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Ch. 7 African Civilization Test

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was a significant effect of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca?

a)

Islamic learning and culture expanded in Mali

b)

The African written language spread to southwest Asia

c)

Mansa Musa gave up Islam

d)

Sundiata was no longer important to history

2.

In which African empires was Islam an important religion? Choose the TWO correct answers.

a)

Mali

b)

Axum

c)

Kush

d)

Songhai

3.
Who led a great caravan to Mecca, bringing his empire to the attention of the world?
a)
Askia Muhammad
b)
As-Saheli
c)
Mansa Sundiata
d)
Mansa Musa
4.
is a group of people who have descended from the same Ancestor?
a)

Village

b)

Clan

c)
Spiritual
d)

Communities

5.
means tracing ancestry through mothers rather than Fathers?
a)
Matrilineal
b)

Ancestry

c)

Patrilineal

6.
is the type of landform in which the Great Rift Valley was Created? (flat land)
a)
Sugarcane
b)
Clan
c)
Plateau
d)

Grasslands

7.

Open grassland with scattered trees

a)

rainforest

b)

sahel

c)

desert

d)

savannah

8.

moist, densely wooded areas

a)

sahel

b)

rainforest

c)

savannah

d)

desert

9.

Mali's rise to power began under a ruler named

a)

Sundiata

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Mufasa

d)

Askia the Great

10.

Storytellers of early West Africa were called

a)

griots

b)

scribes

c)

proverbs

d)

epics

11.

Oral history means

a)

the storytellers of West Africa

b)

spoken record of past events

c)

a written record of past events

d)

short sayings of wisdom or truth

12.

the city-state that owed its power to its location in the Red Sea

a)

Axum

b)

dhow

c)

Sunni Ali

d)

plateau

13.

What great warrior-king, called "Lion Prince," seized Ghana in 1240?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Sunni Ali

c)

Sundiata Keita

d)

Timbuktu

14.
The great trading center of Zimbabwe supplied __________ to the East African coast
a)
gold, copper, ivory
b)
gunpowder, spears, bows
c)
bananas, yams, rice
d)
salt, gold, tin
15.
Songhai leader who built the largest empire in medieval West Africa
a)
Askia Muhammad
b)
Swahili
c)
clan
d)
Makkah
16.
a language that means "people of the coast"
a)

clan

b)

Swahili

c)
Makkah
d)
sultan
17.
Muslim holy city, also known as Mecca
a)
Makkah
b)
sultan
c)
clan
d)
Swahili
18.
West African empires utilized __________ governments ruled by __________.
a)

democracy, sultons

b)
city-state, emperors
c)

centralized, kings

d)
tribal, chiefs
19.
families made up of several generations
a)
extended families
b)
Dahia al-Kahina
c)
oral history
d)
matrilineal
20.
stories passed down by mouth from generation to generation
a)

stories

b)

oral books

c)

matrilineal

d)

oral history

21.
queen who spent 40 years battling Portuguese slave traders
a)
Nzinga
b)
extended families
c)
Dahia al-Kahina
d)
oral history
22.
queen who led the fight against the Muslim invasion of her country
a)
Dahia al-Kahina
b)
oral history
c)
matrilineal
d)
Nzinga
23.
The __________ people's migrations helped spread culture across medieval Africa
a)

Yorba

b)

Bantu

c)
Portuguese
d)
Ndongo
24.
During the 1440's, the European slave trade was started in Africa by
a)
Portugual
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Dutch
25.
Enslaved Africans used music to remind them of their
a)

freedom

b)
religion
c)
prayers
d)

homeland

26.
"ships of the desert"
a)
camels
b)
jazz
c)
clan
d)
plateau
27.
spread from Arabia into Africa beginning in the A.D. 600's
a)

Benin

b)

Islam

c)
Swahili
d)
griots
28.

What is located at box 4?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Sahara

c)

Djenne

d)

Niger River

29.

What is located at #1?

a)

Timbuktu

b)

Djenne

c)

Niger River

d)

Saharan

30.

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

31.

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

a)

Chad

b)

Cairo

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Djenne

32.

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

33.

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

34.

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

35.

What are TWO crucial elements that brought about the growth of the Trans-Saharan trade in Western and Northern Africa?

a)

Implementation of camels as pack animals

b)

Salt mines in the Sahara Desert

c)

Natural resources collected from the rainforest and traded in Northern and Western Africa

d)

Maintaining control trade between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

36.

How did Mansa Musa establish Mali as a center of Muslim culture?

a)

He spent so much gold on his hajj that it weakened the economy of Egypt for years.

b)

He extended Mali's territory and made Mali one of the largest empires of its time.

c)

He brought Muslim scholars, artists, and teachers to work in Mali.

d)

He established trade links with Muslim salt merchants in North Africa.

37.
Trans-Saharan trade in early West Africa MAINLY involved the exchange of _________ for gold.
a)
Iron
b)
Salt
c)
Slaves
d)
Ivory
38.
Why was salt so valuable?
a)
People needed salt to preserve food.
b)
Salt was used as a fertilizer for crops.
c)
Salt was used as a medicine.
d)
Salt was used in many religious ceremonies.
39.

Griots are important to our study of African civilizations because

a)

they invited Europeans to Africa

b)

they started slavery in Africa

c)

they preserved African history before writing

d)

they came around after written record in Africa

40.
Sunni Ali was the leader of
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Songhai
d)
Morocco
41.
What brought Islam to West Africa?
a)

Caravan

b)
Trade
c)
Emporers
d)
Crusades
42.

What geographic feature isolated Africa from the rest of the world?

a)

Mt. Kilamanjaro

b)

Congo River

c)

Great Rift Valley

d)

Sahara

43.

What animal made travel and trade possible across the Sahara?

a)

ostrich

b)

donkey

c)

camel

d)

horse

44.

Who brought Islam to Africa?

a)

The Romans

b)

The Portuguese

c)

Berber & Arab traders

d)

Prestor John

45.

A Muslim place of worship

a)

mosque

b)

clan

c)

diviner

d)

spiritual

46.

A East African language and culture

a)

Berber

b)

Swahili

c)

Bantu

d)

Pig Latin

47.

People believed they could predict the future

a)

Bantu

b)

Berbers

c)

Diviners

d)

Clan

48.

Who made up the extended family? Check all that apply.

a)

Parents

b)

Children

c)

Grandparents

d)

Other Relative

49.

What is the name of the area between the Sahara Desert and the African savana?

a)

Niger River

b)

Nile River

c)

Sahel

d)

Drakensberg Mountains

50.

What did West African art serve a particular purpose for?

a)

To be admired

b)

To convey history

c)

To entertain children

d)

To teach foreign languages

51.

Who did Queen Nzinga(Ginga) stand up against?

a)

Canadians

b)

Americans

c)

Portuguese

d)

Australians

52.

I provide fresh water and fish.

I provide fertilizer for the savanna and rain forest.

I have been described as a "highway" by West African traders.

Who am I?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Muhammad

c)

The Niger River

d)

The Yellow River

53.
The trade of which two products shaped the early history of North and West Africa?
a)
ivory and salt
b)
salt and gold
c)
silk and gold
d)
spices and ivory
54.

Why was Mali a good place to trade salt and gold?

a)

Mansa Musa was a generous king.

b)

People liked to go to the library, so it was convenient.

c)

It was located between the salt mines of the north and the gold mines of the south.

d)

It was a great tourist spot.

55.

Which river is represented by the number 3?

a)

Niger River

b)

Congo River

c)

Nile River

d)

Tigris River

56.

Which term describes the attribution of a soul or spirit to plants, animals, or other natural phenomena?

a)

Kinship

b)

Karma

c)

Atheism

d)

Animism

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