WorksheetsWest African Empires
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The Ghana Empire became rich and powerful by controlling ______.
Arab Traders
the Gold-Salt Trade
the Silk Road
Timbuktu
Arab traders paid taxes whenever they passed through the Ghana Empire in exchange for...
books
gold
protection
salt
Sundiata Keita's incredible story was passed down for generations by _____, who are West African storytellers.
Griots
Mali
Mansa
Traders
Sundiata's legacy should be as the leader who protected _____.
the Gold-Salt trade
the Niger River
basic human rights
the Circle of Life
Sundiata's laws, known as the Manden Charter, does not allow...
war
slavery
equality
independence
Mansa Musa brought scholars back to Mali in order to:
Learn about European culture
Record African history
Encourage African exploration
Further the spread of Islam
In 1324 Mansa Musa went on a _______, or a religious pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca.
Ramadan
Zakat
Hajj
Shahada
What is the major river in West Africa?
Nile River
Congo River
Niger River
Mediterranean Sea
What modern-day country is this?
Mali
Egypt
Nigeria
Ghana
What modern-day country is this?
Mali
Ghana
Egypt
Nigeria
What body of water separates Africa from Europe?
Atlantic Ocean
Black Sea
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
What is the world's largest hot desert?
Gobi Desert
Sahara Desert
Taklamakan Desert
Antarctica
Ibn Battuta traveled five times as far as __________.
Crusaders
Genghis Khan
Marco Polo
Mansa Musa
Like Mansa Musa, Ibn Battuta was a devout ______ who set off on a hajj to Mecca.
Muslim
Christian
Jew
Buddhist
Ibn Battuta wrote The Rihla, which is a book that details his ___-year journey across Europe, Asia and Africa.
3
12
23
30
Mansa Musa was included on the Catalan Atlas,
a map that shows which 3 continents?
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Which word means "a group of people who all travel in the same direction"?
caravan
oasis
hajj
bandits
Which of the following was NOT an empire in West Africa?
Songhai
Mali
Ghana
Mecca
________ are the first known people to settle in North Africa.
Berbers
Arab Traders
Griots
Mansas
What ocean is west of Africa?
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
What made salt so valuable?
People need salt to stay healthy.
Salt kept food from going bad.
Salt is used to flavor food.
All of these reasons are true.
_________ was a major center of learning in West Africa.
Jerusalem
Cairo
Mecca
One purpose of these _______ planks is to support people when they need to replaster the buildings.
wooden
mud
brick
concrete
The scholars of Timbuktu produced texts in both ________ and local languages.
French
English
Arabic
Swahili
Because most of Songhai's people were Muslim, they studied the _____ as well as secular topics like math and science.
Holy Bible
Torah
Four Noble Truths
Quran
