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Ancient West African Kingdoms

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which kingdom is represented in this picture?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

2.

What kingdom is represented in this picture?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

3.

What kingdom is represented in this picture?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

4.

What was the capital city of the Ghana empire?

a)

Gao

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Niani

d)

Koumbi

5.

What was the capital city of the Mali empire?

a)

Gao

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Niani

d)

Koumbi

6.

What was the capital city of the Songhai empire?

a)

Gao

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Niani

d)

Koumbi

7.

Which city would someone visit during the Mali and Songhai rule to receive a world-class education?

a)

Djenne

b)

Gao

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Koumbi

8.

The rivers which were probably most important to these kingdoms were these...

(pick all that apply)

a)

Nile

b)

Senegal

c)

Niger

d)

Congo

9.

Which of the following ancient African civilizations came first?

a)

Songhai

b)

Mali

c)

Ghana

d)

Almoravids

10.

Which of the following ancient civilizations was the largest?

a)

Mali

b)

Songhai

c)

Benin

d)

Ghana

11.

Which king of West Africa was well known for the actions he took on his hajj to Mecca?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Sunni Ali

c)

Askia Muhammad

d)

Tenkamenin

12.

Which of the following explains why the West Africans valued salt more than gold?

(Check all that apply)

a)

Salt was harder to come by than gold

b)

Salt was necessary for good health

c)

Gold was extremely abundant in their kingdom

d)

None of these answers

13.

Which religion spread throughout West Africa thanks to the trade routes at the time of the Ghana, Mali and Songhai Empires?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judiasm

d)

Polytheism

14.

Which leaders once controlled the Mali Kingdom?

(Check all that apply)

a)

Tenkamenin

b)

Sundiata

c)

Askia Muhammad

d)

Mansa Musa

15.

The following describes the fall of which kingdom?

Traders began to bypass their cities to avoid paying high taxes and Almoravids from northwest Africa invaded, disrupting the empire around a time they were already weakened by drought.

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

16.

The following describes the fall of which kingdom?

Poor leadership resulted in loss of control of Gao and the rest of their empire.

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

17.

The following describes the fall of which kingdom?

Moroccan soldiers with advanced weapons invaded this kingdom and overpowered them.

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

18.

Which kingdom created a system of weights and measures?

a)

Ghana

b)

Songhai

c)

Mali

19.

Which kingdom expanded their territory to the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Songhai

b)

Ghana

c)

Mali

20.

Under this kingdom, Timbuktu became an important center for learning

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

21.

Timbuktu was used for all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Studying

b)

Trading

c)

Practicing Islam

d)

Mining for gold

22.

"Land of Gold" was another name for which kingdom?

a)

Mali

b)

Ghana

c)

Songhai

23.

This kingdom was the first that used rivers for trade

a)

Ghana

b)

Songhai

c)

Mali

24.

This kingdom created and grew the gold & salt trade

a)

Ghana

b)

Songhai

c)

Mali

25.

This kingdom practiced traditional religions but also accepted Islam into their empire.

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

26.

What word describes a group of traders who travel together across a desert?

a)

Hajj

b)

Packs

c)

Camels

d)

Caravans

27.

What animal was essential for Ghana traders to use?

a)

Horses

b)

Lions

c)

Camels

d)

Elephants

28.

This kingdom split its empire into 5 provinces

a)

Songhai

b)

Ghana

c)

Mali

29.

This city was a center for learning, Islam, and trade

a)

Gao

b)

Djenne

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Koumbi

30.

This king had so much money that he was able to give other governments gold.

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Tenkamenin

c)

Askia Muhammad

d)

Sunni Ali

31.

Who was the first king to tax traders for any goods that entered or left the kingdom?

a)

Sundiata

b)

Tenkamenin

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Suni Ali

32.

The wealth of Ghana was based on what?

a)

Raiding other tribes

b)

The Gold and Salt Trade

c)

Trading elephants' tusks

d)

Trading iron weapons and tools

33.

Mansa Musa created these throughout the empire

a)

Mosques

b)

Gold huts

c)

Trade routes

d)

Paved roads

34.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were all located in what region of Africa?

a)

Northern Africa

b)

Western Africa

c)

Central Africa

d)

Eastern Africa

35.

What major empire did Ghana become a part of after its collapse?

a)

Mali

b)

Songhai

c)

Morocco

d)

Almoravid

36.

The Songhai empire replaced which ancient African kingdom?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Gao

d)

Morocco

37.

Salt was an important mineral found where in Africa?

a)

Northern Sahara Desert

b)

The Sahel

c)

South Africa

d)

The Rainforest

38.

Which is the correct order, according to time and size?

a)

Mali, Songhai, Ghana

b)

Ghana, Songhai, Mali

c)

Songhai, Mali, Ghana

d)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

39.

Which of the three ancient kingdoms of West Africa lasted the longest?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

40.

Islamic law is based off of what holy book?

a)

Bible

b)

Quran

c)

Mecca

d)

Hajj

41.

Who was the leader of the Ghana empire?

a)

Sunni Ali

b)

Tenkamenin

c)

Sundiata

d)

Mansa Musa

42.

Which king is considered to be one of the richest men in history?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Tenkamenin

c)

Sundiata

d)

Askia Muhammad