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WorksheetsWHII.7 - Empires of Africa
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Little rainfall, Northern Africa:
Gobi Desert
Death Valley
Sahara Desert
Antarctic Desert
Vital for empires such as Mali and Songhai -
Sahara Desert
Congo River
Niger River
Cape of Good Hope
3rd Longest river in Africa, used for fishing and agriculture
Amazon River
Nile River
Niger River
Congo River
Deepest river in the world; used for transportation with an extensive network of tributaries --
Congo River
Amazon River
Nile River
Niger River
Birthplace of coffee --
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Djibouti
Somalia
Location of present day Somalia, Ethiopia --
Horn of Africa
Cape of Good Hope
West Africa
South Africa
Point where the Atlantic connects to the Indian --
Horn of Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Niger River Valley
Nile River watershed
Country credited as the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope --
Portugal
Spain
France
England
Cultural trade center of Africa --
Niger River
Timbuktu
Djibouti
Congo River
Heavily militaristic African Empire --
Songhai
Asante
Ghana
Mali
Large West African Empire that grew rich from trading natural resources as well as slaves --
Songhai
Ethiopia
South Africa
Zulu
Among indigenous religions, which of the following was another heavily practiced religion in Africa??
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Empire known for the ivory trade, as well as gold, frankincense and salt --
Ethiopia
Zulu
Ottoman
Hindu
Empire that relied on agriculture and livestock more so than trading; located in the South of Africa --
Zulu
Kongo
Asante
Songhai
Empire turned Christian by Portuguese missionaries; known for their art --
Kongo
Zulu
Ethiopia
Songhai
