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8.5-8.8 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Africa's geography includes all of the following except...

a)

deciduous forests

b)

cataracts

c)

savannahs

d)

desert

2.

The spreading of the desert is known as

a)

desertification

b)

global warming

c)

migration

d)

drying up

3.

The early migration of people throughout African is known as...

a)

The Great Migration

b)

The Bantu Migration

c)

The Hijra

d)

The Pilgrimage

4.

The African civilization know for trade and iron-working is

a)

Nubia

b)

Bantu

c)

Ghana

d)

Axum

5.

Northern Africa was controlled by

a)

Rome

b)

Greece

c)

Vikings

d)

The Huns

6.

What is a surplus?

a)

More than needed

b)

less than needed

c)

a big migration

d)

a tiny goat

7.

What is a term for a valuable product?

a)

commodity

b)

surplus

c)

rare

d)

abundant

8.

Which of the following was not one of the Kingdoms to control the prosperous Sahara trade?

a)

Ghana

b)

Egypt

c)

Mali

d)

Songhai

9.

West Africans traded gold for...

a)

salt

b)

silver

c)

iron

d)

yams

10.

The Greatest Mali ruler was...

a)

Mansu Musa

b)

Septimus Severus

c)

Shah Abbas the Great

d)

Genghis Khan

11.

The Kingdom in present day Ethiopia was

a)

Axum

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Great Zimbabwe

12.

The African trade system led to the emergence of a new language called

a)

Swahili

b)

English

c)

Greek

d)

Latin

13.

In most African communities, people lived with their

a)

Nuclear Family

b)

Extended family

14.

Villages made decisions based on

a)

a vote

b)

consensus

c)

the ruler's decision

d)

a court decision

15.

West African storytellers were called

a)

griots

b)

shapers

c)

troubadours

d)

storytellers