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WorksheetsChapter 13 Review Game - Africa
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was traded during silent barter in Ghana?
a)
Kola Nuts and dates
b)
Gold and salt
c)
Land and grains
d)
Water and cattle
2.
Which of the following was not a part of a typical extended family?
a)
Mother
b)
Father
c)
Dog
d)
Relatives
3.
An area near the Equator that has many trees and heavy rainfall would be called
a)
Tropical area
b)
Rain forest
c)
Savannah
d)
Woodland
4.
The belief that natural objects have spirits is called
a)
Animism
b)
Vegetism
c)
Animalism
d)
Naturalism
5.
Mali's rise to power began under a ruled named
a)
Tunka Manin
b)
Sunni Ali
c)
Ibn Battutah
d)
Sundiata
6.
Which is a traditional crop of Africa?
a)
Cotton
b)
Kola Nuts
c)
Cheese
d)
Mali
7.
Between the Sahara and the savannah lies the
a)
rain forest
b)
inland delta
c)
Zambezi
d)
Sahel
8.
Who is the most famous visitor to West Africa?
a)
Omar Khayyam
b)
Ibn Battutah
c)
Askia the Great
d)
Sundiata
9.
There are 3 main regions of Africa
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What did the Niger River provide for the people?
a)
Transportation
b)
Gold
c)
Salt
d)
Sand
11.
A strip of land with little rainfall that divides the desert from wetter areas
a)
Desert
b)
Sahel
c)
Rain forest
d)
Rift
12.
A spoken record of the past is
a)
Sonkinke
b)
Gao
c)
Oral History
d)
Age-set proverb
13.
A West African storyteller is
a)
an Almoravid
b)
Griot
c)
Arquebus
d)
Rift
14.
The Muslim leader of Mali who supported education, spread Islam, and made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca was
a)
Sunni Baru
b)
Askia the Great
c)
Mansa Musa
d)
Muhammad Ture
15.
A brightly colored fabric woven in many African societies is a
a)
kente
b)
mansa
c)
Timbuktu
d)
Tuareg
16.
Every trader in ____________ had to pay a tax on the goods he carried
a)
Songhai
b)
Ghana
c)
Sundiata
d)
Mali
17.
The rulers of Ghana banned common people from owning gold __________________
a)
nuggets
b)
bars
c)
dust
d)
necklaces
18.
Africa is the largest continent on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Overgrazing turned much of Ghana's grasslands into desert
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Why were the Berbers willing to trade with the Songhai
a)
Shared same religion, Islam
b)
They were from same city
c)
They wanted the products they had
d)
They had to or would risk being imprisoned
21.
What city that was once the center of the Mali Empire became the center of the Songhai Empire?
a)
Gao
b)
Timbuktu
c)
Morocco
d)
Sahara
22.
How did Ghana's rulers make money off of trading?
a)
They stole all the goods
b)
Slaughtered animals meaning traders needed to buy new animals from them
c)
They taxed every part of the process
d)
Bribed the traders
23.
What two uses of iron were the most significant for West Africans
a)
Weapons and Chairs
b)
Farming tools and Paper
c)
Farming tools and weapons
d)
Staplers and paperweights
24.
What did people south of the Sahara trade their gold for?
a)
Water
b)
Animals like camels
c)
Garden Tools
d)
Salt
25.
What was the usefulness of the practice of silent barter?
a)
A. Ensured trade was peaceful
b)
B. Kept gold mines location a secret
c)
C. Both A and B are correct
26.
What activity would both men and women participate in while living in a West African village?
a)
Farming
b)
Trading
c)
Camel riding
d)
Writing
27.
What geographical feature was most important to people living in West Africa
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Niger River
c)
Nile River
d)
Gobi Desert
28.
Muslims who attacked Ghana and cut off trade routes and ended up destroying the land by bringing animals who overgrazed
a)
Soninke
b)
Mali
c)
Almoravids
d)
Umayyads
29.
Why was salt so valuable in Africa?
a)
A. People needed salt in their diets
b)
B. It kept food from spoiling
c)
C. Went well with pepper
d)
D. Both A and B are correct
30.
Mali's most famous ruler
a)
Mansa Musa
b)
Sundiata
c)
Tunka Manin
d)
Soninke
31.
Short saying of wisdom or truth
a)
Story
b)
Book
c)
Proverb
d)
Advice
32.
What is oral history?
a)
History written down in book
b)
Spoken record of past events
c)
Day to day conversation
d)
Belief that animals have spirits in them
33.
Group of people born within the same two or three years
a)
extended family
b)
age set
c)
Cousins
d)
Close family
34.
Empire where the capital was Gao
a)
Songhai
b)
Mali
c)
Sundiata
d)
Ghana
35.
What book tells the story of Ghana's history
a)
Sundiata
b)
Dausi
c)
Sumanguru's Revenge
d)
Lion King
36.
Masks in Africa were made out of ________ and bore the faces of animals
a)
Iron
b)
Cement
c)
Wood
d)
Metal
37.
True or False?
People would sing/dance to celebrate specific events or ceremonies
People would sing/dance to celebrate specific events or ceremonies
a)
True
b)
False
38.
None of the major early civilizations of West Africa developed a _______________ language
a)
Spoken
b)
Written
39.
Of all the visual art forms, the _______________ of West Africa is probably the best known.
a)
Kente
b)
Sculpture
c)
Music
d)
Dance
40.
This empire laid upon the Upper Niger River
a)
Songhai
b)
Ghana
c)
Mali
d)
Madgascar
41.
True or False?
As a Muslim, Mansa Musa went on a great pilgrimage to Mecca
As a Muslim, Mansa Musa went on a great pilgrimage to Mecca
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Empire of Ghana reached its peak under this king who had a lavish court where he displayed the wealth of the empire
a)
Sunni Ali
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
Sundiata
d)
Tunka Manin
43.
Songhai empire's expansion was led by this man who organized the empire
a)
Sundiata
b)
Tunka Manin
c)
Sunni Ali
d)
Mansa Musa
44.
Led a rebellion against Songhai leaders and eventually took over powe
a)
Tunka Manin
b)
Sundiata
c)
Askia the Great
d)
Mansa Musa
45.
Moist, densely wooded areas
a)
Rainforests
b)
Savannah
c)
Desert
d)
Mountains
46.
Open grassland with scattered trees
a)
Desert
b)
Savannah
c)
Rain forests
d)
Plateau
47.
Long deep valleys formed by the movement of the Earth's crust
a)
Core
b)
Rifts
c)
Savannah
d)
Rainforests
48.
TRUE OR FALSE?
Process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly is known as loud barter
Process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly is known as loud barter
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Large desert in Northern Africa
a)
Sahara
b)
Gobi
c)
Nile
d)
NIger
50.
Animals used by traders to cross the Sahara Desert
a)
Donkeys
b)
Camels
c)
Horses
d)
Elephants
51.
How many major factors contributed to Ghana's decline?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
52.
True or False?
The overgrazing by the animals brought by Soninke destroyed the land
The overgrazing by the animals brought by Soninke destroyed the land
a)
True
b)
False
53.
How did Mansa Musa support education?
a)
Set up schools at Mali
b)
Closed all the mosques
c)
Burned all the books
d)
Burned down all existing schools
54.
To help maintain order, Askia set up ______ provinces within Songhai
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
55.
What country took over Songhai due to having better weapons
a)
Morocco
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Ghana
56.
TRUE OR FALSE?
Great Zimbabwe declined when the gold trade declined
Great Zimbabwe declined when the gold trade declined
a)
True
b)
False
57.
Who helped keep African history alive for future generations?
a)
Griots
b)
Kings
c)
Leaders
d)
Writers
58.
Most statues in Africa were of ___________
a)
Animals
b)
People
c)
Flowers
d)
Architecture
59.
True or False?
Music was played when a ruler entered the room
Music was played when a ruler entered the room
a)
True
b)
False
60.
The two rulers who were most responsible for spreading Islam in West Africa were
a)
Sunni Ali and Mansa Musa
b)
Sundiata and Sunni Ali
c)
Ibn Battutah and Tunka Manin
d)
Mansa Musa and Askia the Great
61.
Ghana's kings were able to govern such a large empire by delegating power to _________________
a)
Mayors
b)
Presidents
c)
Governors
d)
Senators
62.
This group of people brought Islam to West Africa and traded with the Songhai
a)
Berbers
b)
Tuareg
c)
Moroccans
d)
Griots
63.
This material was good for making tools for farming and weapons
a)
Wood
b)
Iron
c)
Gold
d)
Silver
64.
Where am i?
Im near a body of water that was a key route for transportation and trade
Im near a body of water that was a key route for transportation and trade
a)
Niger River
b)
Nile River
c)
Zambezi River
d)
Rio Grande
65.
Simba's evil uncle in the Lion King
a)
Mufasa
b)
Nala
c)
Scar
d)
Timon
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