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WorksheetsUnit 4 Ancient Africa
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 40mins
What two natural resources were traded between the Empire of Mali and other empires?
Lead
Gold
Salt
Silver
According to experts he was the richest person who ever lived?
Mansa Musa
Bill Gates
Donald Trump
Caesar
What religion spread across Africa during the West African Empires?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Polytheism
What is the desert called in Africa?
The One Big Desert
Gobi Desert
Sahara Desert
Utah Desert
The 3 main kingdoms of West Africa were:
Mali, Egypt, and Ghana
Mali, Ghana, and Songhai
Egypt, Peru, and Sahara
New Guinea, Congo, and Nigeria
Which of the following best describes the role Tombouctou (Timbuktu) played in Ancient West Africa?
It was the center of trade and learning (specifically Islam).
It produced hydroelectricity for Egypt.
It was a center for corrupt warlords from the DRC.
It was the first fully segregated city in Africa to instill Apartheid Laws.
How did Mansa Musa establish West Africa as a center of Islamic culture?
He spent so much gold on his haij that it upset the economy of Egypt for years.
He extended Mali’s territory and made Mali one of the largest empires of its time.
He brought Muslim scholars, artists, and teachers from his haij to work in Timbuktu.
He established trade links with Muslim salt merchants in North Africa.
According to the timeline, the order of empires in West Africa were:
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
Ghana, Songhai, Mali
Mali, Songhai, Ghana
Which of the following African societies was the most heavily Christian?
Swahili
Axum
Zimbabwe
Songhai
They were a major trading center, with access to trade routes stretching from the Mediterranean Sea and Europe through Arabia, India, and China.
Ethiopian Empire
Kingdom of Axum
Phoenician Empire
Kingdom of Kush
Mansa Musa was ruler of what kingdom?
Mali
Ethiopia
Kush
Songhai
Which of the following is NOT an impact of Mansa Musa?
Mansa Musa helped spread Islam
Mansa Musa contributed to Mali's Golden Age
Mansa Musa supported justice and safe passage on the trade routes
Mansa Musa hoarded wealth causing an imbalance in the economy
Which of the following is the correct definition of the word "interdependent"?
Relying only on yourself
Relying on someone else
Relying on everyone except yourself
Relying on each other
