WorksheetsAfrica Unit Quiz Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
An item that has been discovered from an older civilization
Artifact
Smelting
Tribute
Matrilineal
A family line traced through the mother
trans-Saharan trade
Smelting
Tribute
Matrilineal
The process of melting ore to produce iron and other metals
Artifact
Tribute
Smelting
trans-Saharan trade
Payment made by one ruler or country to another for protection or as a sign of submission
Tribute
trans-Saharan trade
Smelting
Artifact
Trade between North and West Africans
Artifact
trans-Saharan trade
Smelting
Tribute
In what way did the different vegetation/climate zones effect West Africa?
Most people lived in one zone
People from different zones were forced to trade with each other
Most of the people lived as nomads
People from different zones spoke different languages
What helped support people, animals, crops and vegetation in the savanna and rain forest zones of West Africa?
The Desert
Friendly People
Rivers
Hope and Optimism
What is the correct process that allowed communities to develop into kingdoms and empires?
community/village-kingdom/empire-town/city
town/city-community/village-kingdom/empire
city-village-community-kingdom/empire
community/village-town/city-kingdom/empire
Which of the following made West African farming more efficient and easy?
Iron tools
Improved seeds
Terraced hills
Irrigation systems
Which of the following is NOT a change that town/cities saw due to iron tools?
it allowed people to focus on making handcrafted goods
it led to the surplus of food
it increased trade
it made people happier
How did Ghana benefit from the trans-Saharan trade?
they got access to camels
they were able to meet new people
they were able to take control of other empires
they were able to become wealthy by taxing the traders for gold
In addition to the introduction of camels, which of the following supported the growth of the trans-Saharan trade?
Spread of Islam
Discovery of Salt
Population increase
Nomadic stories
NORTH Africans wanted which product?
Salt
Gold
WEST Africans wanted which product?
Salt
Gold
Which of the following are advantages to the silent barter system? (CHOOSE TWO)
It kept the Wagarans gold mines a secret
People did not want to speak to each other
It was a sign of respect
People who spoke different languages could trade
True or False: Iron tools helped support the growth of towns/cities and kingdoms/empires because it created a surplus of food
True
False
True or False: The surplus of food freed people to make handcrafted goods
True
False
True or False: The handcrafted goods then sparked trade with other villages, bringing more wealth and people to the area leading to the growth of towns and cities
True
False
