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West Africa

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why was salt such an important trade good in West Africa?
a)
West Africans gave salt to their animals.
b)
West Africans used it to preserve food.
c)
Salt was used in the animist religious rituals.
d)
It was used by families as a cleansing agent,
2.
Which of the following is West Africa's longest and most important river?
a)
Senegal River
b)
Nile River
c)
Niger River
d)
Black Volta River
3.
This was not a West African Kingdom
a)
Songhai
b)
Mali
c)
Ghana
d)
Morocco
4.

This king of Mali is thought to be the richest person that ever lived

a)

Askia

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Jeff Bezos

d)

Sundiata

5.

This is the semi-desert region between the Sahara and the rest of Africa

a)

Sahel

b)

Savannah

c)

Sundiata

d)

Snow

6.
This was the capitol of Mali and an important city of trade. Legends of this city, which some though was built on the edge of the world, persisted for centuries
a)
Cairo
b)
Gao
c)
Timbuktu
d)
Musa
7.
Africa is the ____ largest continent
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
8.
This desert splits North Africa from the rest of Africa
a)
Gobi
b)
Mojave
c)
Arabian
d)
Sahara
9.
This is the region and broad name for the people that live in the middle and south of Africa
a)
Sub-Saharan
b)
Under-Saharan
c)
Negative-Saharan
d)
Anti-Saharan
10.
Which of these is the region of West Africa
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
This region of Africa is mostly grassland
a)
Savannah
b)
Sahara
c)
Sahel
d)
Sundiata
12.

Place the West African kingdoms in their correct order

a)

1. Mali 2. Ghana 3. Songhai

b)

1. Ghana 2. Mali 3. Songhai

c)

1. Songhai 2. Mali 3. Ghana

d)

1. Mali 2. Songhai 3. Ghana

13.

The group of valleys that cut through the East of Africa

a)

The Grand Canyon

b)

The Great Rift Valley

c)

The Himalayas

d)

The Sahara Desert

14.

These are the two valuable trade goods that made West Africa rich

a)

gold and salt

b)

silk and jade

c)

spices and tea

d)

silk and gold

15.

This was the name given to the religions followed by ancient humans. They believed that humans, animals, plants and natural objects had souls

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Animism

d)

Judaism

16.

Mansa Musa became famous during the Hajj he took to...

a)

Mecca

b)

Medina

c)

Cairo

d)

Timbuktu

17.

Nubia was the land of

a)

the cataracts

b)

the bow

c)

copper and gold

d)

steep pyramids

18.

What was true of Nubia?

a)

It was source of goods from central Africa

b)

It did not exist during Egypt's New Kingdom

c)

It was conquered by Greece

d)

It invented concrete

19.

What is a delta?

a)

A narrow form of water that connects a water form to a body of water

b)

A body of water that is connected the the Nile

c)

A river where millions of civilizations started

d)

Where the Nile flooded and closed off to a larger body of water

20.

were where the kush located

a)

Mozambique

b)

Maui

c)

Nubia

d)

Dominican republic

21.

The geography of ancient Kush was most similar to the geography of which other ancient civilization?

a)

Egypt

b)

Ghana

c)

Mesopotamia

22.

Which number correctly identifies the location of the Kush civilization?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.
What did the Kushites learn from the Assyrians?
a)
to irrigate their land
b)
to worship a single god
c)
to build pyramids
d)
to make iron
24.

Where is Axum?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Blue

25.

Which statement about King Ezana is true?

a)

King Ezana made new coins with the symbol of a tree and a fish.

b)

King Ezana converted to Christianity.

c)

King Ezana became king when he was already an old man.

d)

King Ezana traveled to Britain to hire Goewin as an ambassador.

26.

Which is an example of Aksumite architecture?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

Aksum eventually took over...

a)

Ghana

b)

Egypt

c)

Mali

d)

Kush

28.

This river helped move trade out of Aksum.

a)

The Niger River

b)

The Congo River

c)

The Nile River

d)

The Mississippi River

29.
Which number is nearest Lake Victoria?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
5
d)
1
30.
Which river is located nearest number 7?
a)
Volta
b)
Niger
c)
Zambezi
d)
Nile
31.
Which number is nearest Niger River?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
8
d)
6
32.
Which number is nearest Congo River?
a)
3
b)
7
c)
6
d)
8
33.
Which number is nearest the Kalahari Desert?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
34.
Which landform is located nearest number 1?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Atlas Mountains
c)
Namib Desert
d)
Sahara Desert
35.
Which number is nearest the Sahel?
a)
1
b)
5
c)
4
d)
3
36.
Which number is nearest the Tropical Rain Forest?
a)
1
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
37.
a region where tall grasses grow
a)
savanna
b)
sahel
c)
sahara
d)
rain forest
38.
a narrow strip of semi-arid land south of the Sahara in Africa
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Savanna
d)
Rain Forest
39.
dense evergreen forest with an annual rainfall of at least 160 inches
a)
Sahara
b)
Savanna
c)
Sahel
d)
Rain Forest
40.

Where was the Trans-Saharan Trade route located?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

41.

What type of land did the traders have to cross?

a)

desert

b)

water

c)

jungle

d)

mountains

42.

The two most valuable resources were.....

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Camels

d)

Salt

43.

What religion most prominently spread along the Trans-Saharan Trade?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hindusim

44.

Where are we going to see the spread of Christianity in Africa?

a)

Ethopia

b)

Egypt

c)

Mali Empire

d)

Ghana

45.

What religion did the Mali Empire practice?

a)

Strict Islam until Mansa Musa

b)

Halfhearted Islam until Mansa Musa

c)

Strict Christianity until Mansa Musa

d)

Halfhearted Christianity until Mansa Musa

46.

Which king conquered the Egyptians in the 8th century BC?

a)

Ezana

b)

Sundeita Keita

c)

Piankhi

d)

Mansa Salumain

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