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Africa Quiz L 1

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an area of high flat land called?

a)

canyon

b)

plateau

c)

valley

d)

region

2.

Africa’s savannas are?

a)

good for growing yams.

b)

cool and rainy.

c)

only 10 percent of the land of Africa.

d)

good for raising herds of cattle and other animals.

3.

The Berbers adopted camels as a way to travel as well as a source of

a)

food.

b)

ivory.

c)

leather.

d)

water.

4.

What great warrior king, called “Lion Prince,” ruled Mali from 1230 to 1255?

a)

Sundiata Keita

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Sunni Ali

d)

Timbuktu

5.

What major river that supported trade in West Africa

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Niger

d)

Mississippi

6.

What was was the first great trading empire in West Africa?

a)

Ghana

b)

Congo

c)

Mali

d)

Songhai

7.

Who Transported cloth, weapons, horses, paper, and books to west Africa?

a)

Highways

b)

Aqueducts

c)

Rivers

d)

Berber traders

8.

Who brought Islam to Ghana?

a)

Songhai leaders

b)

the Bantu

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Berber and Arab Traders

9.

West African story tellers are called?

a)

Muslims

b)

Berbers

c)

Griots

d)

Traders

10.

What is used to flavor food and to replace what they lost in the hot climate of West Africa and traded pound for pound with Gold?

a)

salt

b)

sugar

c)

cinnamon

d)

pepper

11.

What is a desert

a)

a strip of dry grassland between a desert and a savanna.

b)

A dry area where few plants grow.

c)

Low land between hills or mountains.

d)

A broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land.

12.

Powerful African states such as Ghana and Mali built their power and wealth on the trade of?

a)

slaves

b)

food

c)

weapons

d)

gold and salt

13.

The small state that conquered Ghana was?

a)

Timbuktu

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Benin

14.

Control of gold and salt trade allowed for the kings of Ghana to pay for a ?

a)

Concert

b)

Caravan to Mecca

c)

large army

d)

library

15.

Camels traveled in groups across great distances with little food or water is called ?

a)

an armada

b)

a caravan

c)

a passage

d)

a parade

16.

Trade of Gold for salt developed the?

a)

trading class

b)

caravan routes

c)

properties of a quadrilateral

d)

Trans-Saharan trade

17.

What Mali king doubled the size of Mali?

a)

Sundiata Keita

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Askia Muhammad

18.

Mansa Musa went on a pilgrimage to?

a)

Mecca

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Rome

d)

Mali

19.

This African zone produces abundant ( large quantities of ) crops.

a)

rain forests

b)

savannas

c)

Mediterranean

d)

desert

20.

What are the west African kingdoms?

Click on all those that are correct. (3)

a)

Great Zimbabwe

b)

Ghana

c)

Mali

d)

Songhai

e)

Eqypt

21.

What brought prosperity (wealth) to West Africa?

a)

Berbers

b)

Islam

c)

trans-Saharan trade

d)

rivers

22.

The high demand for ______ and _____ guaranteed profits for merchants even when they were taxed

a)

ivory

b)

gold

c)

books

d)

salt

23.

which of these is the correct order of West African kingdoms by date? (first to last)

a)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

b)

Mali, Songhai, Ghana

c)

Songhai, Mali, Ghana,

d)

Ghana, Songhai, Mali

24.

Located between the Sahara salt mines in the north, and the Gold mines of coastal West Africa, Ghana became an important ?

a)

religious center

b)

market for Europe

c)

center for fishing

d)

crossroads of trade

25.

Tropical grassland dotted with small trees and shrubs are called what ?

a)

Sahel

b)

tropics

c)

Savannas

d)

deserts

26.

The Arabic language, Muslim architecture, and the religion of Islam heavily influenced _________ society.

a)

Ghana's

b)

Zimbabwe's

c)

Mali's

d)

Axum's

27.

Who used his empires wealth to support Muslim artists and scholars who built mosques and schools?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Sundiata

c)

Keita

d)

Sunni Ali

28.

Who was the king of Songhai who seized control of Timbuktu and created the largest West African Empire?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Sunni Ali

c)

Sundiata

d)

Muhammad Griot

29.

What gets heavy rainfall and is warm all year long?

a)

Savannah

b)

Desert

c)

Rain forest

d)

Sahel

30.

The Romans introduced North Africans to the _____________ which made crossing the Sahara easier.

a)

donkey

b)

elephant

c)

cow

d)

camel

31.

Name the West African Kingdoms in order.

a)

Mali-Ghana-Songhai

b)

Ghana-Mali-Songhai

c)

Songhai-Mali-Ghana

d)

Mali-Songhai-Ghana

32.

Which of the following pillars of Islam was Mansa Musa practicing when he visited Cairo, Egypt?

a)

Sawn (Fasting)

b)

Zakat (Almsgiving)

c)

Salat (Prayer)

d)

Hajj (Pilgrimage)

33.

Which of the following pillars of Islam was Mansa Musa practicing when he visited Mecca, Saudi Arabia?

a)

Zakat (Almsgiving)

b)

Hajj (Pilgrimage)

c)

Shahaadah (Faith)

d)

Sawn (Fasting)

34.

How much money was Mansa Musa worth?

a)

40 billion

b)

400 million

c)

400 trillion

d)

400 billion

35.

The trading network in Ghana also spread ____________ south of the Sahara.

a)

Salt

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Iron

36.

The Songhai Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Benin

d)

Great Zimbabwe

37.

The Mali Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

a)

Songhai

b)

Ghana

c)

Aksum

d)

Benin

38.

How did Mansa Musa gain his wealth?

a)

Taxing the gold-salt trade

b)

Through war and conquest

c)

Generational wealth passed down to him

d)

Saving funds over the years

39.

What happened to the Mali Empire after Mansa Musa returned from his hajj?

a)

The Mali Empire was attacked and conquered by Songhai Empire

b)

Mansa Musa hired architects to build mosques, libraries, and universities

c)

Mansa Musa forced the citizens to convert to Islam

d)

Mansa Musa passed away upon his return and was replaced by his son

40.

What happened when Mansa Musa visited Cairo. Egypt?

a)

He passed out gold to the poor which caused inflation

b)

Cairo faced economic problems for decades as a result of his visit

c)

Mansa Musa attacked the sultan and conquered Cairo

d)

There is no historical evidence that Mansa Musa visited Cairo, Egypt

41.

Why is Timbuktu such as important city in West Africa?

a)

It was once the greatest trading city in sub-Saharan Africa

b)

Timbuktu became an educational and religious city after Mansa Musa visited Mecca

c)

Timbuktu was the capital of the Songhai Empire

d)

Timbuktu was the capital of the Mali Empire

42.

Which city did Mansa Musa visit for his hajj?

a)

Medina

b)

Mecca

c)

Cairo

d)

Damascus

43.

Trade began to increase in West Africa when Berbers began using __________ to travel across the Sahara Desert.

a)

Horses

b)

Camels

c)

Donkeys

d)

Carriages

44.

The first emperor of the Mali Empire is __________________

a)

Sunni Ali

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Askia Muhammad

d)

Sundiata Keita

45.

Who was the first emperor of the Songhai Empire?

a)

Sundiata Keita

b)

Sunni Ali

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Askia Muhammad

46.

Mansa Musa of Mali

a)

encouraged Muslim scholars to move to his capital.

b)

was eventually overthrown by his generals.

c)

converted to Christianity near the end of his life.

d)

developed an empire with a weak central government

47.

In Mali, only the king and his family could wear clothing that

a)

was sewn

b)

was the colors of flag of Mali.

c)

was made of leather

d)

had feathers

48.

What is a group of related people descended from the same ancestor called?

a)

Clan

b)

peer

c)

pride

d)

flock

49.

Mansa Musa, Mali’s most powerful king, won the loyalty of his subjects by giving them _____, property, and ______. He gave Military heroes the National Honor of the ___________.

a)

pain, suffering, pathetic

b)

homes, food, warrior

c)

Gold, horses, Trousers

d)

honor, slaves, belt

50.

Who was the richest man in the history of the world?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Mark Zuckerberg

d)

Sundiata Keita

51.

What city became an important center of Islamic learning in West Africa?

a)

Cairo

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Djenne-jeno

d)

Saleh

52.

What is an important purpose of griots?

a)

to engage in trade with Muslims and Berbers

b)

to collect taxes for the central government

c)

to pass on history and culture through storytelling

d)

to lead Islamic rituals from the mosque

53.

How many pounds of gold did Mansa Musa bring with him on his pilgrimage to Mecca?

a)

2 tons = 4,000 lbs

b)

1 ton = 1,000 lbs

c)

10 tons = 20,000 lbs

d)

1/2 ton = 500 lbs

54.

What did Mansa Musa do with the gold that he took with him on his pilgrimage to Mecca?

a)

Bought stuff to bring back to Mali

b)

gave it away to people in the streets

c)

donated it to charities

d)

paid off the government

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