wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Africa- Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the West African Kingdoms in order.

a)

Mali-Ghana-Songhai

b)

Ghana-Mali-Songhai

c)

Songhai-Mali-Ghana

d)

Mali-Songhai-Ghana

2.

The trading network in Ghana also spread ____________ south of the Sahara.

a)

Salt

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Iron

3.

The Songhai Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Benin

d)

Great Zimbabwe

4.

The Mali Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

a)

Songhai

b)

Ghana

c)

Aksum

d)

Benin

5.

What happened to the Mali Empire after Mansa Musa returned from his hajj?

a)

The Mali Empire was attacked and conquered by Songhai Empire

b)

Mansa Musa hired architects to build mosques, libraries, and universities

c)

Mansa Musa forced the citizens to convert to Islam

d)

Mansa Musa passed away upon his return and was replaced by his son

6.

Trade began to increase in West Africa when Berbers began using __________ to travel across the Sahara Desert.

a)

Horses

b)

Camels

c)

Donkeys

d)

Carriages

7.

What gave the early people of the Kingdom of Ghana an advantage?

a)

Salt

b)

Iron tools

c)

Steel tools

d)

Gunpowder

8.

What two key products did the kings of Ghana build their power on?

a)

Salt and Gold

b)

Iron and Salt

c)

Gold and Ivory

d)

Gold and Silver

9.

The Northern desert in Africa is the...

a)

Sahara

b)

Kalahari

c)

Senegalese

d)

Nambia

10.

What type of trade route did the people of the Empire of Ghana have (same as Mali and Songhai)?

a)

Trans-Saharan

b)

Trans-Kalaharian

c)

Trans-Mediterranean

d)

Trans-Eastward

11.

What were the two most prominent religions within West Africa?

a)

Animism and Judaism

b)

Christianity and Islam

c)

Islam and animism

d)

Hinduism and Christianity

12.

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

13.

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

14.

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

a)

West Africa had no writing system

b)

The Umayyads ordered all writings be destroyed

c)

All records were lost in a great fire

d)

None are correct

15.

The traditional religion of Animism believes...

a)

Objects in nature have souls or spirits

b)

In worship of of Mohammad

c)

All animals go to heaven

d)

In the Eight-fold Path of Islam