WorksheetsWest African Empires
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
The Muslim leader of Mali who supported education, spread Islam, and made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca was
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Askia the Great
Sunni Ali
What was a method of trade that was used in ancient Ghana?
Silent Barter
Forced Trade
Slave Trade
Which of the following is not a reason why salt was a very important trade item?
Salt was used to preserve food.
Salt was used to make bland food tasty.
People need salt in their diet.
Salt is used to make explosives.
African ________________________ can convey wisdom, truth, a discovery of ideas, as well as life lessons.
Art
Music
Proverbs
Achievements
Which desert did the African trade routes have to cross?
Kalahari Desert
Thar Desert
Gobi Desert
Sahara Desert
The Ghana Empire reached its peak under which leader?
Masa Munsa
Tunka Manin
Sundiata
Sunni Ali
Which of these was NOT a cause of Ghana's decline?
Overgrazing
Disease
Invasions
Internal Rebellion
Who was the first Mali leader to take the title of Mansa?
Musa
Sunni Ali
Sundiata
Timbuktu
Where was the capital of the Songhai empire?
Gao
Mecca
Timbuktu
Mali
Long, deep valleys formed by the movement of the Earth's crust are:
Savannahs
Rain Forests
Griots
Rifts
Hand-woven, brightly colored fabrics are known as:
Sahels
Kentes
Rifts
Gritos
The region of Africa south of the desert is called:
The Savannah
The Rainforest
The Sahara
Sub-Sahara
Storytellers in West Africa were called:
Griots
Kentes
Sahels
Proverbs
A strip of land with little rainfall that divides a desert is called a:
Rainforest
Savannah
Sahel
Griot
