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WorksheetsAfrican Civilization
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a storyteller
a)
griot
b)
plateau
c)
dhow
d)
Sunni Ali
2.
the city-state that owed its power to its location in the Red Sea
a)
Axum
b)
dhow
c)
Sunni Ali
d)
plateau
3.
an area of high flat land
a)
plateau
b)
griot
c)
Asum
d)
dhow
4.
the sailboat invented by Arab traders
a)
dhow
b)
plateau
c)
griot
d)
Sunni Ali
5.
He stormed into Timbuktu and drove out the Berbers
a)
Sunni Ali
b)
plateau
c)
griot
d)
Axum
6.
Africa's savannas
a)
are good for raising herds of animals
b)
cover only 10% of the land
c)
are good for growing crops
d)
are cool and rainy
7.
Used in trade caravans across the desert, camels were nicknamed
a)
"ships of the desert"
b)
"desert conquerors"
c)
"sand gods"
d)
"caravan heroes"
8.
What great warrior-king, called "Lion Prince," seized Ghana in 1240?
a)
Sundiata Keita
b)
Sunni Ali
c)
Mansa Musa
d)
Timbuktu
9.
African rain forest kingdoms were ________ by the dense forest growth
a)
protected from invaders
b)
shutoff and harmed
c)
enveloped and weekened
d)
made defenseless
10.
The great trading center of Zimbabwe supplied __________ to the East African coast
a)
gold, copper, ivory
b)
gunpowder, spears, bows
c)
bananas, yams, rice
d)
salt, gold, tin
11.
Songhai leader who built the largest empire in medieval West Africa
a)
Askia Muhammad
b)
Swahili
c)
clan
d)
Makkah
12.
a leader of a group of people
a)
sultan
b)
Askia Muhammad
c)
Swahili
d)
clan
13.
a language that means "people of the coast"
a)
Swahili
b)
clan
c)
Makkah
d)
sultan
14.
a group of people descended from the same ancestor
a)
clan
b)
Makkah
c)
sultan
d)
Askia Muhammad
15.
Muslim holy city, also known as Mecca
a)
Makkah
b)
sultan
c)
clan
d)
Swahili
16.
West African empires utilized __________ governments ruled by __________.
a)
centralized, kings
b)
city-state, emperors
c)
democracy, sultans
d)
tribal, chiefs
17.
King _________ of Mali rewarded loyal citizens with gold, land, and horses
a)
Mansa Musa
b)
Muhammad Ture
c)
Ibn Battuta
d)
Sunni Ali
18.
Today, the most widely practiced religion in Africa is
a)
Christianity
b)
Igbo
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
19.
Igbo is similar to Christianity, Islam, and Judaism in that all believe in _______
a)
one supreme god
b)
many gods
c)
helping the poor
d)
ancestor spirits
20.
The __________ language and culture still exists in East Africa today
a)
Swahili
b)
Igbo
c)
Egyptian
d)
Arabian
21.
tracing family descent through mothers rather than fathers
a)
matrilineal
b)
Nzinga
c)
extended families
d)
Dahia al-Kahina
22.
families made up of several generations
a)
extended families
b)
Dahia al-Kahina
c)
oral history
d)
matrilineal
23.
stories passed down by mouth from generation to generation
a)
oral history
b)
matrilineal
c)
Nzinga
d)
extended families
24.
queen who spent 40 years battling Portuguese slave traders
a)
Nzinga
b)
extended families
c)
Dahia al-Kahina
d)
oral history
25.
queen who led the fight against the Muslim invasion of her country
a)
Dahia al-Kahina
b)
oral history
c)
matrilineal
d)
Nzinga
26.
The __________ people's migrations helped spread culture across medieval Africa
a)
Bantu
b)
Yorba
c)
Portuguese
d)
Ndongo
27.
Education in African villages was carried out by the family and
a)
other villagers
b)
the village school
c)
church
d)
tribal council
28.
During the 1440's, the European slave trade was started in Africa by
a)
Portugual
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Dutch
29.
The earliest known form of African art is
a)
cave paintings
b)
weaving
c)
woodcarving
d)
metalworking
30.
Enslaved Africans used music to remind them of their
a)
homeland
b)
religion
c)
prayers
d)
freedom
31.
an empire in the rain forest
a)
Benin
b)
jazz
c)
Swahili
d)
Islam
32.
East Africa's culture and language
a)
Swahili
b)
matrilineal
c)
Islam
d)
Benin
33.
"ships of the desert"
a)
camels
b)
jazz
c)
clan
d)
plateau
34.
developed from African music
a)
jazz
b)
plateau
c)
plantations
d)
clan
35.
spread from Arabia into Africa beginning in the A.D. 600's
a)
Islam
b)
Benin
c)
Swahili
d)
griots
36.
huge farms that grew a crop for sale
a)
plantations
b)
jazz
c)
camels
d)
griots
37.
Hans Vischer called this trade route "death road" because
a)
it crossed 1,500 miles of the Sahara
b)
thieves threatened merchants' lives
c)
no one had ever used it before
d)
is passed through Death Valley
38.
What is Africa's longest river?
a)
the Nile River
b)
the Mississippi River
c)
the Sahara River
d)
the Congo River
39.
Ghana grew powerful because it
a)
taxed traders and had a big army
b)
owned many gold mines
c)
was located on the Mediterranean
d)
had many fertise farmlands
40.
Mansa Musa of Mali
a)
allowed different religions
b)
made Islam the official religion
c)
converted to Christianity
d)
built many Jewish temples
41.
Which kingdom developed in Southeast Africa?
a)
Zimbabwe
b)
Axum
c)
Mali
d)
Songhai
42.
Which kingdom did NOT trade in salt?
a)
Axum
b)
Ghana
c)
Mali
d)
Songhai
43.
Which empire lasted the longest?
a)
Axum
b)
Mali
c)
Songhai
d)
Zimbabwe
44.
What was the capital of the earliest empire?
a)
Adulis
b)
Saleh
c)
Timbuktu
d)
Gao
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