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Modern African History Test Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As of 2021, Africa had ____ living languages

a)

100

b)

1000

c)

2000

d)

5000

2.

The Greek word Aphrike means...

a)

sunny

b)

bright

c)

dry

d)

strong

3.

The pilgrimage of Mansa Musa throughout Africa and parts of Europe served primarily as a

a)

way to impress white Europeans

b)

charitable event

c)

way to attract more traders to Mali

d)

way to deter Europeans from slavery

4.

By the 16th century ____, the capital of the Songhay empire, was the leading Islamic center of learning in Africa

a)

Rabat

b)

Algiers

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Almoravids

5.

The ______ went on to conquer and defeat the Empire of Ghana

a)

Shona

b)

Almoravids

c)

Bantu

d)

Zulu

6.

Ethiopia was the second country to be introduced to Christianity in Africa

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What was the name of the Portuguese missionary who went out to Ethiopia to find Prester John

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

Pero de Covilha

c)

Ferdinand Magellen

d)

King John II

8.

The ACS was the founding group of the country to be known as Liberia. What was ACS stand for?

a)

American Colonial Society

b)

American Colonial Separation

c)

American Colonization Society

d)

American Contra Separation

9.

Before arriving in Liberia, the U.S. Navy attempted to set up their "colony" in what other modern day country?

a)

Mali

b)

Guinea

c)

Sierra Leone

d)

Congo

10.

Samuel Doe was the first non _____ president in Liberia for over 70 years

a)

Americo-Liberian

b)

Native-Liberian

c)

American

d)

black

11.

Kizomba is the Kimbundu word for _______

a)

dance

b)

party

c)

somber

d)

happy

12.

In northern Morocco and western Algeria, these Berbers were known by the Romans as the

a)

Moroccans

b)

Algerians

c)

Bantus

d)

Maures

13.

The tactic in which Shaka of the Zulus implemented to fight which involved a pressing of the opponent, outflanking them and a reserve army.

a)

Bullhorn Tactic

b)

Bullfrog Tactic

c)

Goat Tactic

d)

Vacuum Tactic

14.

The name Angola comes from the word Ngola which was _____ that symbolized kingship among the Mbundu and Lunda people

a)

a golden spear

b)

an iron object

c)

a sword

d)

a medallion

15.

According to the Europeans, Kongo is the correct spelling

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of these African countries is a landlocked country

a)

South Africa

b)

Angola

c)

Mozambique

d)

Ethiopia

17.

This person founded the Mali Empire

a)

Sundiata Keita

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Askia Muhammed

d)

Cleopatra