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WorksheetsMr. V's Africa
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
What order do the African Kingdoms rank from smallest to largest?
Ghana, Songhai, Mali
Mali, Ghana, Songhai
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
What was introduced to Africa by the Romans in 200 AD?
Religion
Government
Camels
Oranges
What was the trade routes that crossed the Sahara?
Silk Road
Trans-African trade route
Sand Road
Trans-Saharan trade route
What is the largest religion in Africa today?
Christianity
Islam
Indigenous
Animism
Who were the story tellers who kept African history alive?
Genealogists
Historians
Griots
Librarians
Which of the following would NOT be an example of written tradition? (7.15)
Reading a book to your little brother before bed time
Singing the lyrics to a song you found typed online after hearing it on the radio
Telling a story about your family that has been passed down for generations
Writing an essay about a memory you had from 6th grade
According to the map above, where do most Africans who practice Islam live? (7.18)
Northern Africa
Southern Africa
Eastern Africa
On Islands
What most likely encouraged the spread of Islam in Africa? (7.14, 7.18)
missionaries
trade
armies
exploration
What is the major geographic feature that travelers crossed? (7.14)
Sahara Mountains
Sahara Desert
Mediterranean Sea
Gulf of Guinea
Each of the black dots represents a city on the map. What caused the cities to develop in these areas? (7.16)
Traders needed a place to stay and stock up on supplies.
People settled close to major bodies of water.
Military outposts were needed in this area to protect from nomadic bandits.
Each city specialized in a certain good and people had to come there to trade.
Which of the following were exchanged between cities pictured above? (7.14, 7.16)
Scholarly ideas
Slaves, gold, and salt
Islamic beliefs
All of the Above
What is the basis of Traditional African religions, that is also seen in other cultures?
Animism
Human Sacrifice
Baptism
Fasting
Timbuktu and Djenne become centers of _______ and _______? (7.13 & 7.16)
Learning and Food
Education and Trade
Military and Religious Centers
Government and Pilgrimage
Why did most W. Africans convert to Islam?
Forced through conquest
Forced by Kings
Better trade relations
They didn't
Who was the Malian king who took a pilgrimage to Mecca? (7.17)
Sunni Ali
Sundiata Keita
Mansa Musa
Suleiman
Commerce is (7.16)
cultural diffusion.
an organized exchange of goods.
advertisements on TV.
the ruling class in ancient Africa.
Based on the map and your knowledge of West African history, which statement explains the reason cities developed in these empires? (7.16)
Cities’ universities attracted students from many lands who moved to them to study.
Cities had large agricultural markets and technologically advanced tools needed by farmers.
Cities had missionaries who sought to spread religion further throughout West Africa.
Cities’ resources were in high demand and a network of trade routes connected them to North Africa
In the picture above, the woman is telling African folk tales to a group of children. What is this an example of? (7.15)
written tradition
oral tradition
fortune telling tradition
religious tradition
Using the timeline, which kingdom existed the same time as the Yuan dynasty in China?
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
All of the above
Which of these rivers are important to the growth of West Africa?
Nile river
River Chad
Niger River
Amazon River
Which body of water does not touch Africa?
Red Sea
Gulf on Guinea
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
Mark all deserts that are on the continent of Africa
Kalahari desert
Gobi desert
Sahara desert
Antartica
Check each named line of latitude or longitude that run through Africa
Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
Prime Meridian
International Date line
Tropic of Cancer
What is the very bottom of Africa called
Cape horn
Magellan straights
Tierra del fuego
Cape of good hope
Which of the following does not describe Mansa Musa?
Devout Muslim
Tolerant of other religions
Economy Crasher
Richest man ever
Ruled over Ghana
Which of the following does not describe ibn Batutta?
From Morocco
Wrote first written account of Mali
Explored China's grand Canal
Was the son of Sundiata Keita
