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African Trading Kingdoms HS

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ghana’s _______________ made it the center of an enormous trading empire.

a)

grasslands

b)

gold

c)

iron ore

d)

all of the above

2.

Muslim merchants bought goods from local traders and sold the items to the _______________.

a)

Berbers

b)

people of Europe

c)

people of Ghana

d)

diamond miners

3.

Berbers traveled _______________.

a)

by horse

b)

on foot

c)

by ship

d)

in camel caravans

4.

_______________ was a coastal trading port.

a)

Mogadishu

b)

Mombasa

c)

Kilwa

d)

all of the above

5.

Muslim _______________ became a part of African culture.

a)

architecture and language

b)

religion and culture

c)

architecture and religion

d)

language and weapons

6.

Where was the trading empire of Songhai located?

a)

North Africa

b)

South Africa

c)

West Africa

d)

East Africa

7.

Which trading empire did not trade gold?

a)

Kush

b)

Axum

c)

Ghana

d)

Mali

8.

What is the name of the first African trading empire?

a)

Kush

b)

Axum

c)

Ghana

d)

Songhai

9.

Muslim religion and arabic architecture became a part of African culture.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Camels were called “horses of the desert.”

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Ghana was the center of West Africa’s trading empire.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Deserts are grasslands that have small trees and shrubs.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Africa had no coastal trading ports.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The trade _______________ was done by the Berbers.

a)

at coastal trading ports

b)

in the rain forests

c)

across the desert

d)

in the savannahs

15.

_______________ settled in Africa’s coastal towns

a)

Berbers

b)

Muslims

c)

Travelers from Ghana

d)

Gold prospectors

16.

Which of the following is NOT one of the African trading empires?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Beirut