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Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which country is shaded?

a)

South Sudan

b)

Nigeria

c)

South Africa

d)

Egypt

2.

Which country is shaded?

a)

Kenya

b)

Nigeria

c)

Sudan

d)

South Africa

3.

Which country is shaded?

a)

Sudan

b)

Nigeria

c)

Kenya

d)

Egypt

4.

Which country is shaded?

a)

Kenya

b)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

c)

Nigeria

d)

Kenya

5.

Which country is shaded?

a)

South Sudan

b)

Egypt

c)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

Sudan

6.

Which feature is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Kalahari Desert

7.

If you are describing someone who is a member of the Ashanti people, what are you describing?

a)

Ethnic group

b)

Language

c)

Religious group

d)

Education

8.

Which two religions are the most common in Africa?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

9.

Which ethnic group took part in a large, southern migration thousands of years ago in order to find more suitable land?

a)

Ashanti

b)

Arabs

c)

Swahili

d)

Bantu

10.

Which are two major ethnic groups in Africa?

a)

Arabs

b)

Christians

c)

Swahili

d)

Muslims

11.

What religion did the Arabs bring with them to Africa?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Animism

d)

Christianity

12.

Why was learning Arabic important for those who became Muslims?

a)

The Quran is written in Arabic.

b)

Arabic is an easy language to learn.

c)

Arabic was the only written language.

d)

Muslims are required to speak only Arabic.

13.

Which were goods Arab traders carried across the Sahara by caravan?

a)

salt and gold

b)

silk and wool

c)

grains and olives

d)

books and writing utensils

14.

In which country do most Ashanti live?

a)

Egypt

b)

Kenya

c)

Ghana

d)

Morocco

15.

What is the significance of the Golden Stool for the Ashanti people?

a)

It symbolizes the power of the Ashanti people.

b)

The stool was meant to encourage equal rights for all.

c)

The Ashanti would become rich making furniture and household goods.

d)

The Ashanti people could only worship if they were sitting on the Golden Stool.

16.

Those who practice the traditional Ashanti religion

a)

use the Quran as their holy book.

b)

believe there is one supreme god.

c)

believe that Jesus is the son of God

d)

must pray facing Mecca five times a day.

17.

What are the main religions found among the Ashanti people today?

a)

a traditional religion and Hinduism

b)

a belief in Judaism and Christianity

c)

a traditional Shanti religion, Christianity, and Islam

d)

There is little formal practice of religion among the Ashanti today.

18.

Which BEST describes the Bantu people?

a)

The Bantu are nomadic people in the Sahara Desert

b)

The Bantu are a separate race in the northern part of the African continent.

c)

The Bantu live only in cities and towns, none of them farm or herd animals anymore.

d)

They are many different people who share a related language and some cultural characteristics.