WorksheetsAfrican Trading Empires
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The most important West African city, for trade and education, was
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Cairo
c)
Gao
d)
Rome
2.
Which two products were the most valuable trade items for the kingdoms of West Africa?
a)
gold and grain
b)
cotton and kola nuts
c)
gold and salt
d)
salt and cattle
3.
Mansa Musa was leader of which West African trading empire?
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Songhai
d)
Axum
4.
What visitor to Africa's writings contributed to our understanding of Ancient West Africa?
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Ibn Battutah
c)
Mansa Musa
d)
King Tut
5.
What geographic feature in northern Africa limited Western African civilizations contact with Europe and Asia?
a)
Niger River
b)
Nile River
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Senegal River
6.
Which of the following was not an empire in West Africa?
a)
Songhai
b)
Mali
c)
Ghana
d)
Koumbi Saleh
7.
The traditional religion of Animism believes...
a)
Objects in nature have souls or spirits
b)
In worship of of Mohammad
c)
All animals go to heaven
d)
In the Eight-fold Path of Islam
8.
The Sahara is
a)
the world's largest desert
b)
Africa's longest river
c)
a high mountain range
d)
an empire in early Africa
9.
What was the main reason camels were used as the dominant source of transportation across northern Africa?
a)
They were strong climbers that crossed mountains with ease.
b)
They were calm on ships that crossed the Niger River.
c)
They were very good at traveling across the Sahara Desert.
d)
They were suited for travel across the muddy savanna.
10.
1. The city of Timbuktu was known as
a)
A.
The largest city in
the world.
b)
A.
The most beautiful
city in Africa.
c)
A.
The center of
learning and trade.
d)
A.
A bustling seaport.
11.
1. What are griots?
a)
grasslands
b)
storytellers
c)
tax collectors
d)
sailboat used by the Arabs
12.
1. What religion had a great effect on the kingdoms of Mali & Songhai?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
13.
_____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa.
a)
Ghana
b)
Axum
c)
Nubia
d)
Sierra Leone
14.
What river helped the traders in Mali transport their goods?
a)
Nile River
b)
Yangtze River
c)
River Thames
d)
Niger River
15.
Which of the following factors is the main reason that Ghana became a powerful empire in West Africa?
a)
It had extremely productive agriculture
b)
It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region
c)
It traded extensively with European countries
d)
It was the first African empire to industrialize
16.
The people of West Africa preserved the record of their past through the use of
a)
oral histories
b)
cuneiform writings
c)
stories written on scrolls
d)
hieroglyphics
17.
What is an open grassland with scattered trees?
a)
Savanna
b)
Steppe
c)
Desert
d)
Swarth
18.
Which statement illustrates the order of the West African kingdoms?
a)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
b)
Sahara, Mali, Ghana
c)
Timbuktu, Mali, Songhai
d)
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
19.
What are large groups of camels used to transport goods called?
a)
Tunis
b)
Scholars
c)
Camels
d)
Caravans
20.
What religion spread throughout the region through Arab traders?
a)
Tunis
b)
Islam
c)
Scholars
d)
Caravans
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