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WorksheetsWest African Societies
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
The traditional religion of Animism believes
objects in nature have souls
in worship of animals
all animals go to heaven
in the Eight-fold Path of Islam
Ancient West Africans performed religious rituals and honored their
ancestors
diversity
future
own strength
I provide fresh water and fish.
I provide fertilizer for the savanna and rain forest.
I have been described as a "highway" by West African traders.
Who am I?
Mansa Musa
Muhammad
The Niger River
The Yellow River
I get a lot of rain and I am always damp.
I am a source for oil palms, yams, and teak and mahogany trees.
Hidden in me you MAY find Wangaran gold mines.
Who am I?
The Sahara Desert
The Sahel
The Savanna
The Rainforest
I am home to animals who like to eat my tall grasses and shrubs.
I usually get enough rainfall to fill my rivers and make farming possible.
Who am I?
The Sahara Desert
The Sahel
The Savanna
The Rainforest
I am home to grazing animals who survive on my low growing grasses, thorny shrubs, and acacia trees.
I get more rain than the desert.
Who am I?
The Sahara
The Sahel
The Savanna
The Rainforest
I am huge; about 3.5 million square miles.
I am dry and hot.
I provide slabs of salt.
Who am I?
Sahara
Sahel
Savanna
Arabian
Most of Africa's rainfall occurs in:
rift valleys
deserts
coastal areas
Rainforests
What river helped the traders in Mali transport their goods?
Nile River
Yangtze River
River Thames
Niger River
I sing songs and dance.
I am the official storyteller and keeper of history.
Who am I?
Why did the people of Mali need griots?
because they had no written language
because they needed a ruler
because they were good traders
The Nok were the first group to use iron farm tools. Farming was easier, so more _____ was produced and the ________ increased.
gold - salt
food - population
food - camels
salt - religion
What could be made from using iron?
livestock
tools and weapons
clothing
computers
How did Ghana rise to power and become so rich?
They controlled dozens of gold mines.
They taxed traders who were traveling along the trade routes.
They controlled dozens of salt mines.
They stole the gold and salt that was being transported through their lands.
Villages who became a part of an empire received ______ in return for paying _________ to the king.
protection from bandits - tribute
protection from Vikings - income tax
gold - salt
masks - kente
Ghana ended
because it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks
because it had a plague of smallpox
because Mali conquered it
because it ran out of gold
I united kings and distributed lands.
I am the founder of the Mali Empire.
I am called the "Lion King"
Who am I?
A griot
Mansa Musa
Muhammad
Sundiata
I made a famous hajj to Mecca.
I am said to be the wealthiest man who ever lived.
Who am I?
I am about the past.
I was created long after the event or time period
I may be a textbook, magazine, book, or encyclopedia.
Who am I?
a primary source
a secondary source
I may be a photo, diary, letter, treaty, document, map, art, speech, etc...
Who am I?
I am a primary source
I am a secondary source
I am the Catalan Atlas, a medieval map. I was drawn in 1375 by a Spanish mapmaker who relied on the accounts of travelers and traders who encountered Mansa Musa's hajj.
I am a _________
a reliable primary source
an unreliable secondary source
a reliable secondary source
1. Which of the following were called “ships of the desert”?
camel
horse
lion
elephant
What religion was brought into West Africa by traders from the Middle East?
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Trans-Saharan trade in early West Africa MAINLY involved the exchange of _____ for gold.
iron
ivory
salt
slaves
How did the people use salt?
to preserve food
trade it for gold
for their health
for all of these reasons
Why was Mali a good place to trade salt and gold?
Mansa Musa was a generous king.
People liked to go to the library, so it was convenient.
It was located between the salt mines of the north and the gold mines of the south.
It was a great tourist spot.
Which of the following was NOT a way Mansa Musa spread Islam and education throughout Mali?
He stressed the importance of reading and writing in Arabic, the language of the Qur´an.
He waged war and forced everyone to accept Islam.
He sent scholars to study in Morocco and then to set up schools in Mali.
He hired artists and architects to build mosques in Mali.
What is silent barter?
Trading without meeting face to face or talking.
Trading without talking.
Selling stuff on Ebay.
Using money to buy things.
