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African History Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the name of a Nile civilization South of Egypt?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Nubia

c)

nationalism

d)

Olaudah Equiano

2.

What vocab word does this definition match?

Grows enough food for their family

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

cash crop

c)

Olaudah Equiano

d)

domesticate

e)

subsistence farmer

3.

To grow plants for a specific purpose

a)

cash crop

b)

domesticate

c)

subsistence farmer

d)

Nubia

e)

nationalism

4.

Tobacco, Bananas, and Coffee

a)

Mansu Musa

b)

cash crop

c)

Olaudah Equiano

d)

domesticate

e)

subsistence farmer

5.

Which is the name of a wealthy king of Mali in the 1300's A.D.?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Olaudah Equiano

c)

Nubia

d)

Nelson Mandela

6.

Feeling of Pride in your homeland

a)

nationalism

b)

Nubia

c)

subsistence farmer

d)

domesticate

e)

cash crop

7.

Freed slave that wrote about his life

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

cash crop

c)

Olaudah Equiano

d)

domesticate

e)

Nelson Mandela

8.

What major effect did the Bantu migrations have on the African people?

a)

many wars were fought

b)

Bantu languages spread throughout the continent

c)

disease spread

d)

they had no major effect

9.

What TWO natural resources were traded between North & West African kingdoms that made Mali so wealthy?

a)

silver

b)

gold

c)

diamonds

d)

copper

e)

salt

10.

What North African city was the wealthiest city in the world for 300 years until the Romans destroyed it?

a)

Giza

b)

Kilwa

c)

Carthage

d)

Rome

11.

What was the purpose of the Pan-African movement of the 1920's?

a)

to unite all Africans

b)

to gain independence from Europe

c)

to gain freedom through peace

d)

all of the above

e)

none of the above

12.

The name "La Amistad" refers to what historical event?

a)

The Berlin Conference

b)

An American court case involving illegal African slaves

c)

The Scramble for Africa

d)

The Bantu Migrations

13.

Millions of Africans were sold into slavery, and taken to the Americas during what time period?

a)

1300-1400 A.D.

b)

500-800 B.C.

c)

1500-1800 A.D.

d)

1500-1800 B.C.

14.

Give an example of a social issue that faces many African countries today.

a)

education

b)

disease

c)

war

d)

crime

e)

all of the above

15.

Give an example of an economic issue that faces many African countries today.

a)

poverty

b)

starvation

c)

specialized economies

d)

all of the above

16.

Give an example of an environmental issue that faces many African countries today.

a)

disease

b)

famine

c)

drought

d)

flooding

e)

all of the above

17.

In 1884, many European nations came together at __________ to decide who would control different parts of Africa.

a)

The Great Decision

b)

The Berlin Conference

c)

The German Meeting

d)

The Amistad

18.

The country of Gambia relies heavily on peanut and copper industries. This is an example of what kind of economy?

a)

communist

b)

diverse

c)

specialized

d)

strong

19.

What European country was the first to travel to Africa for trade?

a)

England

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

The Netherlands

20.

Who was Ibn Battuta?

a)

A Muslim explorer that visited East Africa

b)

An African king that ruled in the 1300's

c)

An African explorer that visited West Africa

d)

A European slave trader