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WorksheetsHistory of Africa
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 6hrs 45mins
Beginning around A.D. 750, in the salt trade, Africans traded gold for Arab traders' salt.
Where did the salt trade take place?
1.2 Western & Central Africa
2.2 Southern & Eastern Africa
3.2 North Africa
The first of the great West African empires was active between A.D. 600 and A.D. 1200.
Ghana empire
Mali empire
Songhai empire
Great Zimbabwe
The second of the great West African empires was active between the mid-1200s A.D. and about the mid-1400s A.D.
Ghana empire
Mali empire
Songhai empire
Great Zimbabwe
The largest empire in African history was active between the mid-1400s A.D. and about the early-1600s A.D. It took over the great trading cities of Tombouctou and Djenne.
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Great Zimbabwe
The emperor Mansa Musa made a grand pilgrimage to Mecca during his reign, strengthening his empire's ties to North Africa.
During which empire did Mansa Musa rule?
Ghana Empire
Mali Empire
Songhai Empire
Great Zimbabwe
Tombouctou flourished as a center of the salt trade and of Islamic learning and culture.
Where was Tombouctou located?
1.2 Western & Central Africa
2.2 Southern & Eastern Africa
3.2 North Africa
CHECK ALL which are correct. In the late 1800s, European countries looked to Africa for more colonies.
Which region(s) of Africa were affected by European colonization?
1.2 Western & Central Africa
2.2 Southern & Eastern Africa
3.2 North Africa
Nubia became a center for trade, especially with Egypt. Skills and technologies that they learned from Egyptians - for example: iron-making - were then passed to other parts of Africa.
Where was Nubia located?
1.2 Western & Central Africa
2.2 Southern & Eastern Africa
3.2 North Africa
The Aksum empire had traders who sold gold, ivory, and other goods. They traded with Rome and India.
Where was Aksum located?
1.2 Western & Central Africa
2.2 Southern & Eastern Africa
3.2 North Africa
Great Zimbabwe was a large trading city founded by Bantu speakers. Its traders took gold and ivory to Africa's east coast ports where they traded for goods from China, India, and Southeast Asia.
Where was Great Zimbabwe located?
1.2 Western & Central Africa
2.2 Southern & Eastern Africa
3.2 North Africa
CHECK ALL that are correct. This man played a key role in ending the policy of apartheid. He was imprisoned for 28 years, but continued to protest from prison. When he was released from prison in 1990, he worked to end apartheid and then became the elected president in 1994.
Who was this person?
What country was he from?
country: Egypt
person: Gamal Abdel Nasser
person: Nelson Mandela
country: South Africa
The ancient Egyptian culture lasted for more than 3,000 years, developing agriculture, architecture, government, art, education, and religion.
Where was the Egyptian civilization located?
1.2 Western & Central Africa
2.2 Southern & Eastern Africa
3.2 North Africa
Beginning in the A.D. 600s, Arab Muslim armies built an empire that stretched from Spain to Iran. After the armies, religious leaders established mosques and merchants established trading centers. Then, many
Arab migrants traveled to the region, spreading their language and religion.
Where did the Arab conquest take place?
1.2 Western & Central Africa
2.2 Southern & Eastern Africa
3.2 North Africa
In 1952, this man led a group of military officers to overthrow his country's government and seize control. He ruled like a dictator until 1970.
What was the dictator's name, and which country did he rule?
dictator: Gamal Abdel Nasser
dictator: Joseph Mobutu
country: Belgian Congo (renamed Zaire)
country: Egypt
What did West Africans trade to North Africans in exchange for salt?
camels
gold
silver
masks
Why did Mansa Musa, the Mali empire's greatest emperor, go to Mecca?
to go on a military campaign
to go on a religious pilgramage
to trade salt for gold
to escape his enemies
What is the idea of Pan-Africanism?
All African ethnic groups should have their won country.
All Africans should be united, regardless of ethnicity.
All Africans should speak a European language like French or English.
Nigeria should be the dominant country in Africa.
How did the policy of apartheid separate people in South Africa?
by colony
by language
by race
by religion
Nelson Mandela was a key member in the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa. What was one of the main goals of the ANC?
to expand the Nubian civilization
to expand the slave trade
to gain national independence
to end apartheid
A theocracy is a government based on
democracy.
communism.
religion.
agriculture.
What is Pan-Arabism?
Arabs will travel to an afterlife.
Arabic-speaking countries should unite.
Arabic should be Morocco's language.
Berbers should live in Western Sahara.
Which culture was led by pharaohs?
ancient Egypt
Arab Muslim
French Algerian
Berber
What was the purpose of mummification?
to bring ideas to new cultures
to house the bodies of dead kings
to preserve dead bodies for the afterlife
to communicate ideas in writing
