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West Africa Vocab

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One of the major religions of the world

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Catholicism

d)

Christianity

2.

Someone who belongs to the religion of Islam.

a)

Mali

b)

Catholic

c)

Muslim

d)

Agnostic

3.

History that is passed along by speaking and not written down.

a)

Records

b)

Oral History

c)

Journals

d)

Songs

4.
 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.
5.

Select the natural resources that the Mali Empire was most known for.

a)

Gold and Salt

b)

Diamonds and Pearls

c)

Silk and spices

d)

Leather and meat

6.

Savannas

a)

flat grassland

b)

desert

c)

oasis

d)

rain forest

7.

Mansa Musa

a)

Leader of Songhai

b)

Leader of Mali

c)

Leader of Ghana

d)

Leader of Axum

8.
What large body of water borders Africa to the north?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Black Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea
9.

Pick the four major exports of West Africa.

a)

gold

b)

slaves

c)

diamonds

d)

ivory

e)

salt

10.

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

11.

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

12.
How did the king of Ghana become wealthy?
a)
by selling salt
b)
by converting to Islam
c)
by taxing trade
d)
by trading camels
13.
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
14.

These are the two valuable trade goods that made West Africa rich

a)

gold and salt

b)

silk and jade

c)

spices and tea

d)

silk and gold

15.

Mansa Musa became famous during the Hajj he took to...

a)

Mecca

b)

Medina

c)

Cairo

d)

Timbuktu

16.

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