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WorksheetsAAH: Ch. 1 Practice Test
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
Who was the Muslim leader of Mali that made a pilgrimage to Mecca?
Sunni Baru
Askia the Great
Mansa Musa
Muhammad Ture
The wealth of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai was based on what?
Raiding other tribes
The gold and salt trade
Trade in ostriches and elephant tusks
Trading iron weapons and tools
Which river helped West Africa thrive?
Niger
Congo
Nile
Zambezi
Which city was famous for being a trade center?
Timbuktu
Djenne
Walata
Gao
What is the only major river in Northern Africa?
Nile
Congo
Zambezi
Niger
Mansa Musa was leader of which West African trading empire?
Ghana
Mali
Songhay
Axum
The ancient empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay were located in
North Africa
East Africa
South Africa
West Africa
What region is Western Africa?
Yellow
Green
Purple
Red
What region is Eastern Africa?
Yellow
Green
Purple
Blue
What was African society based on?
Money
Religion
Family
Language
The area south of Egypt before the Old Kingdom was...
Benin
Nubia
Aksum
Cairo
The Nubia became the....
Egyptian Empire
Aksum Empire
Kush Empire
Congo Empire
The trade at Meroe included...
Wood, corn, and wheat
Ebony, animal skins, and iron
Gold, bananas, wheat
Animal skins, mangoes, and gold
Based on pottery and artifacts, Kush was possibly influenced by...
Persia
Egypt
Aksum
Congo
Kush was at the crossroads of trade along what river?
The Mississippi River
The Zaire River
The Congo River
The Nile River
The kingdom of Ghana was very wealthy in ancient Africa. How did the kingdom of Ghana get its wealth?
by producing a lot of salt
by producing a lot of gold
by taxing the trade of gold and salt
through war and conquest of neighboring kingdoms
The largest and driest desert in the world covers the northern third of the African Continent. What is the name of the largest desert in the world?
Sahara
Mojave
Namibian
Gobi
Where was the Empire of Ghana located?
Northern America
Southern Africa
Eastern Africa
Western Africa
The trading center and powerful ancient kingdom in northern present-day Ethiopia was know as...
Mali
Axum
Ghana
Savannah
A town in Georgia
an open grassland with scattered trees
a valuable mineral
caravans
groups of people travelling together for safety over long distances
a mobile home
a new way to tictok
Which modern day country was the Aksum empire located in?
Chad
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Egypt
How long did the Kingdom of Zimbabwe last for?
2 years
500 years
30 years
10,000 years
What was the Kingdom of Zimbabwe's major partner?
the Kingdom of Ancient Ghana
the Kingdom of Kush
the Kingdom of Mapungubwe
the Kingdom of Aksum
Along trade routes, Ancient Ghana was also known as ...
the Land of Gold
Trading land
the Land of the Rich
It was still known as Ancient Ghana
Which geographic factor MOST influenced the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
Location near the mountains
Taxes collected from merchants
Nearness to the Silk Road
Nearness to trans-Saharan caravan routes
World's largest desert in Northern Africa
Sahara
Sahel
Gobi
Rub Al Kahli
The Benin Empire is what modern day country?
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Nigeria
What best explains how traders were now able to export gold and salt?
Lucrative Trade Routes
Population centers
The Introduction of the camel
Scarce manufactured goods
Why did Ghana attempt to expand?
Control more salt mines
Increase their Gold
expand the strength of their merchants
To control the trade routes
Why were coins important to the kingdom of Ghana?
They were given to only the king
They allowed people to barter with items
They were used in paying taxes.
Nobles collected them from farmers
Controlling more trade routes meant the Ghana kingdom could do what?
Have greater agriculture fields
Control even more Gold mines
Protect their kingdom better
Tax more merchants
How was the Kingdom of Mali different than the kingdom of Ghana
Mali taxed merchants
Mali's king took all the gold nuggets
Mali's kingdom had direct access to the Niger River
Ghana had many salt mines while Mali only had Gold mines.
Which city did Mansa Musa famously journey to?
Cario
Egypt
Timbuktu
Mecca
Which of the West African Kingdoms was the wealthiest?
Songhey
Mali
Ghana
What does polytheism mean?
Belief in one God
Belief in many gods
A religious journey
Having origins in many different places
What does monotheism mean?
Belief in one God
Belief in many gods
A religious journey
Having origins in many different places
What is a pilgrimage?
Belief in one God
Belief in many gods
A religious journey
Having origins in many different places
Which two (2) monotheistic religions entered ancient Africa and became popular? (Choose 2 answers)
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
What does migration mean?
traveling in a group
a holy journey
permanently moving to a new place
traveling from place to place
What country is represented by number 1?
Democratic Republic of Congo
Egypt
Sudan
South Sudan
What feature is represented by 2?
Nile River
Niger River
Congo River
Lake Victoria
What feature is represented by 3?
Nile River
Congo River
Niger River
Lake Tanganyika
What climate zone is represented by number 1?
Sahel
Savanna
Sahara
Tropical Rainforest
The "Savanna" is actually which type of land cover?
Desert
Grassland
Borderlands
Tropical Rainforest
Which country is shaded?
South Sudan
Nigeria
South Africa
Egypt
Which country is shaded?
Kenya
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nigeria
Kenya
Which feature is the arrow pointing to?
Kalahari Desert
Tropical Rainforest
Sahara Desert
Gobi Desert
Which African region is shaded on the map?
Tropical Rainforest
Kalahari Desert
Savanna
Sahel
Which region is partly shaded in green on the map?
Sahel
Sahara
Tropical Rainforest
Savanna
Which religion believes in nature worship, or that all things in nature have a spirit?
Judaism
Animism
Christianity
Islam
Which religion was spread throughout Africa by European missionaries?
Judaism
Christianity
Animism
Islam
Why do many people in Africa speak Arabic and practice the religion of Islam?
They Kurds were given their own country in Africa after Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria refused to recognize them as an ethnic group.
The Arabs expanded their empire from the Arabian Peninsula into Africa as they traded over land and on the sea.
The Bantu brought their iron-working skills from West Africa to the rest of the continent.
The majority of Persians believe that the leader of the religion must be a blood relative of Muhammad.
Ancient Egyptians believed the Pharaoh was
elected by the people
the Nile
An everyday man
A god
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
the tombs served as museums
the tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharaoh
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom
Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife
The Rosetta Stone was important because
it is a unique artifact
it led to the decoding of hieroglyphics
it had Greek, Cuneiform, and Egyptian writing on it
it represented peace
Buildings like the Great Pyramid of Giza MOST show ancient Egyptians believed in the
creation of laws
innocence of youth
existence of an afterlife
importance of social equality
Why is King Tut famous? (King Tut's death mask pictured right)
It was inside the Great Pyramid
It was inside the Spinx
The artifacts inside taught a lot about Ancient Egypt
He was the only Nubian Pharaoh
This picture is an example of...
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Latin
Heiroglyphics
Reeds from the nile were pounded flat to make...
mummy wrappings
cheap clothes
papyrus
herbs and spices
