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07 - 04 - West Africa (7.21-7.26)

Total questions: 139

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
List the 3 West African kingdoms in chronological order.
a)
Ghana, Mali and Songhai
b)
Mali, Songhai and Ghana
c)
Songhai, Ghana and Mali
d)
Ghana, Songhai and Mali
2.
What large body of water borders Africa to the north?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Black Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea
3.
What physical feature of Africa impeded the movement of people, goods and ideas?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Red Sea
d)
Sahara Desert
4.
What physical feature in West Africa encouraged the movement of people, goods and ideas?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Niger River
d)
Sahara Desert
5.

Pick the four major exports of West Africa.

a)

gold

b)

slaves

c)

diamonds

d)

ivory

e)

salt

6.
How did West Africa benefit from the trans-Saharan slave trade?
a)
Europe became rich and powerful.
b)
The trading kingdoms became rich and powerful.
c)
West Africa was destroyed by this slave trade.
d)
none of the above
7.
How did Europe and Asia benefit from the trans-Saharan slave trade?
a)
They got rich off of selling slaves.
b)
They got cheap labor.
c)
They got Islamic architects.
d)
none of the above
8.
West Africa became an important commerce center. Which answer below is not an example of West Africa being a major commerce center.
a)
Leaders taxed trade routes.
b)
They exported important goods like salt, gold and slaves.
c)
They built trade cities like Timbuktu.
d)
Islam became the dominant religion.
9.
What type of governments existed in West Africa?
a)
Direct democracy
b)
Constitutional monarchy
c)
Absolute monarchy
d)
Republic
10.

Gender roles are part of a culture. Which of the following were social characteristics of West Africa?

a)
Women were the main farmers.
b)
Family heritage was traced through the mother.
c)
Women were elected to important government positions. 
d)

Women had no role at all.

11.
Trade routes to Asia, Mansa Musa's pilgrimage, and architectures building mosques are reasons for the arrival of what religion to West Africa.
a)
Christianity
b)
Catholicism
c)
Protestantism
d)
Islam
12.
West Africa built universities to educate the people so they could read the Quran. What language did they have to learn? 
a)
Hebrew
b)
Greek
c)
Arabic
d)
Latin
13.
African slavery existed prior to white European arrival. Which of the following is not true?
a)
African slaves were sold to Arab traders.
b)
Africans became slaves through debt or capture.
c)
Africans died being transported across the Sahara desert to Mediterranean countries.
d)
African slavery was based on race.
14.
What West African trade good was used to preserve meat prior to refrigeration?
a)
Ivory
b)
Salt
c)
Gold
d)
Ice
15.

Which of the following are government characteristics of the Songhai kingdom?

a)

professional armies

b)

specialized government offices

c)

taxed the trade routes

d)

checks and balances

16.

Which of the following are positive characteristic of the Niger River?

a)

fresh water for people and crops

b)

transportation of goods

c)

transportation of military

d)

people could use the salt from the river to preserve meat

17.

Why was salt so valuable?

a)

Salt was used as a fertilizer for crops

b)

Salt was used in many religious ceremonies

c)

People needed salt in their diets and they used it to preserve and season foods

d)

Salt was used as a medicine

18.

What was significant about the location of the Ghana and Mali empires?

a)

it had access to the Atlantic Ocean and therefore valuable shipping routes

b)

it was located between the gold mines in the south and valuable salt resources in the north

c)

the empire was isolated from other empires, keeping it safe from attacks

d)

most of the empire was located in the mountains overlooking other empires

19.

What is the name of the most famous king of Mali?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Sundiata Keita

c)

Askia Muhammad

d)

Abubakari II

20.

What religion did Mansa Musa spread throughout West Africa?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

21.

How did the location of cities in the West African empires of Ghana and Mali influence their growth?

a)

Their location in river valleys allowed for extensive farming.

b)

Their coastal location made the cities major ports for maritime trade.

c)

Their location on major trade routes allowed them to prosper economically.

d)

Their mountainous location made the cities easily defensible. 

22.

A griot is a

a)

holy journey

b)

group of people on a long trip through the desert

c)

storyteller and entertainer in Ancient Africa

23.

Islam refers to

a)

a religion that started in the Middle East

b)

a religion that started in Europe

24.

A follower of Islam is called a

a)

Christian

b)

Muslim

c)

Jew

25.

The Sahara Desert is

a)

the largest desert in the world

b)

the smallest desert in the world

26.

The word "Arabic" refers to

a)

a language spoken mostly in the Middle East and North Africa

b)

a type of desert plant found in the Sahara Desert

c)

a type of food carried in caravans

27.

What is the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe; the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena?

a)

ancestor worship

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Animism

28.

What is an impact of the establishment of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes in West Africa?

a)

Europeans traveled to West Africa to study in Timbuktu

b)

Islam and Arabic spread to West African centers of trade

c)

Horses were transported to West Africa to carry goods.

d)

Barber tribes were conquered and cease to exist.

29.

How did the location of cities in the West African empires of Ghana and Mali influence their growth?

a)

location in river valleys allowed for extensive farming.

b)

coastal location made the cities major ports for maritime trade

c)

location on major trade routes allowed them to prosper economically.

d)

mountainous location made the cities easily defensible.

30.

What was the importance of griots in African society?

a)

They served as central tribal leaders

b)

They served as the main religious leaders of their tribes

c)

They maintained the oral history of their people

d)

They conducted trade agreements for their villages

31.

Which 2 things were necessary to making Trans-Saharan trade possible?

a)

Camels and gold

b)

Slaves and Niger River

c)

Camels and Oases

d)

Oases and gold

32.

How did Griots help the children in villages?

a)

taught messages on behavior through proverbs

b)

taught them to read

c)

taught them to write

d)

showed them how to farm

33.

African storytellers who memorize and recite the names and histories of their people are called

a)

Ghana

b)

Mansa

c)

Griot

d)

King

34.

The time period of Mansa Musa's reign of the king of Mali was

a)

a golden age of learning and culture

b)

a period of famine and war

c)

a time of political chaos

d)

a time of isolation and distrust of other kingdoms

35.

What was Mansa Musa's destination of his pilgrimage?

a)

Timbuktu

b)

Mecca

c)

Djenne

d)

Cairo

36.

How did Islam influence Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

a)

government

b)

education

c)

architecture

d)

all of the above

37.

The city of Timbuktu was known as

a)

center of trade and learning

b)

the most beautiful city in Africa

c)

a busy seaport

d)

the largest city in the world

38.

What river helped the traders in Mali transport their goods?

a)

Nile River

b)

Niger River

c)

Euphrates

d)

Tigris

39.

To exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money.

a)

Tribute

b)

Caravan

c)

Barter

d)

Trade

40.

A financial gain, usually when one sells something for more than they paid.

a)

Profit

b)

Folk Tale

c)

Barter

d)

Money

41.

Buying and selling goods and services.

a)

Smelting

b)

Trade

c)

Commodity

d)

Exchange

42.

An economic good; something useful or valued.

a)

Genealogy

b)

Common

c)

Trade

d)

Commodity

43.

The first West African ruler to practice Islam devoutly.

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Griot

c)

Folk Tale

d)

Muhammad

44.

A group of traders traveling together.

a)

Smelting

b)

Profit

c)

Caravan

d)

Camels

45.

Learning and cultural ideas passed down orally(verbally), from one generation to the next.

a)

Griot

b)

Profit

c)

Oral Tradition

d)

Smelting

46.

A talented poet-musician of the Mande people, who tells stories, sings songs, and recites poems to share history

a)

Commodity

b)

Oral Tradition

c)

Genealogies

d)

Griot

47.

Which letter represents the Sahara on the map?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

48.

Why is the Niger River important?

a)

It provides water for five West African nations.

b)

It is the largest river in Africa.

c)

It feeds Lake Chad.

d)

It runs through the Sahara.

49.

What is the physical environment of the Sahara?

a)

a rainforest

b)

a grassland

c)

a desert

d)

a zone between desert and grassland

50.

What city is located at "1" on the map?

a)

Chad

b)

Cairo

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Djenne

51.

What city is located at "2" on the map?

a)

Chad

b)

Cairo

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Djenne

52.

What river is indicated by the "A" on the map?

a)

the Mississippi River

b)

the Niger River

c)

the Congo River

d)

the Nile River

53.

What body of water is indicated by the "1" on the map?

a)

the Pacific Ocean

b)

the Indian Ocean

c)

the Gulf of Guinea

d)

the Atlantic Ocean

54.

What body of water is indicated by the "2" on the map?

a)

the Pacific Ocean

b)

the Indian Ocean

c)

the Gulf of Guinea

d)

the Atlantic Ocean

55.

With more than 100 schools, universities and mosques, _____________,

was a cultural center in West Africa.

a)

Rome

b)

Cairo

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Athens

56.

The Mali King, ____, was the richest person that ever lived on earth.

a)

Bill Gates

b)

Kwame Nkrumah

c)

Jeff Bezos

d)

Mansa Musa

57.

_________is the belief that bodies of water, animal, trees, and other natural objects have spirits.

a)

Animism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Taoism

58.

The region we call West Africa stretches from the ______ desert in the north to the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the 3rd largest desert in the world. The Antarctic and Arctic are the world's largest deserts.

a)

Arabain

b)

Gobi

c)

Sahara

d)

Syrian

59.

Mali's most famous king.

a)

King Tut

b)

Muhammad

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Moses

60.

Two of the earliest kingdoms in West Africa that controlled the Sahara trade in gold and salt.

a)

Chad and Niger

b)

Mali and Ghana

c)

Nigeria and Benin

d)

Togo and Benin

61.

Mineral resources in West Africa include

a)

iron and diamonds

b)

granite and coal

c)

salt and gold

d)

oil and silver

62.

Which began as a camp for African traders?

a)

Zambezi

b)

Congo

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Nigeria

63.

The traditional religious practice of West Africans was centered on the belief that

a)

the spirits of ancestors stayed nearby

b)

there was only one god

c)

rituals were very important

d)

each person lived several lives

64.

Farming in Africa improved around 500BC because

a)

people learned to build structures to transport water

b)

people began to use animals to help harvest

c)

people learned to make iron tools

d)

people began fertilizing the soil

65.

Which two uses of iron were the MOST significant for West Africans?

a)

for celebrating religious rites and using as weapons

b)

for decorating works of art and clearing land

c)

for farm tools and religious rites

d)

for clearing the land and using as weapons

66.

West Africans lived in different places after 500 BC because

a)

the Niger River flooded

b)

the Sahara desert spread

c)

they could use iron tools to clear more land for farming

d)

invaders drove them out of their villages

67.

What two factors had the biggest impact on the growth of West Africa?

a)

slavery and salt

b)

iron tools and farming

c)

climate and religion

d)

technology and trade

68.

What made Ghana the first great trading empire West Africa?

a)

they had market on salt and gold

b)

they had weapons made of iron

c)

they had a well-trained army

d)

all of the above

69.

What is the world's largest desert?

a)

Kalahari

b)

Sienna

c)

Gobi

d)

Sahara

70.

What was the largest trading center in West Africa?

a)

Timbuktu

b)

Dakar

c)

Nairobi

d)

Djenne

71.

African storytellers were called

a)

griots

b)

scribes

c)

diviners

d)

audiologists

72.

Who was Mali's richest and most famous King?

a)

Sundiata Keita

b)

Sunni Ali

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Ahmed Akbar

73.

What was the capital city of Mali?

a)

Timbuktu

b)

Djenne

c)

Nairobi

d)

Dakar

74.

What two resources were most important in West Africa?

a)

camel and donkey

b)

salt and pepper

c)

gold and silver

d)

gold and salt

75.

Where did Mansa Musa journey to, where he met scholars who spread Islam into Mali?

a)

Makkah (Mecca)

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Istanbul

d)

Kunara

76.

What is an impact of the establishment of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes in West Africa?

a)

Europeans traveled to West Africa to study in Timbuktu

b)

Islam and Arabic spread to West African centers of trade

c)

Horses were transported to West Africa to carry goods.

d)

Barber tribes were conquered and cease to exist.

77.

How did the location of cities in the West African empires of Ghana and Mali influence their growth?

a)

location in river valleys allowed for extensive farming.

b)

coastal location made the cities major ports for maritime trade

c)

location on major trade routes allowed them to prosper economically.

d)

mountainous location made the cities easily defensible.

78.

What was the importance of griots in African society?

a)

They served as central tribal leaders

b)

They served as the main religious leaders of their tribes

c)

They maintained the oral history of their people

d)

They conducted trade agreements for their villages

79.

What is located at box 4?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Sahara

c)

Djenne

d)

Niger River

80.

What is located at #1?

a)

Timbuktu

b)

Djenne

c)

Niger River

d)

Saharan

81.

Which of the 3 below were West African Kingdoms?

a)

Axum, Mali, and Mecca

b)

Ghana, Mali, and Egypt

c)

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

d)

Zimbabwe, Songhai, and Mali

82.

What is the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe; the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena?

a)

ancestor worship

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Animism

83.

What is an impact of the establishment of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes in West Africa?

a)

Europeans traveled to West Africa to study in Timbuktu

b)

Islam and Arabic spread to West African centers of trade

c)

Horses were transported to West Africa to carry goods.

d)

Barber tribes were conquered and cease to exist.

84.

Why was salt so valuable?

a)

Salt was used as a fertilizer for crops

b)

Salt was used in many religious ceremonies

c)

People needed salt in their diets and they used it to preserve and season foods

d)

Salt was used as a medicine

85.

The Trans Saharan Trade Routes are located on which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

India

86.

What were the two major items traded along the Trans Saharan Trade routes?

a)

Pepper and Silver

b)

Gold and Salt

c)

Platinum and Oregano

d)

Gunpowder and Tea

87.

Which religion spread along the Trans Saharan Trade Routes?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

88.

What was used to travel across the Sahara?

a)

Wagons

b)

Ships

c)

Chariots

d)

Camels

89.

What important city was the center of trade on the Trans Saharan Trade Routes?

a)

Timbuktu

b)

Constantinople

c)

Rome

d)

Alexandria

90.

Who was the leader of the Mali Empire that travelled to Mecca and was considered the richest man in history?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Lawrence of Arabia

d)

Augustus Romulus

91.

Why did Mansa Musa make a pilgrimage to Mecca?

a)

For vacation

b)

To go to a university there

c)

Because he was Muslim

d)

He was leading his people to war

92.

What did Mansa Musa do to help spread his religion on his way to Mecca?

a)

Preached

b)

Attacked members of other religions

c)

Built Mosques and schools

d)

Read the Quran to people

93.

Which famous traveler went from Morocco to Asia through the Middle East?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ibn Battuta

d)

Marco Polo

94.

Which empire was not located in West Africa?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Byzantine

95.

What religion most prominently spread along the Trans-Saharan Trade?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hindusim

96.

What technologies were most important in the Trans-Saharan Trade route?

a)

Astrolabe and Junk Ship

b)

Caravans and Caravansaries

c)

Camel Saddle and Caravans

d)

Lateen Sail and Astrolabe

97.

Where are we going to see the spread of Christianity in Africa?

a)

Ethopia

b)

Egypt

c)

Mali Empire

d)

Ghana

98.

What was Mansa Musa's impact on his empire?

a)

He made it the richest empire in Africa and ushered in a period of huge economic growth

b)

He forced his people to convert to Islam and drained it of its money

c)

He destroyed the empire because he felt the Trans Saharan Trade was hurting his people

d)

He created a new version of Islam that was practice throughout the Empire

99.

Which Empire was in power on the Trans-Saharan Trade route in the 1200s?

a)

Ghana

b)

Swahili States

c)

Songhay

d)

Mali

100.

What were the major goods traded on the Trans-Saharan Trade route?

a)

Gold and slaves

b)

Iron and slaves

c)

Gold and salt

d)

Iron and gold

101.
What religion did Mansa Musa practice?
a)
Islam
b)
Christiantity
c)
Animism
102.
What did Mansa Musa give away on his journey to Mecca?
a)
gold
b)
sliver
c)
salt
103.
What is the spread of knowledge and ideas through trade called?
a)
Cultural impact
b)
Cultural diffusion
c)
Cultural infusion
d)
Cultural concentration
104.
What animal was the most useful in the exchange of gold, silk, and salt?
a)
Camel
b)
Horse
c)
Elephant
d)
Alpaca
105.
What was the source of the wealth that made Mansa Musa the wealthiest, most powerful ruler in the world in the 14th century?
a)
Trade in silks and spices
b)
Control of major choke points
c)
Trade in salt and gold
d)
Control of oceanic trade routes
106.
This desert in north Africa was crossed by traders moving salt and gold.
a)
Gobi
b)
Taklimakan
c)
Savana
d)
Sahara
107.

Which is a kinship system in which ancestors are traced through the father's side of the family?

a)

lineages

b)

matrilineal

c)

patrilineal

d)

griots

108.

Which means lines of extended families and clans that can trace their roots to a common ancestor?

a)

lineages

b)

matrilineal

c)

patrilineal

d)

shaman

109.

Which means created where a group or people lives?

a)

shamans

b)

indigenous

c)

ancestor worship

d)

lineages

110.

True or False: West Africans believe that spirits of family members do not linger nearby after death.

a)

True

b)

False

111.

Because of their importance, deities did not interact with humans directly, but relied on the help of other spirits.

a)

True

b)

False

112.

The traditional belief that spirits of family members lingered nearby after death and should be honored.

a)

Animism

b)

Ancestor Worship

c)

Griots

d)

Shamans

113.

This is not a religion, but a belief that animals, plants, and trees have spirits that help the living.

a)

Shamans

b)

Ancestor Worship

c)

Lineages

d)

Animism

114.

In a West African village society, this group is male, and elected to oversee the village.

a)

Patrilineal

b)

Shamans

c)

Village Chiefs

d)

Council of Elders

115.

In a West African village, this group has several generations including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

a)

Families

b)

Extended families

c)

Village Chiefs

d)

Council of Elders

116.

In a matrilineal society, when a chief passes away, who is the next chief?

a)

his son

b)

his brother's son

c)

his sister's son

d)

his cousin's son

117.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
118.
This geographic feature on the northern part of the continent and runs from the east to west coast. 
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Atlas Mountains
c)
Nile River
d)
Congo River
119.

Which river is the arrow identifying?

a)

Niger River

b)

Congo River

c)

Nile River

d)

West African River

120.

What is the physical feature located at #2?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arabian Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

121.

What is the physical feature located at #4?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Gulf of Guinea

d)

Indian Ocean

122.

What is the physical feature located at #5

a)

Djenne

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Goa

d)

Tunisia

123.

What is the physical feature located at #6?

a)

TImbuktu

b)

Djenne

c)

Goa

d)

Mecca

124.

Which of the following best describe West African Indigenous Religion? Select three.

a)

The belief in one god (monotheism)

b)

Belief in Animism

c)

Ancestor Worship

d)

Belief that gods didn't communicate directly with the humans, instead used specific elders, like Shamans.

e)

Belief that there is no afterlife.

125.
What brought Islam to West Africa?
a)
War
b)
Trade
c)
Emporers
d)
Crusades
126.

Indigenous means

a)

native to an area

b)

from another place

c)

foreign

d)

from far away

127.

Define deity

a)

human

b)

animism

c)

god or goddess

d)

local legend

128.

What is the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe; the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena?

a)

ancestor worship

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Animism

129.

Ancestor worship is characterized by-select 3

a)

giving offerings of special food

b)

spirits of ancestors always nearby

c)

ancestors will intervene on behalf of family member

d)

all things are animated

e)

belief in monotheism

130.

In indigenous West African spiritual traditions, spirits of __________ influence people’s lives.

a)

the gods

b)

ancestors

131.

In indigenous West African spiritual traditions, lesser gods and divinities represent __________ .

a)

forces of nature

b)

the unseen world

132.

Which practice best completes the graphic organizer?

a)

ancestor worship

b)

animism spirituality

c)

story telling

d)

funeral ceremony

133.

What is animism?

a)

a religion in which humans worship animals

b)

a belief that spirits—present in animals, plants, and trees—help the living

c)

a belief that gods—always nearby—influence the lives of people

d)

a religion in which humans worship spirits

134.

In indigenous West African spiritual traditions, who might be believed to be responsible for the illness of a family member?

a)

the spirits

b)

the shamans

c)

their ancestors

d)

another family member

135.

Griots use the __________ to convey history.

a)

oral word

b)

library

c)

written word

136.

Most griots are __________ .

a)

female

b)

male

137.

What did griots do to contribute to strong relationships with other villages?

a)

They helped promote trade and commerce

b)

They served as diplomats and ambassadors

c)

They helped villages share stories with one another.

d)

They helped griots in other villages learn their craft.

138.
a)

because griots worship large fires

b)

because griots are sources of information

c)

because all libraries and griots eventually die

d)

because libraries are common in Africa

139.

What would happen if all the griots died off?

a)

Much of West Africa’s history would be lost

b)

The West African chiefs would have to retell their histories

c)

Griots from other parts of the world would have to travel there to retell their histories

d)

West Africans would have to rely on their written history to remember their past.

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