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WorksheetsAncient Mali Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. If we were to visit Mali, which continent would we have to go to?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
North America
2.
2. This wealthy, important city was a learning center of Mali...
a)
Rome
b)
Greece
c)
Sahara
d)
Timbuktu
3.
3. If we visited Timbuktu during ancient times, what type of architecture would we see?
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Pyramids
c)
Parthenon
d)
University
4.
4. What type of books were found in the University in Timbuktu?
a)
Roman and Greek Books
b)
Chinese Books
c)
Egyptian Books
d)
Mining and Shipbuilding Books
5.
5. Who ruled Mali?
a)
kings
b)
emperors
c)
pharoahs
d)
the people
6.
6. What was the job of a griot?
a)
To mine gold to trade
b)
To farm the land
c)
To be a storyteller and pass on traditions
d)
To work in the University as teachers
7.
7. Who controlled and taxed trade in Mali?
a)
Kings
b)
Teachers
c)
Traders
d)
Presidents
8.
8. Why was salt an important natural resource of Mali?
a)
Salt for health reasons
b)
Salt was used to preserve food
c)
Salt was traded for gold
d)
All of the above
9.
9. How did the country of Mali become so rich and powerful?
a)
Because they lived near the ocean
b)
Because they conquered other countries
c)
Because it was a successful trade center
d)
Because of the diamond and coal mins
10.
10. Which one of these is not a human characteristic of Ancient Mali?
a)
Trader
b)
Miner
c)
Farmer
d)
Waiter
11.
11. Whose job was it to pass on traditions and events of the past through stories?
a)
Traders
b)
Griots
c)
Miners
d)
Teachers
12.
12. Which natural resource was traded by Mali for gold?
a)
coal
b)
diamonds
c)
pepper
d)
salt
13.
13. One form of art in Ancient Mali was
a)
Mosaics
b)
Kites
c)
Mud cloths
d)
Hieroglyphics
14.
14. Which words describe the physical characteristics of Mali?
a)
Desert like
b)
Filled with forests
c)
Hilly and rocky
d)
Near the Rocky Mountains
15.
15. Which is not a way the the West African empire of Mali adapted to their environment?
a)
Mined for gold
b)
Traded across the Mediterranean Sea
c)
Traded gold for salt from the Sahara Desert
d)
Farmed and raised animals on the grasslands.
16.
16. Which was a king in Ancient Mali
a)
Obama
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
King Tut
d)
Caesar
17.
17. Look at the map. Which letter is on the continent of Africa
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
18.
18. How did traders move their goods across the trade routes?
a)
boats
b)
camels
c)
trucks
d)
horses
19.
19. What river did the Ancient Mali civilization begin around?
a)
The Nile River
b)
The Huang He
c)
The Niger River
d)
The Tiber River
20.
20. Which desert did caravans cross to reach the gold mines of West Africa?
a)
Sahara
b)
Kalahari
c)
Egyptian
d)
Gobi
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