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WorksheetsBeginnings in Africa
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
Each of the following was a valuable trade good from West Africa except:
gold
horses
slaves
ivory
What caused the empire of Ghana to fall from power?
diseases decimated the population
the loss of trade
a series of poor leaders
the slave trade
Which of the following accurately reflects the correct chronological order of the West African empires?
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
Songhai, Nubia, Ghana
Nubia, Songhai, Mali
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
How have scholars learned about traditional social and cultural life in West Africa?
by studying hieroglyphics
by examining trade patterns
by researching oral histories
by investigating farming techniques
Which of the following is not an important aspect of traditional West African culture?
warfare
griots
extended families
animism
Which of the following was the capital and center of the ancient Kushite civilization?
Meroe
Nubia
Khartoum
Aksum
There are countries in Africa today with the names of Ghana and Mali.
True
False
Many scientists think modern humans first appeared in East Africa about _____________ years ago.
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
__________, a famous Greek scholar and traveler, expressed amazement over Egyptian achievements like accurate calendars, record keeping, and mathematics.
Tutankhamun
Nebuchadnezzar
Herodotus
Socrates
Over its 1,500-year history, _________________ dynasties ruled ancient Egypt.
twenty-one
twenty-eight
thirty-eight
thirty-one
Which of the following empires grew rich from trade, especially of salt and gold, and from taxes?
Songhai
Nubia
Mali
Ghana
Timbuktu and Djenne became centers of learning in which of the following empires?
Songhai
Nubia
Mali
Ghana
Under Sunni Ali, _____________ became a major empire.
Songhai
Nubia
Mali
Ghana
Swahili culture combined elements of African and _________ life.
Indian
Nubian
Arab
Muslim
Malaysian travelers brought to Africa the banana, the yam, and certain kinds of ________________. These foods were well suited to the area's climate and became staples in the diets of the people who lived there.
coconuts
pineapples
durians
papayas
The people of East Africa traded with cultures across the ___________ Ocean.
Atlantic
Indian
Southern
Pacific
Over many centuries, people from __________ Africa who spoke related languages moved into other parts of the continent in a m movement known as the Bantu Migrations.
Northern
Central
Eastern
Southern
The city of Great Zimbabwe was a small but advanced culture that demonstrated superior building techniques
True
False
