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WorksheetsMedieval West Africa
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which one of these West African kingdoms developed first?
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Songhai
d)
Egypt
2.
Which vegetation zone of Africa is semi-arid, has flat grasslands, mostly small farmers live there, and 3 major kingdoms developed in it?
a)
savanna
b)
sahel
c)
desert
d)
forest
3.
Mansa Musa is most famous for..?
a)
converting to Christianity
b)
making a pilgrimage to Mecca
c)
ruling Songhai
d)
not being an efficient leader
4.
Mecca and Medina are important cities to which religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
5.
Salt was a biologically important mineral found where in Africa?
a)
Northern Sahara desert
b)
the rainforest
c)
Zimbabwe
d)
the sahel
6.
The very important set of trade routes in Northern Africa were the ____ trade routes.
a)
Silk Road
b)
Trans-Sahara
c)
Sub-Sahara
d)
Asiatic
7.
Ghana grew very rich after they took over the ___________ trade routes.
a)
trans-saharan
b)
silk road
c)
sub-saharan
d)
european
8.
What important thing do Sundiata and Mansa Musa have in common?
a)
both converted to Islam
b)
both took the hajj
c)
both ruled the kingdom of Mali
d)
both were Christians
9.
Which vegetation zone stood between the West African kingdoms and Egypt and would have made trade between the two very difficult?
a)
sahara desert
b)
sahel
c)
congo rainforest
d)
savanna
10.
Which river would have been the MOST used by the West African kingdoms?
a)
Nile
b)
Niger
c)
Tigris
d)
Euphrates
11.
Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?
a)
Songhai
b)
Ghana
c)
Egypt
d)
Mali
12.
Which vegetation zone is this:
mostly grasses, scattered trees, 10-30 in. of rain/year, dry summer season, wet winter season, lightening often strikes and burns grass in summer.
mostly grasses, scattered trees, 10-30 in. of rain/year, dry summer season, wet winter season, lightening often strikes and burns grass in summer.
a)
savanna
b)
sahel
c)
desert
d)
forest
13.
People in North Africa were able to control the trade of which important mineral?
a)
salt
b)
gold
c)
slaves
d)
silver
14.
Which kingdom came into power after Ghana?
a)
Mali
b)
Songhai
c)
Egypt
d)
Ghana Dos
15.
Profession of faith
5 daily prayers
donation to charity
fasting during holy month of Ramadan
pilgrimage to Mecca
5 daily prayers
donation to charity
fasting during holy month of Ramadan
pilgrimage to Mecca
a)
5 noble truths
b)
5 pillars of Islam
c)
8 fold Path
d)
5 commandments
16.
What is the Qur'an
a)
Christianity's holy book
b)
Islam's holy book
c)
Judaism's holy book
d)
Hinduism's holy book
17.
Who was Muhammad to Islam?
a)
A prophet or Messenger
b)
he wrote the Qur'an
c)
he founded and helped spread Islam
d)
all of these
18.
What do Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all have in common?
a)
they have the same holy book
b)
monotheistic
c)
polytheistic
d)
nothing
19.
This is a picture of a __________.
a)
sahel
b)
savanna
c)
forest
d)
desert
20.
This is a picture of a ____________
a)
rainforest
b)
sahel
c)
savanna
d)
desert
21.
This is a picture of a _________.
a)
savanna
b)
desert
c)
sahel
d)
savanna
22.
This is the _________ river.
a)
Niger
b)
Nile
c)
Tigris
d)
Euphrates
23.
What is Mansa Musa MOST remembered for?
a)
Pilgrimage
b)
king of Mali
c)
warrior king
d)
ruler of soghai
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