WorksheetsBantu Migration and West African CFA Study
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the best definition of migration?
the movement of people from one region to another
flocks of geese
immigrating to Europe from Africa
emigrating from the United States to West Africa
What were the reasons the Bantu migrated in Sub-Saharan Africa?
desertification
overpopulation
scarce resources
famine
Who migrated along the route the map shows?
Ghana
Bantu
Mali
Egyptian
What barrier kept the Bantu from migrating north?
they were a different religion
the Tropical Rainforest is there
the Sahara is there
people didn't speak Bantu
What was the most important idea that the Bantu spread in Sub-Saharan Africa?
form of government
language
Islam
farming tools
A storyteller who passes down oral history in West Africa is called a
Muslim
Islam
ancestor
griot
A religious pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims make once in their lives is called a
hajj
caravan
Islam
religion
Muhammad was the prophet and founder of what?
all western religions
Catholicism
Islam
Muslim
Muslims follow what religion?
Chrstianity
Judaism
Islam
Zoroastrianism
When did Rome fall?
475 CE
300 CE
600 CE
It will live forever
What religion was founded in the year 600 CE?
Christianity
Islam
Muslim
Judaism
How did Islam spread to West Africa?
It came from the Middle East and spread through cultural diffusion along the silk road
It came from the Middle East and spread through cultural diffusion along the Trans Saharan trade route
It came from Rome and Christian missionaries spread the religion to West Africa
All of the above
What two items were very important trading items on the Trans Saharan trade route?
gold and pepper
silver and gold
gold and diamonds
gold and salt
Who was Mansa Musa?
king of Mali
richest person who ever lived
a man who took a hajj to Mecca
All of the above
What is the minimum amount of contextualization reasoning you should have to get the best grade on the rubric?
1
2
3
4 or more
