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Ancient Africa

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What helped trade grow in the Sahara? 
a)
Camels 
b)
Trucks
2.

The precious metal that contributed to the wealth of Mali

a)

Silver

b)

Gold

c)

Aluminum

d)

Zinc

3.

Ghana gained much of its wealth from

a)

taxes on the people living there

b)

Selling gold

c)

taxes from trade

d)

Selling salt

4.
In which part of Africa was the Kingdom of Ghana located?
a)
North
b)
West
c)
East
d)
South
5.
Ghana and Mali, controlled trade of which TWO items?
a)
Gold and fish
b)
Gold and salt
c)
Gold and timber
d)
Gold and bronze
6.
In the Empire of Mali, who was Mali's greatest leader?
a)
Mufusa
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
King Kong
d)
Nelson Mandela
7.
What could be made from using iron?
a)
livestock
b)
tools and weapons
c)
clothing
d)
computers
8.
How did Ghana become so wealthy?
a)
big business
b)
center of trade route
c)
colonies
d)
television
9.

What religion spread across Africa during the West African Empires?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Polytheism

10.
Which was one of the great kingdoms that developed in West Africa?
a)
Bakersfield
b)
Ghana
c)
Egypt
d)
China
11.
Ghana was located between what two rivers?
a)
Senegal and Niger
b)
Nile and Amazon
c)
Kern and American
d)
Mississippi and Missouri
12.
What was NOT a challenge of trans-Saharan trade?
a)
1,200 miles long
b)
little or no water
c)
took 2 months
d)
car trouble
13.

What is the desert called in Africa?

a)

The One Big Desert

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Utah Desert

14.

What two oceans border Africa?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

15.

True or False. The vast grasslands of Africa are called savannas.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The four vegetation zones of Africa are:

a)

forest, desert, tundra, and sahel

b)

forest, savanna, desert, and sahel

c)

savanna, sahel, desert, and plain

17.

The 3 main kingdoms of West Africa were:

a)

Mali, Egypt, and Ghana

b)

Mali, Ghana, and Songhai

c)

Egypt, Peru, and Sahara

d)

New Guinea, Congo, and Nigeria

18.
group of people traveling together
a)
caravan
b)
natural resource
c)
plateau
19.
useful material found in the environment
a)
plateau
b)
stonetown
c)
Natural resource
20.

What part of Africa is the Sahara Desert located in?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

21.

Which empire began slave trade?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Egypt

d)

Songhai

22.

What empire was known as the crossroads of trade?

a)

Mali

b)

Songhai

c)

Ghana

d)

Egypt

23.

Area where desert meets grassland

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Savanna

c)

Sahel

d)

Mediterranean Sea

24.

How many languages are in Africa?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

10,000

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