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WHII.7 - Empires of Africa

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Little rainfall, Northern Africa:

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Death Valley

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Antarctic Desert

2.

Vital for empires such as Mali and Songhai -

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Congo River

c)

Niger River

d)

Cape of Good Hope

3.

3rd Longest river in Africa, used for fishing and agriculture

a)

Amazon River

b)

Nile River

c)

Niger River

d)

Congo River

4.

Deepest river in the world; used for transportation with an extensive network of tributaries --

a)

Congo River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Nile River

d)

Niger River

5.

Birthplace of coffee --

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Eritrea

c)

Djibouti

d)

Somalia

6.

Location of present day Somalia, Ethiopia --

a)

Horn of Africa

b)

Cape of Good Hope

c)

West Africa

d)

South Africa

7.

Point where the Atlantic connects to the Indian --

a)

Horn of Africa

b)

Cape of Good Hope

c)

Niger River Valley

d)

Nile River watershed

8.

Country credited as the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope --

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

England

9.

Cultural trade center of Africa --

a)

Niger River

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Djibouti

d)

Congo River

10.

Heavily militaristic African Empire --

a)

Songhai

b)

Asante

c)

Ghana

d)

Mali

11.

Large West African Empire that grew rich from trading natural resources as well as slaves --

a)

Songhai

b)

Ethiopia

c)

South Africa

d)

Zulu

12.

Among indigenous religions, which of the following was another heavily practiced religion in Africa??

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

13.

Empire known for the ivory trade, as well as gold, frankincense and salt --

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Zulu

c)

Ottoman

d)

Hindu

14.

Empire that relied on agriculture and livestock more so than trading; located in the South of Africa --

a)

Zulu

b)

Kongo

c)

Asante

d)

Songhai

15.

Empire turned Christian by Portuguese missionaries; known for their art --

a)

Kongo

b)

Zulu

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Songhai