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WorksheetsWest Africa (Ghana, Mali, Songhai)
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai developed in what part of Africa?
a)
West Africa
b)
East Africa
c)
North Africa
d)
South Africa
2.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all traded which TWO items?
a)
Gold and fish
b)
Gold and salt
c)
Gold and timber
d)
Gold and bronze
3.
In the Empire of Mali, who was Mali's greatest leader?
a)
Mufasa
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
King Kong
d)
Nelson Mandela
4.
What was the most prominent learning center city in the Mali Empire?
a)
Meroe
b)
Timbuktu
c)
Instanbul
d)
Africa
5.
What was the main religion of the Empire of Songhai (and Mali!)
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
6.
What helped trade be possible across the Sahara?
a)
Camels
b)
Trucks
c)
Slaves
d)
Horses
7.
ISLAM helped to SPREAD trade, languages, religion, and culture. This process is known as ____.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Ethnocentrism
c)
Cultural Trade
d)
Cultural Diffusion
8.
How did Ghana become so wealthy?
a)
big business
b)
center of trade route
c)
colonies
d)
television
9.
Trade between people north and south of the Sahara.
a)
caravan
b)
Sahel
c)
trans-Saharan trade
d)
market
10.
After the 600AD, what religion spread from Arabia into Africa?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
11.
The main river that the Ghana empire started around:
a)
Nile
b)
Niger
c)
Volta
d)
Tigris
12.
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
13.
Salt was a biologically important mineral found where in Africa?
a)
Northern Sahara desert
b)
the rainforest
c)
Zimbabwe
d)
the sahel
14.
Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?
a)
Songhai
b)
Ghana
c)
Egypt
d)
Mali
15.
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
16.
What caused the economies of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai to grow?
a)
the fishing trade on the Niger River
b)
the iron trade on the Mediterranean
c)
the ivory trade
d)
the salt and gold trade
17.
What were the 3 largest West African Empires?
a)
Songhai, Mali, and Nigeria
b)
Mali, Songhai, and Ghana
c)
Ghana, Songhai, and Bachwezi
d)
Aksum, Ghana, Mali
18.
Type of trading often done where traders didn't meet face to face:
a)
Auction
b)
bazaar
c)
Silent Barter
d)
Negotiate
19.
Ghana started to use this strong metal, replacing bronze which was weaker.
a)
Copper
b)
Steel
c)
Adamantium
d)
Iron
20.
What desert borders the ancient African Empire of Ghana?
a)
the Sahara
b)
the Gobi
c)
the Nile
d)
the Arabian
21.
What river is located close to Mali and Ghana?
a)
Niger River
b)
Nile River
c)
Amazon River
d)
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
22.
A similarity between the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai is that all were located _________.
a)
in west Africa
b)
in what is now Ethiopia
c)
on the southern tip of Africa
d)
in central Africa
23.
Why were the North African "Berbers" willing to trade with the Songhai people?
a)
They were close to the Songhai.
b)
They were planning to eventually invade the Songhai Empire.
c)
Both groups were Muslims.
d)
They shared history.
24.
What nation invaded Songhai (using guns) and brought an end to Songhai kingdom?
a)
Arabia
b)
Ghana
c)
Israel
d)
Morocco
25.
Which of the following shows how Islam affected architecture in West Africa?
a)
a mosque in Jenne
b)
Arabic language
c)
kola nuts
d)
a Buddhist temple
26.
(9b) What was gold traded for?
a)
salt
b)
camels
c)
grain
d)
rice
27.
What is the correct order in which the West African empires existed?
a)
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
b)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
c)
Mali, Ghana, Songhai
d)
Mali, Songhai, Ghana
28.
Which is not true of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
a)
The were near Lake Chad
b)
They were south of the Sahara
c)
There were near the Niger River
d)
There were in Western Africa
29.
What is #3?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Sahara Desert
c)
Namib Desert
d)
Nile River
30.
What river is #2?
a)
Niger River
b)
Nile River
c)
Zambezi River
d)
Congo River
31.
What river is #5?
a)
Niger River
b)
Nile River
c)
Amazon River
d)
Congo River
32.
What river is #1?
a)
Niger River
b)
Nile River
c)
Zambezi River
d)
Congo River
33.
What was the language of religion and learning in West Africa, after Mansa Musa?
a)
Latin
b)
Arabic
c)
Swahili
d)
Senegalese
34.
Which letter shows the location of the Sahara Desert?
a)
E
b)
F
c)
G
d)
H
35.
Where's the Indian Ocean?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
36.
Where's the Niger River located?
a)
D
b)
E
c)
F
d)
G
37.
The SAHARA DESERT
a)
A
b)
F
c)
E
d)
H
38.
The NIGER RIVER
a)
B
b)
D
c)
C
d)
F
39.
The NILE RIVER
a)
B
b)
D
c)
C
d)
F
40.
The CONGO RIVER
a)
B
b)
D
c)
C
d)
F
41.
The KALAHARI DESERT
a)
E
b)
F
c)
A
42.
The NAMIB DESERT
a)
E
b)
F
c)
A
43.
The ATLANTIC OCEAN
a)
G
b)
H
c)
I
44.
The MEDITERRANEAN SEA
a)
G
b)
H
c)
I
45.
The INDIAN OCEAN
a)
G
b)
H
c)
I
46.
π
a)
3.14159265 35897932384626433832795028841971693993751
b)
3.14
c)
0
d)
3.142
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