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WorksheetsHistory of Africa Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why was learning Arabic important for those Africans who became Muslim?
a)
The Quran is written in Arabic
b)
Arabic is an easy language to learn
c)
Arabic was the only written language
d)
Muslims are required to peak only Arabic
2.
What religion did Arabs bring with them to Africa?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Animism
d)
Christianity
3.
Which were goods Arab traders carried across the Sahara by caravan?
a)
Silk and Wool
b)
Diamonds and Gold
c)
Grains and Olives
d)
Gold and Salt
4.
What country is this?
a)
Ethiopia
b)
Kenya
c)
Uganda
d)
Nigeria
5.
What country is this?
a)
Libya
b)
Botswana
c)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
d)
Central African Republic
6.
Those who practice the traditional Ashanti religion
a)
Use the Quran as their holy book.
b)
Believe there is one supreme god.
c)
Believe that Jesus is the son of God
d)
Must pray facing Mecca five times a day.
7.
Which BEST describes the Bantu people?
a)
The Bantu are a nomadic people in the Sahara Desert
b)
The Bantu are a separate race in the northern part of the African continent.
c)
The Bantu live only in cities and towns; none of them farm or herd animals anymore.
d)
They are many different people who share a related language and some cultural characteristics.
8.
Which best describes the religion of the Bantu people?
a)
most are Muslims
b)
most Bantu practice Animism
c)
nearly all Bantu are Christians
d)
the Bantu practice a wide variety of religions
9.
What country is this?
a)
Sudan
b)
Chad
c)
Mali
d)
South Sudan
10.
Which group of people did some European powers use to be their “enforcers”?
a)
farmers
b)
soldiers
c)
policement
d)
local chiefs
11.
Why did Europeans first take an interest in the African continent?
a)
They were engaged in the slave trade.
b)
They wanted to control African industry.
c)
They wanted African agricultural products.
d)
They were invited to help organize African educational systems.
12.
Why did the European countries eventually set up colonies in Africa?
a)
They wanted to bring African laborers to Europe.
b)
They needed the raw material found on the African continent.
c)
Africans invited them in to help develop their natural resources.
d)
They wanted to help African nations settle ethnic and tribal disputes.
13.
Which was a part of early European plans for Africa?
a)
setting up democracies
b)
bringing Islam to the African people
c)
acquiring animals for European zoos
d)
protecting trade and transportation routes
14.
What is the definition of “assimilation”?
a)
refusing to give up one’s language for another one
b)
demanding the return of a king as a national leader
c)
refusing to change religions even though you are ordered to do so
d)
giving up one’s own customs and adopting those of another culture
15.
When did many African groups begin to challenge European colonial rule?
a)
in the 1800s
b)
after World War II
c)
before World War I
d)
during the US Civil War
16.
Why did Europeans initially become interested in Africa?
a)
They were engaged in the slave trade
b)
They wanted to control African industry
c)
They wanted African Agricultural products
d)
They were invited to help build African education systems
17.
Which was most often used to draw new boundaries for African countries
a)
Europeans followed the old colonial boundaries.
b)
Europeans simply drew straight lines on the map and made countries into squares.
c)
They used only geographic features like rivers and mountain ranges for boundaries.
d)
Most boundaries were drawn after looking at where different ethnic groups andtribes lived.
18.
Which organization was formed to work for equality in the country of South Africa?
a)
African Union
b)
Pan African Congress
c)
African National Congress
d)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
19.
Why was the government of Kenya criticized after independence, eventhough it was led by Africans?
a)
They voted to bring the old king back to power.
b)
The government was controlled by only one party.
c)
They put an apartheid system of government in place.
d)
The new government refused to trade with western countries.
20.
What conflict broke out in Nigeria after independence was declared?
a)
religious conflict between Muslims and Christians
b)
a government decision that handed rule over to a dictator
c)
protests by women in Nigeria who demanded equal rights
d)
arguments over writing a constitution that called for apartheid
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