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WorksheetsAncient African
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which had the greatest influence on the economy of the Ghana?
a)
The spice trade
b)
The gold trade
c)
Mansa Musa's pilgramage to Mecca
d)
Caravans of Merchants on the Silk Road
2.
Which of these trade items made Ghana, Mali, and Songhai tribes wealthy?
a)
Silver and Silk
b)
Gold and Salt
c)
Silver and Gold
d)
Silk and Porcelain
3.
Which was true of most African kingdoms?
a)
They were ruled by evil kings
b)
They were major trading centers
c)
They refused to trade with other tribes
d)
They only hunted for their food
4.
The _____ is the largest desert on Earth.
a)
Gobi
b)
Kalahari
c)
Sahara
d)
Mojave
5.
Ancestors were a key element in African religion because
a)
it was believed that one's ancestors became gods after death.
b)
the ancestors were believed to be closer to the gods.
c)
A lineage group's ancestors controlled the weather for the area in which the group lived.
d)
ancestor could return to fight as warriors if a lineage group was threatened.
6.
_____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa.
a)
Ghana
b)
Axum
c)
Nubia
d)
Sierra Leone
7.
Griots told stories in order to preserve and pass down history.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Mansa Musa built a beautiful capital city with mosques and libraries at
a)
Alexandria
b)
Timbuktu
c)
Damascus
d)
Baghdad
9.
The _______ was the village storyteller in African kingdoms
a)
teacher
b)
journalists
c)
priests
d)
griots
10.
What religion did the Arabian merchants bring to Ghana?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
None
11.
An area with tall grasses and few trees is known as?
a)
Savanna
b)
Marsh
c)
Swamp
d)
Valley
12.
Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca because he was a devout Muslim?
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The price of gold dropped in the region Mansa Musa traveled to because the Malian king gave away gold to many?
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Where was the Songhai's center of Islamic faith located?
a)
Madagascar
b)
Mecca
c)
Fez
d)
Timbuktu
15.
Peoples in the cities of eastern Africa spoke?
a)
Swahili
b)
Greek
c)
Click
d)
Tribal speak
16.
In the Empire of Mali, who was Mali's greatest leader?
a)
Mufusa
b)
Mansa Musa
17.
What could be made from using iron?
a)
livestock
b)
tools and weapons
18.
How did Ghana become so wealthy?
a)
big business
b)
center of trade route
19.
Trans-Saharan trade brought this religion to West Africa from the Arabian peninsula
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
20.
When a culture is spread through trade it is called ____________.
a)
Cultural diffusion
b)
Cultural isolation
21.
Is Africa a country or a continent?
a)
Country
b)
Contienent
22.
Chose the correct order of the Ancient African kingdoms...
a)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
b)
Mali, Songhai, Ghana
23.
Which Oceans border Africa?
a)
Atlantic and Indian
b)
Pacific and Indian
24.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all developed in which region of Africa?
a)
West Africa
b)
East Africa
25.
Mansa Musa built a beautiful capital city with mosques and libraries at
a)
Alexandria
b)
Timbuktu
c)
Damascus
d)
Baghdad
26.
What was a factor that led to the growth of the trans-Saharan trade?
a)
trains
b)
horses
c)
airplanes
d)
camels
27.
What river runs through Mali?
a)
Amazon
b)
Niger
c)
Nile
d)
Sahara
28.
Why did griots have such an important job?
a)
because they were king and ruled the land
b)
because they passed on the history of Mali to others
c)
because they were funny
d)
because they were rich
29.
Why was Timbuktu an important city?
a)
because it was a big center for trading
b)
because the king lived there
c)
because griots told stories there
d)
because it was big
30.
What is Mansa Musa famous for?
a)
Establishing a capital city
b)
Establishing a government in Mali
c)
Establishing trade with the Middle East
d)
Making himself king for life
31.
What negative thing developed from the African continent?
a)
Slavery
b)
Cave paintings
c)
Debt
d)
Ironworking
32.
When a family of multiple generations lives together that is called....
a)
oral history
b)
extended family
c)
slavery
d)
matrilineal
33.
Who led and strengthened Songhai
a)
Mansa Musa
b)
Mufasa
c)
Sunni Ali
d)
Sundiata
34.
Why did Songhai fall to the Moroccans?
a)
Better weapons
b)
Food issues
c)
More people
d)
The Plague
35.
Muhammad was believed to be a:
a)
Leader
b)
King
c)
Prophet
d)
god
36.
What city was Muhammad born in?
a)
Medina
b)
Mecca
c)
Timbuktu
d)
Gao
37.
Who is the founder of the Mali Empire
a)
Sundiata
b)
Sunni Ali
c)
Ryker Robinson
d)
Muhammad
38.
Which of the following is NOT a resource found in Africa
a)
cotton
b)
salt
c)
gunpowder
d)
gold
39.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
a)
their famous temple building
b)
the five acts of worship all Muslims must follow
c)
the type of government in Africa
d)
the name of an African Kingdom
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