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WorksheetsAfrica in the Middle Ages
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 41mins
Which city in Africa gerw its wealth almost exclusively through the trade of salt?
Timbuktu
Saleh
Mecca
Benin
What are the 3 main empires that occurred in West Africa?
Mali, Ghana, Songhai
Abbasid, Omayyad, Mai
Mali, Songhai, Zanzibar
Ghana, Nigeria, Congo
Based on the map and your knowledge of West African history, which statement explains the reason cities developed in these empires?
Cities' universities attracted students from many lands who moved them study.
Cities had large agricultural markets and technologically advanced tools needed by farmers.
Cities attracted missionaries who sought to spread religion further throughout West Africa.
Cities' resources were in high demand and an overland trade route connected them to North Africa.
Which civilization best completes the heading of the partial outline.
I. ______________________
A. Spread of Islam
B. Gold and Salt Trade
C. Growth of Timbuktu
D. Pilgrimage of Mansa Musa.
Benin
Kush
Mali
Ghana
Based on the map, which conclusion can best be drawn about his region?
The Sahara Desert acted as a barrier to trade.
Rivers served as the primary trade routes for the entire region.
The economy of the region was influenced by extensive trade connections.
Goods from the Gulf of Guinea were exchanged directed with English cities.
What African river was so vital to WEST African states of past and present is being shown on the map?
Nile River
Congo River
Niger River
Sudan River
Which conclusion can be drawn from the information provided by the map?
Songhai was the only inhabited area of Africa.
The Sahara Desert blocked Songhai's trade with other parts of Africa.
Songhai traded exclusively with central and eastern Africa.
Rivers and overland trade routes helped Songhai become powerful.
The excerpt describes an example of West African culture.
"Sundiata was the boy-king who overcame great hardship to found the Mali empire in thirteenth century West Africa...
...The epic is traditionally performed by a griot, or keeper of oral traditions. Griots also act as recorders of deeds and lawyers, tracking arguments and agreements and transfers of land and property.
Which statement explains the reason griots became honored in West Africa?
Griots became leaders of local religions.
Griots guided groups to look to the future.
West African cultures relied on past customs.
West African economies benefited from the sales of stories.
Aside from trading goods, what else was passed between African merchants across western Africa?
Diseases such as bubonic plague.
Cultural and religious practices.
Different forms of money.
None of these.
"When I went out to meet him, this is on behalf of the Egyptian sultan al-Malik al Nasir, he did me the extreme honor and treated me with greatest courtesy...Then he forwarded to the royal treasury many loads of un-worked native gold and other valuables. I tried to persuade him to go up to the Citadel to meet the sultan, but he refused persistently saying, "I came here for the Pilgrimage and nothing else. I do not wish to mix anything else with my Pilgrimage." While he was here, he flooded Cairo with his gifts. He left no holder of the royal office without the gift of a load of gold. The Egyptian people of Cairo made incalculable profits out of him and his caravan buying, selling, giving, and taking."
Who is the person being interviewed talking about?
al Malik al Nasir
Al-Umari
Cairo
Mansa Musa
"When I went out to meet him, this is on behalf of the Egyptian sultan al-Malik al Nasir, he did me the extreme honor and treated me with greatest courtesy...Then he forwarded to the royal treasury many loads of un-worked native gold and other valuables. I tried to persuade him to go up to the Citadel to meet the sultan, but he refused persistently saying, "I came here for the Pilgrimage and nothing else. I do not wish to mix anything else with my Pilgrimage." While he was here, he flooded Cairo with his gifts. He left no holder of the royal office without the gift of a load of gold. The Egyptian people of Cairo made incalculable profits out of him and his caravan buying, selling, giving, and taking."
When the subject of the interview says he "came for the Pilgrimage and nothing else," What is the Pilgrimage referring to?
The religious journey to Mecca.
Traveling with the Pilgrims to Plymouth, MA.
The search for religious freedom in Cairo.
A trip to Rome to honor the Catholic Pope.
"When I went out to meet him, this is on behalf of the Egyptian sultan al-Malik al Nasir, he did me the extreme honor and treated me with greatest courtesy...Then he forwarded to the royal treasury many loads of un-worked native gold and other valuables. I tried to persuade him to go up to the Citadel to meet the sultan, but he refused persistently saying, "I came here for the Pilgrimage and nothing else. I do not wish to mix anything else with my Pilgrimage." While he was here, he flooded Cairo with his gifts. He left no holder of the royal office without the gift of a load of gold. The Egyptian people of Cairo made incalculable profits out of him and his caravan buying, selling, giving, and taking."
What evidence in the paragraph would lead people to believe the West African nation of Mali was very wealthy?
"he did me an extreme honor and treated me with great courtesy"
"I tried to persuade him to meet the sultan, but he refused"
"Egyptian people of Cairo made incalculable profits off of his caravan"
"he left no holder of a royal office without the gift of a load of gold"
"Mansa Musa commissioned great mosques to be built in Timbuktu, Mali's capital, and in other Mali cities. Under Musa's patronage, Muslim scholarship flourished, and Timbuktu began its tenure as an important center of learning. This public display of wealth and power enhanced Mali's reputation and prestige throughout the world."
Which phrase best describes Mali under the rule of Mansa Musa?
a golden age
a poverty stricken era
a decade of unrest
a period of political chaos
which of the following explanations made salt a valuable resource? (choose 2 of the best answers.)
it was used in the preservation of food.
It was used as a system of money.
It was used as a way to replenish nutrients your body lost due to the climate.
It was used to flavor water.
What two items were the most important to west African trade?
Gold and Copper
Iron and Copper
Gold and Salt
Copper and Salt
What was unique about the way power was transferred from one ruler to another in Ghana?
The kingdom was inherited by the ruler's son.
The kingdom was inherited by the ruler's brother.
The kingdom was inherited by the king's nearest advisor.
The kingdom was inherited by the son of the king's sister (nephew).
What describes Mansa Musa? (select 3 that apply)
He was a famous ruler of Mali.
He forced people to become Muslim.
He brought Islamic scholars to Mali.
He started libraries with Islamic literature.
1. What was true of the African slave trade? (Select 3 that apply.
The slave trade increased as Africa’s contact with Muslims grew.
The slave trade began upon European contact with Africa.
Africans enslaved their enemies and traded them for goods.
Some Africans assisted the Europeans in the capture of slaves.
What were the earliest art forms in Africa?
Rock Paintings
Metal working
Dancing
Weaving
According to the chart, what kingdom became wealthy by taxing traders who traveled through its land?
Ghana
Axum
Songhai
Mali
According to the chart, which kingdom traded enslaved people?
Axum
Mali
Ghana
Songhai
According to the chart, what did the kingdoms of Ghana and Mali have in common?
They both traded gold and copper.
They both traded ivory.
They were both in East Africa and traded iron products.
They were both in West Africa and traded salt and gold.
According to the chart, today which countries in Africa speak English?
Algeria and Chad
Algeria and Tunisia
Libya and Uganda
Tanzania and Uganda
According to the chart, what do Algeria and Rwanda have in common?
They both adopted their languages when trade flourished.
They both speak Swahili.
They both speak French.
They both are near the Congo.
According to the chart, which language is represented most in these African countries?
Arabic
English
French
Swahili
