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Medieval Africa

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who followed the religion of Islam?

a)

African farmers

b)

Wealthy West Africans

c)

Poor West Africans

d)

Slaves

2.

What were the two highly valuable resources of West Africa?

a)

Salt and Gold

b)

Salt and Pepper

c)

Salt and Silver

d)

Gold and Sugar

3.

Who invaded and defeated the Songhai Army in 1591?

a)

Europeans

b)

Berbers

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Moroccans

4.
Which river gave rise to many Wet African civilizations?
a)
Nile
b)
Benue
c)
Niger
d)
Tigris
5.
How did the empire of Ghana become rich?
a)
trade routes
b)
taxing traders
c)
mining gold 
d)
trading salt
6.

A Muslim desert dweller

a)

Berber

b)

Griot

c)

Muslim

d)

Sand People

7.

Where was the salt located?

a)

Rainforest

b)

Sahel

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Mediterranean

8.

Where were the goldfields located?

a)

Savanna and Rainforest

b)

Savanna and Sahel

c)

Mediterranean and Sahara

d)

North of the desert in Morocco

9.

What city was the leading center of Islam?

a)

Mohenjo-Daro

b)

Gao

c)

Kumbi-Saleh

d)

Timbuktu

10.

Which African kingdom developed the earliest?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Harrapa

11.
The transitional zone that separates the Sahara Desert and vegetation found in grasslands is:
a)
The Sahel
b)
Savanna
c)
Great Rift Valley
d)
The Equator
12.

Which way did main trade routes run?

a)

East and West

b)

North and South

c)

Along the Coastlines

d)

In a circle