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WorksheetsKingdoms of Africa
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
What ruler made Christianity the official religion in the Kingdom of Aksum?
King Ezana
King Constantine
Prince Siddhartha Gautama
King Asoka
How many ethnic groups does the term "Bantu" describe?
5,000
2,000
400
300
How many pounds of gold was traded each year in Great Zimbabwe?
1,000
1,500
1,400
2,000
Which was NOT the reasons for the decline of Ghana’s empire in the 1200's?
rebellion by people Ghana had conquered
Almoravids invasion
herds overgrazing
a corrupt Ghanian army
Ghana controlled the trade in
(a)
When did Ethiopia become a powerful kingdom?
in the late 300s
in the 600s and 700s
about 1150
by the end of the 1200s
What abandoned empire do scholars believe that drought and environmental issues could have contributed to its fall?
Kongo
Great Zimbabwe
Mali
Songhai
What kingdom disagreed with the slave trade and cut ties with Portugal because of it?
Ghana
Mali
Kongo
Songhai
What ruler was know for capturing important trading cities and spreading Islam by building mosques throughout West Africa?
Askia the Great
Sunni Ali
Mansa Musa
Sundiata
Which kingdom did Portugal take over after its decline?
Mali
Songhai
Great Zimbabwe
Kongo
The Aksum people practice what religion?
Islam
Christianity
Pagans
Judaism
Ethiopians are descendants of which empire?
Ghana
Mali
Aksum
Songhai
The capital of Songhai is ?
Timbuktu
Bantu
Byzantine
Gao
_____ kept the location of the gold mines secret from the salt traders.
The descendants of the Aksum
A silent barter
The Shona people
Taxes
