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WorksheetsAfrican Kingdoms (VA WH I .10d)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
List the West African Kingdoms in the correct chronological order starting with the earliest and ending with the latest.
a)
Mali, Songhai, Ghana
b)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
c)
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
d)
Axum, Mali, Zimbabwe
2.
The desert that played an important role as a geographic barrier to all the West African Kingdoms was -
a)
Gobi
b)
Serengeti
c)
Sahara
d)
Thar
3.
The river that served as an important resource to the West African Kingdoms was the -
a)
Nile
b)
Limpopo
c)
Congo
d)
Niger
4.
The religious traditions of the West Africa Kingdoms started as __________ but eventually converted to ____________.
a)
Christian, Judaism
b)
Hindu, Buddhism
c)
Shinto, Confucianism
d)
Animism, Islam
5.
The two main items that were traded on the Trans - Saharan route were -
a)
Salt and Gold
b)
Bronze and Slaves
c)
Camels and Lumber
d)
Cotton and Spice
6.
The gold the West African Kingdoms possessed had obvious value, why would they trade it for salt?
a)
to build religious statues
b)
to use in burial ceremonies
c)
to preserve and flavor food
d)
to have it for scientific experiments
7.
The city in West Africa that served as the center of trade and learning was -
a)
Mansa Musa
b)
Constantinople
c)
Timbuktu
d)
Great Zimbabwe
8.
The Mali ruler famous for his trip to Mecca for the Hajj was -
a)
Mansa Musa
b)
Askiya the Great
c)
Tenkamenin
d)
Sulayman
9.
Because we know Mansa Musa embarked on the Hajj, this religion became the dominant religion in the Mali and Songhai Kingdoms -
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Daoism
d)
Islam
10.
Axum was located in ________ Africa just south of _________ .
a)
East, Egypt
b)
West, Morocco
c)
South, Zimbabwe
d)
North, Carthage
11.
Many modern day Ethiopians practice this religion because it was widely practiced by the Kingdom of Axum -
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Hinduism
12.
The Kingdom of Axum was located in the Ethiopian _____________ and benefited from the ___________ river
a)
Lowlands, Zambezi
b)
Badlands, Niger
c)
Mountains, Congo
d)
Highlands, Nile
13.
What civilization was located on the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers
a)
Axum
b)
Songhai
c)
Zimbabwe
d)
Rhodesia
14.
Archeologists found an extensive wall structure that surrounded this capitol for the Kingdom of Zimbabwe-
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Great Zimbabwe
c)
Luxor
d)
Djibouti
15.
Zimbabwe is located in __________ Africa with the __________ Ocean to the East.
a)
North, Atlantic
b)
South, Indian
c)
West. Pacific
d)
East, Artic
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