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West Africa Quiz Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The West African empires of Mali and Ghana were established near this river:
a)
Niger River
b)
Nile River
c)
Tigris River
d)
Tiber River
2.
Mansa Musa, Mali's greatest ruler, did all the following EXCEPT:
a)
made a pilgrimage (hajj) to Makkah.
b)
rejected Islam in favor of traditional West African beliefs.
c)
brought teachers, poets, Muslim books and medical knowledge to Mali.
d)
put the kingdom of Mali on the map with his display of wealth and power.
3.

What was the first major African trading kingdom?

a)

Mali

b)

Ghana

c)

Songhai

d)

Zimbabwe

4.

Mansa Musa practiced what religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Indigenous African religion

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

5.

Put these African trading kingdoms in the correct chronological order.

a)

Mali, Songhai, Ghana

b)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

c)

Songhai, Ghana, Mali

d)

Mali, Ghana, Songhai

6.

This West African city was a great center of trade that had mosques, universities, and libraries.

a)

Mecca

b)

Rome

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Timbuktu

7.

He was a king of the Mali empire and was considered the richest man to ever live.

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Askia Muhammad

c)

Suni Ali

d)

Pumba

8.
Trade routes to Asia, Mansa Musa's pilgrimage, and architectures building mosques are reasons for the arrival of what religion to West Africa.
a)
Christianity
b)
Catholicism
c)
Protestantism
d)
Islam
9.

These are the two valuable trade goods that made West Africa rich

a)

gold and salt

b)

silk and jade

c)

spices and tea

d)

silk and gold

10.

This empire was dubbed "Land of Gold."

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

11.

This man was the most prominent emperor during the reign of the Songhai empire.

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Muhammad

c)

Askia the Great

d)

Ramses I

12.

To gain the upper hand against rivaling empires, African kingdoms would...

a)

capture and sell slaves to Europeans in exchange for firearms

b)

collect as much gold and salt as possible

c)

trade with neighboring settlements

d)

create large militaries and bases

13.

What product led to a majority of African slaves being relocated in Brazil and the Caribbean

a)

salt

b)

indigo

c)

cotton

d)

sugar

14.

This region had the most insurrections on slave ships as it was home to the Mandinka, a group of elite warriors.

a)

Mali

b)

Senegambia

c)

Ghana

d)

Songhai

15.

This man wrote of his experiences on a slave ship and in doing so changed minds around the world, resulting in the abolishment of the slave trade.

a)

Olaudah Equiano

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Toussaint Louverture

d)

Askia the Great

16.

This event also led to the abolishment of the slave trade as many whites became worried that African slaves could outnumber and overpower them.

a)

French Revolution

b)

slave ship insurrections

c)

Haitian Revolution

d)

American Revolution

17.

Historians estimate that about this many African slaves were transported during the Atlantic Slave Trade.

a)

400,000

b)

5 million

c)

10 million

d)

12 million

18.

These European powers were thought to have started the slave trade.

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Portuguese

19.

A majority of the African slaves transported in the Atlantic Slave Trade come from what region of Africa?

a)

North Africa

b)

West Africa

c)

Central Africa

d)

South Africa

20.

About how much of the populated was enslaved in the Ghana, Mali and Songhai empires?

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

1/4