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WorksheetsWest Africa Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the nickname for the Kingdom of Ghana?
a)
The land of taxes
b)
The great empire
c)
The land of gold
d)
The future Arabic empire
2.
How did the line of succession change in West Africa after the introduction of Islam?
a)
It changed from patrilineal to matrilineal
b)
It changed from matrilineal to patrilineal
c)
It changed from a monarchy to a democracy
d)
It changed from an oligarchy to a republic
3.
What role did Ghana play in North African trade due to its location?
a)
Sold salt
b)
Bought gold
c)
Middlemen
d)
Bought salt
4.
What was one reason Ghana's empire declined?
a)
The king mistreated people
b)
They used up their natural resources
c)
Mr. Tobery took over
d)
They imposed very high taxes
5.
What first brought Islam to West Africa
a)
Crusades
b)
War
c)
Taxes
d)
Trade
6.
Which statement best describes what happened when Islam FIRST came to West Africa?
a)
All West Africans accepted Islam
b)
Many West Africans kept some of their old religious practices
c)
Most West Africans discarded all of their old customs
d)
All West Africans refused to practice Islam.
7.
What does the proverb below reveal about the West African society? Every time an old man dies, it is as if a library has burnt down.
a)
The importance of visual arts
b)
The respect granted to youth
c)
The value placed on books
d)
The importance of oral tradition
8.
Which of the following is one effect of African slaves bringing their music to the Americas
a)
The balafon is a popular instrument in South America
b)
Their music has shaped American religious practices
c)
Their music has influenced jazz, rock, and rap music
d)
The griots' songs continue to be sun in North America
9.
Which of the following contributed to the growth of trans-Saharan trade?
a)
Christianity
b)
poverty
c)
camels
d)
date palms
10.
What artistic element was evident in both West African and Islamic art?
a)
kente cloth
b)
geometric designs
c)
terra cotta
d)
sculptures
11.
Griots were often described as
a)
record keepers
b)
wealthy rulers
c)
West African traders
d)
Islamic explorers
12.
Which natural resource did the Wangarans lack?
a)
gold
b)
wood
c)
food
d)
salt
13.
What is one example of how geography affected the lives of people in West Africa?
a)
The used the Niger River for trading
b)
They used iron tools for farming
c)
Most people in West Africa ate yams
d)
Most people in West Africa worshipped the sun
14.
Mali first appeared on a European made map in 1375. What does its appearance on a map for the first time reflect?
a)
Europeans had started visiting Mali
b)
Mali had become an important empire.
c)
Europeans had only recently started selling African maps
d)
Mr. Owen finally got his act together and added it to the map.
15.
How do Islamic proverbs share similar characteristics with African folktales?
a)
Both were presented musically
b)
Both originated in Ghana
c)
Both were written in Arabic
d)
Both were part of an oral tradition
16.
West African visual arts such as masks and sculptures served what purpose?
a)
They were put in museums
b)
They were used in ceremonies and rituals
c)
They were sold off at local auctions
d)
They were given to respected tribal leaders
17.
What role did the trading city of Timbuktu play in West Africa?
a)
It was a center of learning
b)
It was a center of war
c)
It was Mansa Musa's birthplace
d)
It was a trading city on the silk road
18.
West Africans built mosques that blended Islamic architectural style with their own traditional religious art. What does this demostrate?
a)
Islamic architecture gradually overpowered traditional West African arts
b)
Islamic architecture was more attractive than West African architecture
c)
West Africans adapted Islam to their own cultures.
d)
West Africans struggled against Islamic culture
19.
Why did the Wangarans trade silently?
a)
Because they had no spoken language
b)
To keep the location of their gold mines secret
c)
To give away their gold mines' location
d)
Because all African trade was done this way
20.
Which West African ruler made a famed hajj to Makkah (Mecca)?
a)
Muhammad
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
Mayansa Ali
d)
Timbuktu
21.
How did Ghana become wealthy from trade?
a)
People in Ghana mined gold
b)
People in Ghana collected salt
c)
Ghana had the best climate in the region
d)
Ghana had a central location in the region
22.
How did kingdoms in West Africa develop?
a)
Powerful priests appointed emperors
b)
People no longer wanted to farm
c)
Rulers of trading cities conquered other cities
d)
Farmers no longer wanted to trade
23.
What was one economic effect of the four vegetation zones in West Africa?
a)
Most people lived in one zone
b)
People from different zones traded with each other
c)
Most of the people lived as nomads
d)
People from different zones spoke different languages
24.
Which of the following made West African farming more efficient?
a)
iron tools
b)
improved seeds
c)
terraced hills
d)
irrigation systems
25.
Why did people in different parts of West Africa trade with each other?
a)
to gain wealth and own many luxuries
b)
to get things they couldn't provide for themselves
c)
to gain power over people in other areas
d)
to get slaves so they would not have to work
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