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WorksheetsState-building in Africa
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which of the following best describes the rise of wealthy kingdoms in Africa?
A. Civilizations arose and prospered along popular trading routes.
B. Kingdoms in Africa used military power to block transcontinental trade.
C. Proximity to the Sahara made travel and trade convenient for merchants
D. Many kingdoms were landlocked which led to prosperous developments in irrigation.
“The Arab traders of this region wanted gold as much as the Wangara wanted salt, but both had to pass through Ghana to trade...Ghana controlled the land...it had the military forces…to maintain peace in the area, thereby assuring safe trade for the Arabs and the Wangara.”
-Through African Eyes, ed. By Leon F. Clark
Based on the excerpt above, which of the following contributed to the success of Ghana?
A. Military conquest
B. Geographic location
C. Superior skill of merchants
D. Natural resources of the land
West African kingdoms like Mali gained immense wealth due to their large supply of what resources?
A. Gold and salt
B. Cotton and silk
C. Silver and gems
D. Servants and wheat
Which of the following had the largest impact on the social and cultural development of kingdoms in West and South Africa?
A. the lack of military power
B. the lack of contact with Europe
C. the leadership of Islamic rulers
D. the ethical challenges of slavery
Which of the following best completes the diagram above?
A. The Bantu migration occurs
B. Gold is discovered in the West
C. Islam spread throughout Africa
D. Civil War breaks out in Northern Africa
Why do many people in Africa speak Arabic and practice the religion of Islam?
They Kurds were given their own country in Africa after Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria refused to recognize them as an ethnic group.
The Arabs expanded their empire from the Arabian Peninsula into Africa as they traded over land and on the sea.
The Bantu brought their iron-working skills from West Africa to the rest of the continent.
The majority of Persians believe that the leader of the religion must be a blood relative of Muhammad.
Women living in rural areas of Africa are generally involved in the economic activity of —
mining
retail sales
transportation
subsistence farming
What is a griot?
Storyteller preserving African history
Muslim temple found in East Africa
Coin used as currency in Mali empire
Ship used by Indian Ocean merchants
What were the major items traded along the Trans Sahara Trade route
gold, slaves and porcelain
silk, porcelain, paper and gunpowder
gold, slaves and spices
gold, salt, slaves and ivory
This West African city was a great center of trade that had mosques, universities, and libraries.
Mecca
Rome
Los Angeles
Timbuktu
Which kingdoms were the major kingdoms in West Africa? (multiple answers)
Mali
Dahr
Niani
Songhai
Ghana
Where would you see this historical religious building in Africa?
Ethiopia
Mali
Egypt
Zimbabwe
Select the answer that BEST describes this image:
Mansa Musa travels the Silk Road Trade Network on his hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca in Arabia, exposing those along the way to Mali’s wealth and power
Mansa Musa travels the Trans-Saharan Trade Network on his hajj (pilgrimage) to Medina in Arabia, exposing those along the way to Ghana’s wealth and power
Mansa Musa travels the Trans-Saharan Trade Network on his hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca in Arabia, exposing those along the way to Mali’s wealth and power
Mansa Musa travels the Indian Ocean Trade Network on his hajj (pilgrimage) to Medina in Arabia, exposing those along the way to Hausa’s wealth and power
Identify 2 migration patterns that help define the cultural geography of the African continent.
Bantus
African slave trade
Muslim missionaries
Refugees
