WorksheetsAfrica Quiz
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is NOT true about African Geography?
a)
Variety of climate zones from tropical to desert.
b)
Many rivers connect the interior and help the movement of goods and people.
c)
It was filled with natural resources, such as salt, gold, iron, and copper.
d)
The whole continent is a desert, with very little water or resources.
2.
Which civilization used sailing ships called dhows to expand trade?
a)
Axum
b)
Songhai
c)
Mali
d)
Great Zimbabwe
3.
How did the rulers of Ghana become rich?
a)
by taxing the goods traders carried through their territory
b)
by conquering neighboring kingdoms and taking their gold
c)
by building new trade routes to Asia
d)
by converting the country to Islam and appointing Muslims as advisers
4.
Which ruler gave away gold along his pilgrimage to Mecca?
a)
Ibn Battuta
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
The king of Great Zimbabwe
d)
Sonna Ali
5.
Timbuktu became a center of trade and learning for which African Civilization?
a)
Axum
b)
Songhai
c)
Mali
d)
Ghana
6.
What people broke away from Mali's empire and gained control of the all-important trade routes?
a)
Axum
b)
Songhai
c)
Mali
d)
Ghana
7.
How did Islam spread throughout Africa?
a)
By Muslim merchants traveling through Africa to trade.
b)
Muslim teachers traveled throughout Africa to introduce the faith.
c)
Ibn Battuta traveled through 27 countries to teach the Qur’an.
d)
Universities were established to teach the religion.
8.
Which civilization was the seat of power and home to the monarch?
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Great Zimbabwe
d)
Axum
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