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African Empires

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What geographic feature in northern Africa limited Western African civilizations contact with Europe and Asia?

a)

Niger River

b)

Nile River

c)

Senegal River

d)

Sahara Desert

2.

What is the name of the area between the Sahara Desert and the African savanna?

a)

Rainforest

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Sahel

d)

Niger River

3.

Which of the following were empires in West Africa? Click all that apply.

a)

Songhai

b)

Ghana

c)

Koumbi Saleh

d)

Mali

4.

What natural resource in West Africa was valued as much as gold?

a)

salt

b)

iron

c)

kola nuts

d)

ivory

5.

Which African ruler is matched with the correct description? (Check all that apply)

a)

Mansa Musa- Mali emperor most known for his extravagant hajj

b)

Sandiata- first ruler of Mali

c)

Tunka Manin- Ghana king who brought the empire to its peak

d)

Sunni Ali- Songhai ruler who united the Songhai empire and defeated the Mali

6.

What was the most prominent religion within West Africa?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

7.

How did muslim rulers in West Africa treat non-Muslims inside of their empire?

a)

They tolerated them

b)

they banned or exiled them

c)

they arrested them and forcefully converted them to Islam

d)

they killed them

8.

Timbuktu and Gao were major centers of what in West Africa?

a)

Trade

b)

Culture

c)

Education

d)

All are correct

9.

What is a griot?

a)

a warlord

b)

a story-teller, historian, and/or musician

c)

the title of a West African emperor

d)

all are correct

10.

Why was none of West Africa's history written down before the introduction of the Arabic language?

a)

The Umayyads ordered all writings to be destroyed

b)

West Africa had no writing system

c)

All records were lost in a great fire

d)

none are correct

11.

Which modern musical genre was influenced by African music? Click all that apply.

a)

jazz

b)

funk

c)

rap and hip hop

d)

blues

12.

The West African ruler who was most responsible for spreading Islam was

a)

Mehmed II

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Askia the Great

d)

Sunni Ali

13.

How did the people use salt?

a)

to preserve food

b)

trade it for gold

c)

for their health

d)

all of the above

14.

How did African culture and traditions spread to the Americas?

a)

Africans immigrated there after Christopher Columbus colonized the New World

b)

African slaves were brought to the New World

c)

Muslim traders rode caravans there and brought their culture with them

d)

Europeans copied their traditions and brought them to the colonies their countries established

15.
This is a map of Africa.  What letter marks the location of the Niger River?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
16.
The West African kingdom that became wealthy through taxing passersby was 
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Songhai
d)
Benin
17.
Who is known for spreading Islam into Mali?
a)
Muhammad
b)
Jesus
c)
Mansa Musa
d)
Sundiata Kieta
18.
Which is the correct order, according to time and size?
a)
Mali, Songhai, Ghana
b)
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
c)
Ghana, Songhai, Mali
d)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
19.
The river that was considered life to West Africa was 
a)
Nile
b)
Niger
c)
Congo
d)
Tigris
20.
The most important West African city, for trade and education, was
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Cairo
c)
Gao
d)
Rome
21.
What is a caravan?
a)
pilgrimage to Mecca
b)
group of traders that travel together
c)
storytellers who pass down oral history
d)
exchanging of goods without direct contact
22.
According to the map, which of the West African trading kingdoms was the SMALLEST?
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Songhai
d)
Axum
23.
According to the map, which of the West African trading kingdoms was the LARGEST?
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Songhai
d)
Axum
24.
Mansa Musa was leader of which West African trading empire?
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Songhai
d)
Axum
25.
What do we call a group of camels and humans traveling with goods to sell?
a)
a fief
b)
a republic
c)
a caravan
d)
a plateau
26.
Fill in the Blank: Trade let people meet others from different _____ and learns about their beliefs.
a)
Wealth
b)
Inventions
c)
Religions
27.
The region of Africa with open grasslands and scattered trees is the
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Savanna
d)
Rainforest
28.
How did Ghana profit from outsiders?
a)
Capturing slaves
b)
Finding gold mines
c)
Taxing trade
d)
Selling fish
29.
Mansa Musa is most famous for..?
a)
converting to Christianity
b)
making a pilgrimage to Mecca
c)
ruling Songhai
d)
not being an efficient leader
30.
Ghana grew very rich after they took over the ___________ trade routes.
a)
trans-saharan
b)
silk road
c)
sub-saharan
d)
european
31.
Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?
a)
Songhai
b)
Ghana
c)
Egypt
d)
Mali
32.
West African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between 2 important natural resources:
a)
silver and diamonds
b)
silver and gold
c)
gold and rice
d)
gold and salt
33.
A semi-dry strip of land in Africa that divided the desert from wetter lands to the south
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Savanna
d)
Rainforest
34.

The Muslim leader of Mali who supported education, spread Islam, and made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca was

a)

Sundiata

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Askia the Great

d)

Sunni Ali

35.
The three West African empires controlled the salt and gold trade (otherwise known as the Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade), which made them very wealthy.
a)
True
b)
False
36.

Which of the following goods were not exported from Africa?

a)

Gold

b)

Slaves

c)

Ivory

d)

Silk

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