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Exploration & West African Empires Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a motivation for exploration?

a)

Spread Christianity (god)

b)

Expansion and Power (glory)

c)

Help other nations (good)

d)

Trade (gold)

2.

Which is NOT an obstacle explorers faced?

a)

Fear of the unknown

b)

Disease & Starvation

c)

Animals attacks

d)

Poor maps and navigational tools

3.

Which was NOT an accomplishment explorers achieved?

a)

Exchanged goods and ideas

b)

Discovered new species

c)

Improved navigational tools and ships

d)

Claimed territories

4.

Francisco Coronado clamed ___________ for ____________.

a)

Southwest US; Spain

b)

Mississippi River Valley; Spain

c)

Southwest US; France

d)

Mississippi River Valley; France

5.

Samuel de Champlain established __________ and sailed for _________.

a)

Eastern Canada; France

b)

Quebec; England

c)

Eastern Canada; England

d)

Quebec; France

6.

John Cabot claimed __________ and sailed for _________.

a)

Mississippi River Valley; France

b)

Eastern Canada; England

c)

Mississippi River Valley; England

d)

Eastern Canada; France

7.

Robert La Salle claimed _________ and sailed for __________.

a)

Mississippi River Valley; France

b)

Southwest US; Spain

c)

Mississippi River Valley; Spain

d)

Southwest US; France

8.

Robert La Salle explored what US River?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Missouri

c)

Ohio

d)

Columbia

9.

How did the Spanish interact with the Native Americans when they arrived in the new world?

a)

They adapted their lifestyle

b)

Established settlements

c)

Conquered and enslaved the natives

d)

Set up permanent trading posts

10.

How did the French interact with the Native Americans when they arrived in the new world?

a)

Conquered and enslaved the natives

b)

Set up permanent trading posts

c)

Established settlements

d)

They adapted their lifestyles

11.

How did the English interact with the Native Americans when they arrived in the new world?

a)

Conquered and enslaved the natives

b)

Set up permanent trading posts

c)

Established settlements

d)

They adapted their lifestyles

12.

Which of the following is NOT an area of conflict between Europeans and Native Americans?

a)

Crops

b)

Different languages and cultures

c)

Disease

d)

Land

13.

Which of the following is NOT an area of cooperation between the Europeans and the natives?

a)

Trade

b)

Europeans brought weapons and metal farm tools

c)

Crops

d)

Land

14.

The Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires were located in which region of Africa?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

15.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai became powerful by controlling __________ in Africa.

a)

Trade

b)

Water

c)

People

d)

Weapons

16.

The __________ traded European goods, such as metals, ________, and other manufactured products.

a)

Portuguese; Gold

b)

Spanish; Cloth

c)

Spanish; Gold

d)

Portuguese; Cloth

17.

Who was the leader of the Songhai Empire and conquered all areas of the former empire of Mali?

a)

Asliya

b)

Ali-Ber

c)

Sunni Baru

d)

Sunni Sulayman

18.

Mali's empire flourished under which leader?

a)

Ouali Keita

b)

Sumanguru

c)

Sundiata

d)

Mansa Musa

19.

What is one meaning of the name Mali?

a)

"Where the gold is...."

b)

"Where the king sleeps...."

c)

"Where the King resides....."

d)

"Where the Lion sleeps tonight...."

20.

Which West African Empire was the most well organized?

a)

Egypt

b)

Ghana

c)

Mali

d)

Songhai

21.

Besides gold what was a major good traded in the West African Empires?

a)

Wheat

b)

Silk

c)

Pepper

d)

Salt

22.

What River was involved in trade with the African Empires?

a)

Nile

b)

Niger

c)

Mississippi

d)

Missouri

23.

This city was the center for education and religion in Mali.

a)

Songhai

b)

Gao

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Samanguru

24.

This was the first ship that brought over Africans to Colonial America from Africa.

a)

Mayflower

b)

White Lion

c)

Santa Maria

d)

Titanic

25.

What was the "Middle Passage"?

a)

Journey of Europeans to America

b)

Transport of goods between Europe & Africa

c)

Route explorers used to find Asia

d)

Transport of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean