africa did the empires of Ghana, Mali, and the Songhai occupy?

• North Africa
• East Africa
• South Africa
• West Africa

What region of Africa did the empire Axum occupy?

• North Africa
• East Africa
• South Africa
• West Africa

What ocean did Zimbabwe use to trade goods across long distances?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Arctic Ocean

The African empires of Ghana, Mali, and the Songhai became wealthy by:

• Colonization
• Massive trade networks with the Americas
• The Gold-Salt Trade
• Making everything themselves

What was the overall name for the trade network which allowed people to take goods from North Africa to West Africa and back again?

• Atlantic Trade
• Trans-Saharan Trade
• Mediterranean Trade
• Indian Ocean Trade

How did people cross the Sahara Desert to trade or travel during the time of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires?

• By camel
• By foot
• By boat up rivers
• By plane

This method of trade was used in West Africa to trade gold for salt:

• silent barter
• auction system
• market economy
• capitalism

What was the name of the people who brought salt to West Africa to trade for gold?

• Romans
• Berbers
• Egyptians
• Indians