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The rise of African Civilizations

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was one of Africa's first civilizations called?

a)

Kenya

b)

South Africa

c)

Egypt

d)

Ghana

2.

What is not a characteristic of the Rain forest?

a)

warm

b)

heavy rainfall

c)

some crops can grow

d)

uneven rainfall

3.

What separated North Africa from the rest of Africa?

a)

A desert

b)

A savanna

c)

A rain forest

d)

A mountain

4.

What is a dhow?

a)

a tropical grassland with small trees and bushes

b)

a traditional African storyteller

c)

a sailboat with a special triangle- shaped sail

d)

an area of high, mostly flat land

5.

What did Berbers use to successfully cross the desert?

a)

donkeys

b)

camels

c)

horses

d)

mules

6.

What was the first great trading empire in West Africa?

a)

Axum

b)

Mali

c)

Sahara

d)

Ghana

7.

What was an important stop on trade routes that connected all of Africa?

a)

Ghana

b)

Axum

c)

Mali

d)

Zimbabwe

8.

What was NOT an effect of trade on West Africa?

a)

It brought war between the other parts of Africa

b)

It brought wealth

c)

It grew in population

d)

It brought on the building of empires

9.

When was the first civilization in Africa developed?

a)

3000 B.C.

b)

2000 B. C.

c)

1000 B.C.

d)

4000 B.C.

10.

What is Africa?

a)

country

b)

continent

c)

state

d)

a civilization