African History and Geography Quiz

Match each term with the correct definition. Write the letter next to the number. Ancestor worship

• Worship of one’s ancestors

• Trade without speaking

• Belief that natural objects have spirits

• Storyteller who passes down oral traditions

• A family line traced through the mother’s side

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Match each term with the correct definition. Write the letter next to the number. Animism

• Belief that natural objects have spirits

• Trade without speaking

• Storyteller who passes down oral traditions

• A family line traced through the mother’s side

• A region of grassland with scattered trees

Match each term with the correct definition. Write the letter next to the number. Berbers

• A family line traced through the mother’s side

• Storyteller who passes down oral traditions

• People who crossed the Sahara as traders

• Trade without speaking

• Belief that natural objects have spirits

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Match each term with the correct definition. Write the letter next to the number. Griot

• A family line traced through the mother’s side

• Belief that natural objects have spirits

• Trade without speaking

• Storyteller who passes down oral traditions

• A region of grassland with scattered trees

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Match each term with the correct definition. Write the letter next to the number. Mansa Musa

• A family line traced through the mother’s side

• Storyteller who passes down oral traditions

• Belief that natural objects have spirits

• Trade without speaking

• The world’s richest man and king of Mali

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Match each term with the correct definition. Write the letter next to the number. Matrilineal

• Storyteller who passes down oral traditions

• A family line traced through the mother’s side

• A region of grassland with scattered trees

• Trade without speaking

• Belief that natural objects have spirits

Match each term with the correct definition. Write the letter next to the number. Oral history

• Trade without speaking

• Storyteller who passes down oral traditions

• Belief that natural objects have spirits

• A family line traced through the mother’s side

• A region of grassland with scattered trees

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Match each term with the correct definition. Write the letter next to the number. Overgraze

• Trade without speaking

• Storyteller who passes down oral traditions

• A family line traced through the mother’s side

• Belief that natural objects have spirits

• Loss of grass from too much grazing

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Match each term with the correct definition. Write the letter next to the number. Polytheistic

• Belief that natural objects have spirits

• Trade without speaking

• Belief in many gods

• Storyteller who passes down oral traditions

• A family line traced through the mother’s side

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Match each term with the correct definition. Write the letter next to the number. Sahel

• Storyteller who passes down oral traditions

• A family line traced through the mother’s side

• Belief that natural objects have spirits

• Trade without speaking

• A dry area between the desert and wetter regions

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5