African Geography and History Quiz

Which African climate zone is known for thick vegetation and heavy rainfall?

• Desert

• Savanna

• Rain Forest

• Mediterranean

Which empire was ruled by Mansa Musa?

• Ghana

• Songhai

• Mali

• Benin

What language was used by traders along the East African coast?

• Arabic

• Swahili

• Hausa

• Berber

The Sahara Desert is mostly:

• Cold and dry

• Hot and dry

• Mild and wet

• Snowy

The capital city of Ghana was __________________.

In Mali, __________________ built mosques and brought Muslim learning.

The kingdom of __________________ built stone enclosures to show the king’s power.

The _________________ climate zone covers about half of Africa.

• Great Zimbabwe was abandoned after its population used up local resources.

• True

• False

21. Obas were kings in the Kingdom of Benin.

• True

• False