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WorksheetsCh. 16 Africa Benchmark Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The raised but flat region in the interior of Africa is
a)
the rainforest
b)
the desert
c)
the savannah
d)
a plateau
2.
How did Mansa Musa establish West Africa as a center of Muslim culture?
a)
He spent so much gold on his hajj that it upset the economy of Egypt for years
b)
He extended Mali's territory and made Mali one of the largest empires of its time
c)
He brought Muslim scholars, artists, and teachers from his hajj to work in Mali
d)
He established trade links with Muslim salt merchants in North Africa
3.
What culture developed in East Africa as a result of the region's role in overseas trade?
a)
Kushite
b)
Nubian
c)
Swahili
d)
Zagwe
4.
In West African cultures, who ranked just above traders in the social structure?
a)
the emperor
b)
kings and nobles
c)
farmers
d)
skilled workers
5.
Which part of traditional West African culture has NOT carried over to present day?
a)
musical instruments
b)
masks
c)
storytelling
d)
trading empires
6.
Mineral resources such as gold, copper, and ________ became valuable trade goods in early Africa.
a)
salt
b)
iron
c)
calcium
d)
ivory
7.
How did Ghana's rulers make sure that gold remained an important good?
a)
They made beautiful jewelry from it
b)
They traded it for salt
c)
They controlled how much of it was made available
d)
They required all coins be made from it
8.
Which factor was least important in making Mali a powerful empire in West Africa?
a)
the gold-salt trade
b)
the growth of Mansa Musa's empire
c)
Mansa Musa's hajj
d)
Sundiata's set of laws
9.
The first Christian influences in East Africa appeared in
a)
Axum
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Kerma
d)
Kush
10.
In East Africa, Muslim culture had the most influence on
a)
the Kushite people
b)
the rulers of Ethiopia
c)
the kingdom of Axum
d)
the Swahili city-states
11.
In most traditional Africa religions, people honored
a)
the emperor
b)
only one god
c)
their ancestors
d)
religious leaders
12.
The ___________ is a broad grassland scattered with trees
a)
savanna
b)
plateau
c)
rain forest
d)
desert
13.
________ made West Africa a center of education, Muslim culture, and art.
a)
Mansa Musa
b)
Sundiata
c)
Benedict
d)
Hajj
14.
A _______ is a person's social class determined by birth
a)
caste
b)
hierarchy
c)
nobility
d)
family
15.
________ passed down African history and traditions through storytelling and music
a)
griots
b)
emperors
c)
nobles
d)
mothers
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