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Kingdom of Africa UNIT QUIZ

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What geographic feature does "J" represent?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Mozambique Channel

d)

Indian Ocean

2.

What geographic feature does "F" represent?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Mozambique Channel

d)

Indian Ocean

3.

What geographic feature does "E" represent?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Mozambique Channel

d)

Indian Ocean

4.

What geographic feature does "H" represent?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Mozambique Channel

d)

Indian Ocean

5.

What geographic feature does "G" represent?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Niger River

c)

Ethiopian Highlands

d)

Congo River

6.

What geographic feature does "A" represent?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Niger River

c)

Ethiopian Highlands

d)

Congo River

7.

What geographic feature does "D" represent?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Niger River

c)

Ethiopian Highlands

d)

Congo River

8.

What geographic feature does "I" represent?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Niger River

c)

Ethiopian Highlands

d)

Congo River

9.

What geographic feature does "B" represent?

a)

Madagascar

b)

Congo Basin

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Nile River

10.

What geographic feature does "C" represent?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Niger River

c)

Lake Victoria

d)

Congo River

11.

Which 2 natural resources helped grow the wealth of the West African kingdoms?

a)

coal

b)

gold

c)

salt

d)

wheat

e)

water

12.
List the 3 West African kingdoms in chronological order.
a)
Ghana, Mali and Songhai
b)
Mali, Songhai and Ghana
c)
Songhai, Ghana and Mali
d)
Ghana, Songhai and Mali
13.
What physical feature of Africa impeded the movement of people, goods and ideas?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Red Sea
d)
Sahara Desert
14.
How did West Africa benefit from the trans-Saharan slave trade?
a)
Europe became rich and powerful.
b)
The trading kingdoms became rich and powerful.
c)
West Africa was destroyed by this slave trade.
d)
none of the above
15.

Trade routes to Asia, Mansa Musa's pilgrimage, and the building of mosques are reasons for the arrival of what religion to West Africa.

a)

Christianity

b)

Catholicism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Islam

16.
West Africa built universities to educate the people so they could read the Quran. What language did they have to learn? 
a)
Hebrew
b)
Greek
c)
Arabic
d)
Latin
17.
What West African trade good was used to preserve meat prior to refrigeration?
a)
Ivory
b)
Salt
c)
Gold
d)
Ice
18.

A savannah is

a)

a dry desert.

b)

a jungle.

c)

a flat grassland.

d)

a mountain range.

19.

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

20.

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

21.
Which of the following is West Africa's longest and most important river?
a)
Senegal River
b)
Nile River
c)
Niger River
d)
Black Volta River
22.
Which of these is the region of West Africa
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
23.

A pilgrimage is a

a)

a journey to a holy place

b)

person who attended the first Thanksgiving

c)

a group of people or animals traveling on a long journey

d)

a trade route connecting Egypt to Aksum

24.
What nation invaded Songhai (using guns) and brought an end to Songhai kingdom?
a)
Arabia
b)
Ghana
c)
Israel
d)
Morocco
25.
What religion did Mansa Musa practice?
a)
Islam
b)
Christiantity
c)
Animism
26.
True or False
Mansa Musa did not accept other religions.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
 Why did Mansa Musa build a university in Timbuktu?
a)
He wanted to learned read.
b)
He wanted to build a school for his children.
c)
He wanted scholars to come to Mali.
28.
How far did Mansa Musa travel? 
a)
1,000 miles
b)
 2,000 miles
c)
3,000 miles
29.

This river helped move trade out of Aksum.

a)

The Niger River

b)

The Congo River

c)

The Nile River

d)

The Mississippi River

30.
During the A.D. 300's, what became of the official religion of Aksum? 
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Swahili
31.

Where is Ethiopia located?

a)

Southern tip of Africa

b)

East Africa

c)

West Africa

d)

North Africa

32.

What role did Axum play in the ancient world?

a)

It was the center of the world's largest empire for a millennium.

b)

It was at the center of some of the most important trade routes in the world.

c)

It was the birthplace of both Christianity and Islam.

d)

It was the first society to domesticate the wheat plant.

33.

Why was the kingdom of Aksum considered a prominent location for a trading hub?

a)

It provided access to the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.

b)

Aksum was known for their abundance of diamonds,

c)

It provided access to the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and the Indian Sea.

d)

There were competitive civilizations near Aksum.

34.

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.

a)

India

b)

Rome

c)

Aksum

35.

Greek, Roman and Persians also came to Aksum to trade for the luxury goods such as ivory, gold, and tortoiseshell

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What archaeological evidence lets historians know that Aksum became a wealthy kingdom?

a)

They have found ruins of stunning architecture, monuments, art, coins

b)

They have found huge pyramids and large colosseums made of concrete where Aksum was located

c)

They have found an ancient book that describes how much money Aksum made

37.

Which leader ruled Aksum when it reached its peak around 350 CE?

a)

King Ezana

b)

King Solomon

c)

Queen of Sheba

d)

Shaka Zulu

38.

True or False: Because traders visited Aksum from around the world, Aksum became a blend of many cultures.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

What made Aksum one of the more advanced cultures of Ancient Africa?

a)

They developed their own written language

b)

They used irrigation and terraced farming

c)

They minted their own coins

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

40.

For trade the Kingdom of Aksum used…

a)

coins

b)

rice

c)

salt

d)

direct exchange of goods and services