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Unit 4 Ancient Africa

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two natural resources were traded between the Empire of Mali and other empires?

a)

Lead

b)

Gold

c)

Salt

d)

Silver

2.

According to experts he was the richest person who ever lived?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Caesar

3.
In which part of Africa was the Kingdom of Ghana located?
a)
North
b)
West
c)
East
d)
South
4.
Ghana and Mali, controlled trade of which TWO items?
a)
Gold and fish
b)
Gold and salt
c)
Gold and timber
d)
Gold and bronze
5.
In the Empire of Mali, who was Mali's greatest leader?
a)
Mufusa
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
King Kong
d)
Nelson Mandela
6.
What could be made from using iron?
a)
livestock
b)
tools and weapons
c)
clothing
d)
computers
7.
How did Ghana become so wealthy?
a)
big business
b)
center of trade route
c)
colonies
d)
television
8.

What religion spread across Africa during the West African Empires?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Polytheism

9.
Which was one of the great kingdoms that developed in West Africa?
a)
Bakersfield
b)
Ghana
c)
Egypt
d)
China
10.

What is the desert called in Africa?

a)

The One Big Desert

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Utah Desert

11.

The 3 main kingdoms of West Africa were:

a)

Mali, Egypt, and Ghana

b)

Mali, Ghana, and Songhai

c)

Egypt, Peru, and Sahara

d)

New Guinea, Congo, and Nigeria

12.

Which of the following best describes the role Tombouctou (Timbuktu) played in Ancient West Africa?

a)

It was the center of trade and learning (specifically Islam).

b)

It produced hydroelectricity for Egypt.

c)

It was a center for corrupt warlords from the DRC.

d)

It was the first fully segregated city in Africa to instill Apartheid Laws.

13.

How did Mansa Musa establish West Africa as a center of Islamic culture?

a)

He spent so much gold on his haij that it upset the economy of Egypt for years.

b)

He extended Mali’s territory and made Mali one of the largest empires of its time.

c)

He brought Muslim scholars, artists, and teachers from his haij to work in Timbuktu.

d)

He established trade links with Muslim salt merchants in North Africa.

14.

According to the timeline, the order of empires in West Africa were:

a)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

b)

Songhai, Mali, Ghana

c)

Ghana, Songhai, Mali

d)

Mali, Songhai, Ghana

15.

Which of the following African societies was the most heavily Christian?

a)

Swahili

b)

Axum

c)

Zimbabwe

d)

Songhai

16.

They were a major trading center, with access to trade routes stretching from the Mediterranean Sea and Europe through Arabia, India, and China. 

a)

Ethiopian Empire

b)

Kingdom of Axum

c)

Phoenician Empire

d)

Kingdom of Kush

17.

Mansa Musa was ruler of what kingdom?

a)

Mali

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Kush

d)

Songhai

18.

Which of the following is NOT an impact of Mansa Musa?

a)

Mansa Musa helped spread Islam

b)

Mansa Musa contributed to Mali's Golden Age

c)

Mansa Musa supported justice and safe passage on the trade routes

d)

Mansa Musa hoarded wealth causing an imbalance in the economy

19.

Which of the following is the correct definition of the word "interdependent"?

a)

Relying only on yourself

b)

Relying on someone else

c)

Relying on everyone except yourself

d)

Relying on each other

20.
The Silk Road was what?
a)
One road that was the color of silk. 
b)
A network of roads used for trading.
c)
A road that only silk was traded on.
d)
The name of the first road in Asia. 
21.
Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
language
b)
religion
c)
skills
d)
All of the listed answers