WorksheetsWest African Empires
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The region of Africa with open grasslands and scattered trees is the
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Savanna
d)
Rainforest
2.
The main river that the Ghana empire started around:
a)
Nile
b)
Niger
c)
Volta
d)
Tigris
3.
How did Ghana profit from outsiders?
a)
Capturing slaves
b)
Finding gold mines
c)
Taxing trade
d)
Selling fish
4.
What brought Islam to West Africa?
a)
War
b)
Trade
c)
Emporers
d)
Crusades
5.
Who was Mansa Musa?
a)
First Emperor of Songhai
b)
Moroccan Muslim Traveler
c)
Greatest Ruler of Mali
d)
Griot
6.
Taghaza in North Africa was known for its deposits of what substance?
a)
salt
b)
gold
c)
iron
d)
ore
7.
Mansa Musa is most famous for..?
a)
converting to Christianity
b)
making a pilgrimage to Mecca
c)
ruling Songhai
d)
not being an efficient leader
8.
Ghana grew very rich after they took over the ___________ trade routes.
a)
trans-saharan
b)
silk road
c)
sub-saharan
d)
european
9.
Salt was a biologically important mineral found where in Africa?
a)
Northern Sahara desert
b)
the rainforest
c)
Zimbabwe
d)
the sahel
10.
Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?
a)
Songhai
b)
Ghana
c)
Egypt
d)
Mali
11.
African villages were made up of
a)
multiple families
b)
one extended family
c)
many small towns
d)
people only of the same religion
12.
West African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between 2 important natural resources:
a)
silver and diamonds
b)
silver and gold
c)
gold and rice
d)
gold and salt
13.
A semi-dry strip of land in Africa that divided the desert from wetter lands to the south
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Savanna
d)
Rainforest
14.
The Muslim leader of Mali who supported education, spread Islam, and made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca was
a)
Sundiata
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
Askia the Great
d)
Sunni Ali
15.
The three West African empires controlled the salt and gold trade (otherwise known as the Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade), which made them very wealthy.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The rulers of Ghana taxed their citizens and banned common people from owning
a)
gold
b)
gold dust
c)
gold nuggets
d)
dinosaurs
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