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WorksheetsEARLY MEDIEVAL WESTERN AFRICAN PEOPLE
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Bantu traveled this route to settle Africa.
Sahel
Sahara
Trade Route
Freeway
This kingdom was established by descendants of Bantu speakers.
Zimbabwe
Kenya
Rwanda
Botswana
This kingdom grew rich because it was on a gold mine.
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Liberia
Morocco
Ghana traded in what? Pick all answers that apply.
Slaves
Ivory
Gold
Silver
This is a group of about 500 African Languages
Bantu
Khosia
Klingon
Yoruba
This discovery led to a population increase for the Bantu.
Cereal Grains
Iron
Steel
Irrigation
The discovery of good quality iron led to ...
Superior Weapons
Less mining
Better houses
Faster caravans
The geography of the Sahel is made up of...
Grasslands and thorny forests.
Jungles and swamps
Wetlands and desert.
Mountains and valleys
Arab merchants were taxed by Ghana on
what they traded and what they bought
What they traded
What they bought
How much money they had.
All trade in Ghana was organized by the
King
Queen
Minister of Trade
Merchants
A main reason for the success of Ghana was their use of the
Camel
Iron plow
Gun
Elephant
What started happening in 700 AD?
Islam spread through North Africa.
A drought
A famine
Raiders from the East attacked.
This king came to power in 1230
Sundiata
Mufassa
Songhai
Timor
Rulers of Mali, under Sundiata, forced their people to convert to Islam.
True
False
This king came to the throne in 1312.
Mansa Musa
Sunni Ali
Sundiata
Ture
Mansa Musa hurt many economies while on his pilgrimage because
He gave away and spent so much gold
He took everything they had
He refused to pay for anything
He did not hurt any economies
These are the people that came into Mali after Mansa Musa died.
Berbers
Mingols
Mandarin
Gauls
Songhai was begun by this person
Sunni Ali
Muhammed Ali
Sunni Abu
Sunni Ture
This general kicked the son of Sunni Ali off the throne
Muhammad Ture
Scar
Sunni Mufassa
Muhammad Adili
Songhai was invaded by this group
Moroccans
Saudis
Shias
Iraqis
