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WorksheetsWest Africa Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were the two most valuable resources traded in Ghana?
a)
cattle and gold
b)
Cloth and Salt
c)
Gold and Salt
d)
Jade and Silk
2.
How did the silent barter system work?
a)
traders would meet by the Niger River and argue over prices
b)
they would exchange goods without ever contacting each other directly
c)
Merchants would set prices for people to shop, but not talk to them.
d)
One person from each group would do the trades
3.
How was an empire in Ghana passed down? (for example with Tunka Manin)
a)
Father to son
b)
Mother to daughter
c)
Aunt to Niece
d)
Uncle to Nephew
4.
What did Ghana’s kings do with the money raised from taxes?
a)
built up the army and kept most for themselves
b)
shared with all the citizens
c)
Kept everything to themselves
d)
Gave it to the government
5.
How did overgrazing help cause the fall of Ghana?
a)
No one planted anything in gardens.
b)
The grass became overgrown and killed the garden
c)
THe wind blew all the grass away.
d)
the Almoravids let the animals graze until land was bare and worthless
6.
What major river was important to the people of Mali?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Niger
c)
Tigris
d)
Nile
7.
How did Askia the Great and Mansa Musa support education?
a)
created schools, libraries and universities
b)
encouraged all to trade in Timbuktu
c)
made sure every child could read
d)
taught everyone a written language
8.
Why were griots and their stories important to West African society?
a)
they taught them to read
b)
sang songs to everyone
c)
wrote stories for children
d)
kept history and culture alive by passing down stories orally.
9.
What three activities help express West African culture through the arts?
a)
Art, Music, and Dance
b)
Gold, Salt, and History
c)
Dance, music, and salt
d)
History, Sculpture, Masks
10.
Bonus:According to the text, who were the only ones to write down the griots’ stories ?
a)
Saundaiti
b)
Griots
c)
Dausi
d)
Mali
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