NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsAfrican Kingdoms Pretest
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Early African kingdoms such as Ghana (800s-1000CE) and Mali (1200-1450CE) made most of their wealth by
a)
selling slaves to the Portuguese.
b)
trading gold across the Sahara Desert.
c)
trading salt for silk across the Indian Ocean.
d)
raiding European ships sailing in the Atlantic.
2.
What three empires in western Africa flourished because of the trans-Saharan trade of gold and salt?
a)
Mali, Axum, Zimbabwe
b)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
c)
Axum, Ethiopia, Ghana
d)
Timbuktu, Ethiopia, Mali
3.
Which region of Africa is characterized by semi-arid, flat grasslands which are home to small villages of subsistence farmers?
a)
the Sahel
b)
the Sahara
c)
the savanna
d)
the Altiplano
4.
Mansa Musa, the monarch of 14th century Mali, is MOST remembered for
a)
defending his African kingdom from slave traders.
b)
his conversion to Islam and his pilgrimage to Mecca.
c)
his expansion of the gold trade into central and Southern Africa.
d)
lending his massive military forces to the Arabs during the Crusades.
5.
The Ghana Empire (800s-1000s CE) grew rich from trading gold and salt in which trading network?
a)
Silk Roads
b)
Trans-Saharan
c)
Trans-Atlantic
d)
Mediterranean Route
6.
The Swahili trading cities would have been MOST likely to have engaged in trade with
a)
Greece.
b)
India.
c)
Rome.
d)
Spain.
7.
From the 1000s CE through the 1400s CE, which of these goods would have been LEAST likely to have traveled out of western Africa towards the east along the trans-Saharan trade route?
a)
gold
b)
salt
c)
silver
d)
slaves
8.
What would Sundiata and Mansa Musa have in common?
a)
Both converted to Christianity.
b)
Both made a pilgrimage to Mecca.
c)
Both ruled over the Mali Empire in Africa.
d)
Both established a new kingdom in sub-Saharan Africa.
9.
Although all of the choices are correct to some degree, Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca BEST illustrates his
a)
belief in the Islamic faith.
b)
position as the king of the Mali Empire.
c)
goal to coordinate the trans-Saharan gold trade.
d)
establishment of universities in the Mali Empire.
10.
What barrier to trade separated the empires of Ghana and Mali from the trading center of Egypt?
a)
the Red Sea
b)
the Nile River
c)
the Sahara Desert
d)
the Mediterranean Ocean
11.
This photograph shows a climate in Sub-Saharan Africa. This climate is MOST likely
a)
rainforest.
b)
wooded savanna.
c)
tropical woodland.
d)
tropical savannah.
12.
What African river- so vital to west African states of past and present- is being shown on the map?
a)
Nile River
b)
Niger River
c)
Congo River
d)
Zambezi River
Reset
