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Great Empires of the World (Module 3)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

The three Western African Kingdoms were:

a)

Kush, Ghana and Mali

b)

Kush, Axum and Songhai

c)

Ghana, Mali and Songhai

d)

Axum, Moroe and Ghana

2.

What was the geographic barrier between the Mediterranean Sea and the Western African Empire?

a)

Himalayan Mountains

b)

Arabian Desert

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

3.

How did the West African kingdoms become wealthy?

a)

by trade

b)

by conquest

c)

by becoming a centre of knowledge

d)

by treaties of peace

4.

Who was the Mali leader who expanded the empire and went on a great Islamic Pilgrimage?

a)

Sunni Ali

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Sundiata Keita

d)

Akisa Muhammad

5.

In what ways did the expansion of Islam affect the prosperity of African Kingdoms?

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6.

How did Islam influence African Kingdoms? (select all that apply)

a)

Mansa Musa created an Islamic centre in his kingdom

b)

Islam helped spread the wealth of trade to African kingdoms

c)

Islam influenced the building of the Pyramids in Egypt

d)

Islam spread to Africa through word of mouth of Merchants

7.

Explain the importance of Archaeology when studying the past societies of Africa and America

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8.

Which of these was the mother culture of Mesoamerican civilizations?

a)

Zapotecs

b)

Mayas

c)

Olmecs

d)

Chavín

9.

Cultural diffusion is the transmission and blending of cultures over different civilizations. What's an example of that?

a)

The trade of gold for salt by West Africans

b)

The construction of Arab mosques in ancient Ghana

c)

The loss of Ghana's trade monopoly

d)

The Aztec human sacrifices

10.

The __________________ was the main cause of the decline and fall of the Aztec and the Inca Empires

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11.

In what way did Huayna Capac contribute to the decline of the Inca Empire?

a)

he split the territory

b)

he made more sacrifices and enemies

c)

he treated Pizarro as a god

d)

he discouraged trade

12.

The Mayan government was a:

a)

democracy

b)

tyranny

c)

theocracy

d)

anarchy