WorksheetsKingdom of Africa UNIT QUIZ
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What geographic feature does "J" represent?
Sahara Desert
Atlas Mountains
Mozambique Channel
Indian Ocean
What geographic feature does "F" represent?
Sahara Desert
Atlas Mountains
Mozambique Channel
Indian Ocean
What geographic feature does "E" represent?
Sahara Desert
Atlas Mountains
Mozambique Channel
Indian Ocean
What geographic feature does "H" represent?
Sahara Desert
Atlas Mountains
Mozambique Channel
Indian Ocean
What geographic feature does "G" represent?
Kalahari Desert
Niger River
Ethiopian Highlands
Congo River
What geographic feature does "A" represent?
Kalahari Desert
Niger River
Ethiopian Highlands
Congo River
What geographic feature does "D" represent?
Kalahari Desert
Niger River
Ethiopian Highlands
Congo River
What geographic feature does "I" represent?
Kalahari Desert
Niger River
Ethiopian Highlands
Congo River
What geographic feature does "B" represent?
Madagascar
Congo Basin
Atlantic Ocean
Nile River
What geographic feature does "C" represent?
Kalahari Desert
Niger River
Lake Victoria
Congo River
Which 2 natural resources helped grow the wealth of the West African kingdoms?
coal
gold
salt
wheat
water
Trade routes to Asia, Mansa Musa's pilgrimage, and the building of mosques are reasons for the arrival of what religion to West Africa.
Christianity
Catholicism
Protestantism
Islam
A savannah is
a dry desert.
a jungle.
a flat grassland.
a mountain range.
This West African city was a great center of trade that had mosques, universities, and libraries.
Mecca
Rome
Los Angeles
Timbuktu
He was a king of the Mali empire and was considered the richest man to ever live.
Mansa Musa
Askia Muhammad
Suni Ali
Pumba
A pilgrimage is a
a journey to a holy place
person who attended the first Thanksgiving
a group of people or animals traveling on a long journey
a trade route connecting Egypt to Aksum
Mansa Musa did not accept other religions.
This river helped move trade out of Aksum.
The Niger River
The Congo River
The Nile River
The Mississippi River
Where is Ethiopia located?
Southern tip of Africa
East Africa
West Africa
North Africa
What role did Axum play in the ancient world?
It was the center of the world's largest empire for a millennium.
It was at the center of some of the most important trade routes in the world.
It was the birthplace of both Christianity and Islam.
It was the first society to domesticate the wheat plant.
Why was the kingdom of Aksum considered a prominent location for a trading hub?
It provided access to the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.
Aksum was known for their abundance of diamonds,
It provided access to the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and the Indian Sea.
There were competitive civilizations near Aksum.
In the first through sixth centuries of current times, East Africa had one of the greatest empires of its time, the kingdom of _________in Ethiopia.
India
Rome
Aksum
Greek, Roman and Persians also came to Aksum to trade for the luxury goods such as ivory, gold, and tortoiseshell
True
False
What archaeological evidence lets historians know that Aksum became a wealthy kingdom?
They have found ruins of stunning architecture, monuments, art, coins
They have found huge pyramids and large colosseums made of concrete where Aksum was located
They have found an ancient book that describes how much money Aksum made
Which leader ruled Aksum when it reached its peak around 350 CE?
King Ezana
King Solomon
Queen of Sheba
Shaka Zulu
True or False: Because traders visited Aksum from around the world, Aksum became a blend of many cultures.
True
False
What made Aksum one of the more advanced cultures of Ancient Africa?
They developed their own written language
They used irrigation and terraced farming
They minted their own coins
All of the above
None of the above
For trade the Kingdom of Aksum used…
coins
rice
salt
direct exchange of goods and services
