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14th Century Trade across the Sahara Desert

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which form of transport was used for travelling across the Sahara?

a)

Bikes

b)

Camels

c)

Donkeys

d)

Horses

2.

Currently, being in 2020, we live in the ____ century.

a)

19th Century

b)

20th Century

c)

21st Century

d)

22nd Century

3.

If 1520 is in the 16th Century. In which century is 1720?

a)

16th Century

b)

19th Century

c)

17th Century

d)

18th Century

4.

What does BC mean?

a)

Before Christ

b)

Better Companions

c)

British Columbia

5.

A sacred building where Muslims worship is called a _____ .

a)

Church

b)

Mosque

c)

Temple

d)

Wat Chana

6.

Why is Timbuktu so important when we are learning about Trade across the Sahara?

a)

Lots of people lived there.

b)

There was a big market.

c)

Timbuktu is the centre of the Sahara.

7.

What is the religion called of people who followed the teachings of Mohammed.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

8.

Choose the item that people did not trade with during the 14 Century?

a)

Ivory

b)

Slaves

c)

Salt

d)

Donkeys

9.

Choose the best definition of caravans.

a)

A vehicle with four wheels that people can sleep in.

b)

Groups of people who transport their goods a long way.

c)

People that walk in rows.

d)

Groups of camels that walk alongside each other.

10.

Say if the following is true or false. There can be up to 100 000 camels in a camel caravan.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Tick all the answers that applies. Camels were perfect to travel with through the desert, because they ___

a)

walk more easily on sand than any other animal.

b)

walk the fastest over sand than any other animal.

c)

carry water in their rumen to drink when they are thirsty.

d)

can travel for days without water and food.

e)

can carry a lot of goods.