WorksheetsUnit 5 Trade + African Societies
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is a commodity?
A treasure that can only be found in a shipwreck
A special toilet shaped like a throne
An item that is valued, usually a raw material or agricultural product
An unnecessary item that shows someone's high social status
Which of the following defines commerce?
Buying and selling of goods
Watching advertisements
Passing laws to protect people's money
Protecting trade routes with soldiers
What is the definition of linguistic
related to storytelling
related to language
related to family groups
related to culture
How were the Bantu related to each other?
They were blood relatives
They were a trading partnership
They were a linguistic group
They were hunter-gatherer societies
What does Sub-Saharan refer to?
Places in Africa that are in the Sahara Desert
Places in Africa that are north of the Sahara Desert
Places in Africa that are below the Sahara Desert
Places in Africa that are south of the Sahara Desert
When did the Post-Classical Era occur?
600 BCE to 600 CE
600 CE to 1450 CE
3,000 BCE to 600 BCE
10,000 BCE to 3,000 BCE
What is this map depicting?
East African City-States
Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
Bantu Migrations
West African Empires
Which trade routes are depicted in the map and what transportation method are they using to trade?
Silk Road Trade, Camel Caravan
Indian Ocean Trade, Shipping
Trans-Saharan Trade, Camel Caravan
Mediterranean Sea Trade, Shipping
According to the map which trade route was controlled by the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires?
Mediterranean Trade
Silk Road Trade
Trans-Saharan Trade
Indian Ocean Trade
In general, what were the Effects of the Expansion of Trade on the Silk Road, Indian Ocean, and Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
Depopulation
Spread of goods, ideas, technologies, and diseases
Spread of Bantu language, iron tools, and agriculture
Increased colonization
Which civilization and region is Timbuktu located in?
Mali Empire, West Africa
Kilwa, East Africa
Egypt, North Africa
Spain, Western Europe
Which of the following states or regions were involved in Trans-Saharan Trade?
Gupta Empire in South Asia
Swahili City-States in East Africa
Han Dynasty in East Asia
Mali Empire in West Africa
Which regions traded and interacted often due to Indian Ocean Trade?
West Africa, North Africa, Rome
India, Arabia, East Africa
Rome, Persia, China
China, Mongolia, Northern Europe
Which of the following technologies and ideas improved Indian Ocean Trade?
Camel Caravans, caravanserai
Trade cities with religious shrines
Gold, Salt, precious gems
Knowledge of monsoon winds, improved sails and ships, compass
Which of the following religions or philosophies spread on the Silk Road?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Animism
Which of the following is a major belief of Animism?
People are animals and should be worshipped
Animals should be worshipped as gods
Spirits inhabit all natural objects and places
People should only worship one god
What impact did the Islam have on the Mali Empire?
Salt led the Mali ruler to conquer North Africa
Gold attracted Islamic conquerers from the North
Mosques, universities, and libraries in Timbuktu attracted scholars
The Mali ruler inflated the price of gold in Egypt
Which of the following are West African Empires?
Lebanon, Syria, Israel
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
Cities in the Niger River Valley and Nile River Valley
Mogadishu, Zanzibar, Kilwa, Sofala
Which one is an impact of Indian Ocean Trade in East African City-states?
A lot of divorce when sailors left for work.
India and Arabia conquered the cities of East Africa
Destruction of monumental architecture from monsoon weather conditions
Swahili language as an example of cultural diffusion and cultural assimilation
