WorksheetsThree African Kingdoms
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
The maps, captions, photographs , and headings that the author included are called____.
text features
text information
symbols
What genre is the text, "Three African Kingdoms" by Jo Pitkin?
History Article
Scientific Text
Fantasy
Eyewitness account
Read the following sentence. " Each kingdom also developed a vibrant culture from the exchange of new ideas."
According to the text, which of the following would be a synonym for vibrant?
dull
lively
inactive
lazy
What is the article, " Three African Kingdoms" mostly about?
Three kingdoms in the desert that became poor due to trading
Three kingdoms near the Sahara Desert that traded
Three kingdoms that controlled much of West Africa over many centuries.
None of the above
In what order did the three kingdoms rise and fall?
Mali, Ghana, Songhai
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Songhai, Ghana, Mali
Who was the most powerful ruler of the kingdom of Mali?
Berber merchants
Soninke
Mansa Musa
Muhammad Toure
Why did Mali fall apart?
It was weakened by attacks from outside borders.
It lacked safe trade routes for merchants.
It failed to hide the location of its gold mines.
It was split up into smaller provinces ruled by governors.
True or False? The statement, "In the early 1400's different groups from the north, south, and east raided the kingdom." supports why Mali fell apart.
True
False
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai grew wealthy and powerful because _______
They controlled the gold trade
They had a system of laws
They never grew
None of the above
Which of the following is a reason why Mali grew wealthy and powerful?
They had a system of laws.
They had a strong army.
They controlled the salt trade.
None of the above
Which of the following is a reason why Ghana grew wealthy and powerful?
They had a strong army.
They controlled the salt trade
They had a system of laws.
None of the above.
Which of the following is a reason why Songhai grew wealthy and powerful?
They controlled the the gold trade
They had a strong army.
They had a system of laws.
All of the above
