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WorksheetsMedieval Africa Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. The migration of the ____________ people out of West Africa in 1000 B.C. was primarily caused by changes in climate and vegetation.
a)
Bantu
b)
Songhai
c)
Jewish
d)
Muslim
2.
2. The primary reason the Bantu-speaking people of West Africa migrated ____________________ between 500 B.C. and A.D. 1500 was to find land for farming and grazing.
a)
Northward to Europe
b)
to Asia
c)
south and southeast into Africa
d)
in circles
3.
3. Desertification, in combination with drought, has most directly forced the ______________ of people out of the southern regions bordering the Sahara.
a)
disappearance
b)
prayers
c)
abandonment of farming
d)
migration
4.
4. Mass migrations from west to south & east Africa, 1000 BCE - 1700 CE are known as the __________________.
a)
Homo Sapiens
b)
Neanderthals
c)
Bantu Migrations
d)
Slavic Diaspora
5.
5. The Malian capital city that was a center of trade in West Africa is called
a)
Babylon
b)
Sparta
c)
Zimbabwe
d)
Timbuktu
6.
6. The world’s largest desert, which separates north from sub-saharan Africa is called
a)
The Gobi
b)
The Sahara
c)
The Muslim
d)
Antarctica
7.
7. The Moroccan Muslim scholar who was one of the first world explorers was named
a)
Ibn Battuta
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
Lionel Messi
d)
Mohammad Ali
8.
8. The Wealthy west African trading state that was home to Mansa Musa is called
a)
Ghana
b)
Swahili
c)
Mali
d)
Egypt
9.
9. Flat grassland where herds of animals graze are called
a)
Rainforests
b)
Deserts
c)
Plateaus
d)
Savannas
10.
10. A change of fertile land into desert, often from over-grazing of livestock or climate change is called
a)
A surplus
b)
A migration
c)
Herding
d)
Desertification
11.
11. An example of what salt was used for in medieval Africa was
a)
Preserving meats
b)
Building cars
c)
Polishing boats
d)
Killing camels
12.
12. ________________ is one of the West African kingdoms that grew in wealth and power by controlling the trading of gold and salt in and near the Sahara desert.
a)
Zimbabwe
b)
Madagascar
c)
Mali
d)
South Africa
13.
13. Which statement about the Mali is an opinion rather than a fact?
a)
The kingdom of Mali gained power gradually over a long period of time.
b)
Malian trade routes connected areas with gold and salt to other cities on other continents
c)
Ibn Battuta’s writings about Mali are considered a primary source because he witnessed it first hand.
d)
Mali’s civilization was superior to Ghana’s.
14.
14. Which three civilizations are west-African trading states that gained wealth through the sale of salt and gold?
a)
Egypt, Persia, Greece
b)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
c)
Rome, The Ottoman Empire, The Byzantine Empire
d)
The Sahara, The Gobi, The Kalahari
15.
15. The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were all able to achieve __________________ in part because their control of trans-Saharan trade routes brought wealth and relative stability.
a)
dark ages
b)
golden ages
c)
feudalism
d)
the reconquista
16.
16. Which technology helped the kingdoms of Ghana and Songhai to profit from trade despite their location near the Sahara desert?
a)
cigarettes
b)
camels
c)
farming
d)
cars
17.
17. Which condition, which includes drying out of soils needed for farming, was part of what forced the Bantu people, include people of Ghana, to leave their homelands south of the Sahara.
a)
caravans
b)
earthquakes
c)
the ice age
d)
desertification
18.
18. The pilgrimage taken by Mansa Musa started in his kingdom of ________ and ended in Mecca.
a)
Mali
b)
Ghana
c)
Songhai
d)
Morocco
19.
19. The capital of Mali and center for trade in West Africa was called
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Fez
c)
Cairo
d)
Mecca
20.
20. As demonstrated by maps of the Kingdoms of Ghana and Mali, we can estimate that these kingdoms and their surrounding territories were influenced by extensive __________ connections.
a)
maritime
b)
war
c)
trade
d)
lakes
21.
21. A group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together usually on animals is called
a)
Timbuktu
b)
a caravan
c)
ethnocentrism
d)
Ibn Battuta
22.
22. Three of the largest rivers in Africa include
a)
Nile, Niger, Congo
b)
Babylon, Tigris, Euphrates
c)
Sahara, Kalahari, Kilamanjaro
d)
Mali, Ghana, Songhai
23.
23. The fall of the Songhai Empire was the beginning of the
a)
Ghana Golden Age
b)
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
c)
Peloponnesian Wars
d)
United States Civil War
24.
24. The imaginary line around the center of the earth where it is warmest and most directly exposed to the sun's ultraviolet rays is called
a)
the poles
b)
the tropics
c)
the hemispheres
d)
the equator
25.
25. In addition to gold and salt, the Songhai Empire also traded
a)
water
b)
fish
c)
bricks
d)
humans
26.
26. When the slave-trade began in the 1500s, the power in Africa shifted from the interior to the _________ cities.
a)
capital
b)
small
c)
desert
d)
coastal
27.
27. The slave trade started during the decline of the ____________ Empire
a)
Roman
b)
Gupta
c)
Songhai
d)
American
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