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Africa

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Trade across the Sahara desert exchanged these two items

a)

Gold and salt

b)

salt and camels

c)

fish and iron

2.

the Sahara is

a)

the world's largest desert

b)

the world's smallest desert

c)

the world's largest rainforest

3.

Timbuktu is important because

a)

it had the great pyramids

b)

it had the Kaaba for Islam

c)

is the center for religion and trade

4.

Mansa Musa brought which religion to his kingdom

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

5.

The Songhai made ____ the official language

a)

Chinese

b)

Arabic

c)

Spanish

6.

this empire built more pyramids than Egypt and has similar beliefs

a)

Kush

b)

Aksum

c)

Mali

7.

This river provided water, food, and fertile land to Egypt

a)

Niger

b)

Ghana

c)

Nile

8.

Pyramids are used for

a)

Tombs for the dead

b)

places for the King to worship

c)

places for grand weddings

9.

This river helped empires of Ghana and Mali

a)

Nile

b)

Niger

c)

Timbuktu

10.

This empire means house of stone and is a world heritage site

a)

Ghana

b)

Great Zimbabwe

c)

Aksum

11.

this empire brought Christianity to the empire

a)

Mali

b)

Ghana

c)

Aksum

12.

Hieroglyphs are

a)

pyramids

b)

writing system

c)

farming tools

13.

This empire if Ghana reached success by controlling

a)

the Nile river

b)

The gold-salt trade

c)

the Mediterranean sea

14.

Oral traditions are used for history, storytelling, and teaching traditions

a)

True

b)

False

15.

which resource helps preserve food (keeps it fresh)

a)

iron

b)

copper

c)

salt

16.

Trade across the Sahara desert is called

a)

Nile - Sahara trade

b)

Trans - Sahara trade

c)

Mediterranean - Sahara