WorksheetsAfrican Civilization
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
From A.D. 600, what religion spread from Arabia into Africa?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
2.
Why was the route between North Africa and West Africa called the "death road"?
a)
Robber's threatened merchant's lives
b)
It crossed 1,500 miles of the Sahara Desert
c)
No one had ever used it before
d)
It passed through Death Valley
3.
What were the ships of the desert?
a)
Donkeys
b)
Horses
c)
Camels
d)
Dhows
4.
What is West Africa's longest river called?
a)
Nile River
b)
Niger River
c)
Congo River
d)
Zambezi River
5.
What is an area of high flat land that makes up much of Africa?
a)
Savanna
b)
Grassland
c)
Plateau
d)
Rainforest
6.
Which African kingdom made iron products and traded salt and gold?
a)
Axum
b)
Ghana
c)
Mali
d)
Songhai
7.
Why did Ghana grow powerful?
a)
It was located on the Mediterranean.
b)
It traded many slaves, had a cavalry, owned many elephants
c)
It taxed traders, had a big army, and owned gold mines.
d)
Mansa Musa was its leader
8.
What kingdom gained control of West African trade by conquering Timbuktu?
a)
Axum
b)
Ghani
c)
Mali
d)
Songhai
9.
Which Kingdom was started by Sundiata Keita and organized with generals in charge of provinces?
a)
Axum
b)
Ghana
c)
Mali
d)
Songhai
10.
Which West African king ruled Mali, made Islam stronger and went on a pilgrimage with gold to Mecca, but allowed different religions?
a)
Ahmed Baba
b)
Muhammad
c)
Ezana
d)
Mansa Musa
11.
Why were the West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai able to thrive?
a)
They controlled the gold-salt trade
b)
Their herds of cattle were in demand
c)
Their armies took control of much of Africa
d)
They adopted Christianity as their primary religion
12.
To what East African kingdom did King Ezana bring Christianity in AD 300?
a)
Axum
b)
Ghana
c)
Mali
d)
Zimbabwe
13.
Which kingdom developed in Southeast Africa?
a)
Axum
b)
Ghana
c)
Songhai
d)
Zimbabwe
14.
What are a group of people called that are descended from the same ancestor?
a)
Matrilineal
b)
Clan
c)
Griots
d)
Swahili
15.
What are storytellers called in West Africa?
a)
Matrilineal
b)
Clan
c)
Griots
d)
Swahili
16.
What was East Africa's culture and language called?
a)
Matrilineal
b)
Clan
c)
Griots
d)
Swahili
17.
Africans traced their descent, or ancestry, through mothers called
a)
Matrilineal
b)
Patrilineal
c)
Griots
d)
Swahili
18.
What were the skills that the Bantu people spread throughout Africa?
a)
Farming and irrigation
b)
Pottery making and mining
c)
Weapon making and warfare
d)
Banking and trade
19.
What is the earliest African art form known?
a)
Bronze statues
b)
Carved wooden face masks
c)
Rock paintings
d)
Epic poetry
20.
What changed the nature of slavery in Africa?
a)
Bantu raids of neighboring villages
b)
A severe drought
c)
Arab traders took enslaved people to North Africa
d)
Europeans transported slaves to other continents
21.
What were the huge farms called where African slaves worked that grew a crop for sale?
a)
Cropland
b)
Plantations
c)
Sugar cane
d)
Forest Acres
22.
What developed from African music?
a)
Country, lullabies, sing-a-long
b)
Blues, jazz, spirituals, rock and roll
c)
Classical, baroque, avant-garde
d)
commercials, jingles, TV themes
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