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West African Empires

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The region of Africa with open grasslands and scattered trees is the
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Savanna
d)
Rainforest
2.
The main river that the Ghana empire started around:
a)
Nile
b)
Niger
c)
Volta
d)
Tigris
3.
How did Ghana profit from outsiders?
a)
Capturing slaves
b)
Finding gold mines
c)
Taxing trade
d)
Selling fish
4.
Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?
a)
Songhai
b)
Ghana
c)
Egypt
d)
Mali
5.
West African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between 2 important natural resources:
a)
silver and diamonds
b)
silver and gold
c)
gold and rice
d)
gold and salt
6.

The Muslim leader of Mali who supported education, spread Islam, and made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca was

a)

Sundiata

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Askia the Great

d)

Sunni Ali

7.
The rulers of Ghana taxed their citizens and banned common people from owning 
a)
gold
b)
gold dust
c)
gold nuggets
d)
dinosaurs
8.

What was a method of trade that was used in ancient Ghana?

a)

Silent Barter

b)

Forced Trade

c)

Slave Trade

9.

Which of the following is not a reason why salt was a very important trade item?

a)

Salt was used to preserve food.

b)

Salt was used to make bland food tasty.

c)

People need salt in their diet.

d)

Salt is used to make explosives.

10.

African ________________________ can convey wisdom, truth, a discovery of ideas, as well as life lessons.

a)

Art

b)

Music

c)

Proverbs

d)

Achievements

11.

Which desert did the African trade routes have to cross?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Thar Desert

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

12.

The Ghana Empire reached its peak under which leader?

a)

Masa Munsa

b)

Tunka Manin

c)

Sundiata

d)

Sunni Ali

13.

Which of these was NOT a cause of Ghana's decline?

a)

Overgrazing

b)

Disease

c)

Invasions

d)

Internal Rebellion

14.

Who was the first Mali leader to take the title of Mansa?

a)

Musa

b)

Sunni Ali

c)

Sundiata

d)

Timbuktu

15.

Where was the capital of the Songhai empire?

a)

Gao

b)

Mecca

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Mali

16.

Long, deep valleys formed by the movement of the Earth's crust are:

a)

Savannahs

b)

Rain Forests

c)

Griots

d)

Rifts

17.

Hand-woven, brightly colored fabrics are known as:

a)

Sahels

b)

Kentes

c)

Rifts

d)

Gritos

18.

The region of Africa south of the desert is called:

a)

The Savannah

b)

The Rainforest

c)

The Sahara

d)

Sub-Sahara

19.

Storytellers in West Africa were called:

a)

Griots

b)

Kentes

c)

Sahels

d)

Proverbs

20.

A strip of land with little rainfall that divides a desert is called a:

a)

Rainforest

b)

Savannah

c)

Sahel

d)

Griot