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Year 8 Ancient Ghana Quiz 2

Total questions: 125

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Early travelers described Ghana as a land of

a)

gold.

b)

taxes.

c)

oases.

d)

wonder.

2.

Where was Ghana located

a)

North Arica

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

West Africa

3.

How were things taxed in Ghana?

a)

Everything going out

b)

Everything coming in

c)

Everything going out and coming in

d)

They didn't have taxes

4.

What was produced in abundance in Sahara (the north) that the people of the south needed?

a)

gold

b)

pepper

c)

salt

d)

silk

5.
What was significant about the location of the Ghana Empire?
a)
It had access to the Atlantic Ocean and therefore valuable shipping routes.
b)
The empire was isolated from other empires, keeping it safe from attacks.
c)
It was located between the gold mines in the south and valuable salt resources in the north
d)
Most of the empire was located in the mountains overlooking other empires.
6.
Why do historians not know the location of the gold mines of Wangara? 
a)
The written records were lost
b)
 Arab traders agreed not to tell
c)
Oral traditions name two places
d)
The miners kept the site a secret.
7.

Which is NOT near Ghana in West Africa?

a)

Niger River

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

gold mines

d)

Mediterranean Sea

8.

How did Ghana start up?

a)

They were always there in Ghana since ancient times.

b)

The Soninke people came across the Sahara Desert to farm.

c)

Almoravid Muslims created Ghana.

d)

Greek explorers got lost in a storm.

9.

How did Ghana start up?

a)

They were always there in Ghana since ancient times.

b)

The Soninke people came across the Sahara Desert to farm.

c)

Almoravid Muslims created Ghana.

d)

Greek explorers got lost in a storm.

10.

Why did the Soninke settle near the Niger River when they started Ghana?

a)

They were tired of traveling and moving.

b)

They needed water being so close to the Sahara Desert.

c)

They thought it was more beautiful.

d)

There was no one else there to attack them.

11.

How did caravans help the trade in West Africa?

a)

It protected them from sand storms.

b)

Camels brought goods across the Sahara Desert.

c)

They made the gold and salt.

d)

It helped get water to the desert regions.

12.

Which natural features surrounded ancient Ghana?

a)

Rocky Mountains and Mississippi River

b)

Great Barrier Reef and Amazon River

c)

Sahara Desert and Niger River

d)

Amazon Rainforest and Nile River

13.

What valuable resources did ancient Ghana trade?

a)

gold and salt

b)

copper and diamonds

c)

ivory and spices

d)

silk and porcelain

14.

What valuable resources did ancient Ghana trade?

a)

gold and salt

b)

copper and diamonds

c)

ivory and spices

d)

silk and porcelain

15.

What was the political structure of ancient Ghana?

a)

Democracy

b)

Anarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

16.

What was the religion followed in ancient Ghana?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

17.

What were the major trade routes of ancient Ghana?

a)

Trans-Saharan trade routes

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Silk Road

18.

Which of the following was a significant factor in the spread of Islam in ancient Ghana?

a)

Forced conversion by the rulers

b)

Trade and interaction with Muslim merchants

c)

Islamic missionaries

d)

Conquest by Islamic empires

19.
This kingdom existed from 400 - 1100 in western Africa. 
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Songhai
d)
Zimbabwe
20.
Which two natural resources led to the rise of all the western African kingdoms?
a)
Salt and Gold
b)
Salt and Diamonds
c)
Silver and Gold
d)
Platinum and DIamonds
21.
The following was the first Islamic civilization in Africa. 
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Songhai
d)
Axum
22.
This ocean is on the west of Africa.
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
d)
Mediterannean
23.
This ocean is on the west of Africa.
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
d)
Mediterannean
24.

Located in Africa, this is the largest desert in the world?

a)

Savanna

b)

Sahara

c)

Shawarma

d)

Sahel

25.

The savanna is an area in Africa where_____?

a)

the area south of the Sahara

b)

wild plant life

c)

zone of towering trees and dense leaves

d)

grasslands with few scattered trees

26.

What was the name of the road that traders would use to get across the desert to trade with West African empires?

a)

Trans-Continental railroad

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Trans-Saharan Caravan road

d)

The Suez Canal

27.

Which is a TRUE statement about Ghana?

a)

Ancient Ghana was a very poor kingdom.

b)

Ancient Ghana paid taxes to traders who entered the kingdom.

c)

Ancient Ghana was rich in diamonds and silk.

d)

Ancient Ghana was ruled by powerful kings who supported trade.

28.
Why was salt so important?
a)
It was expensive
b)
It helped keep food fresh
c)
It tasted good
d)
All of the answers are correct
29.
Why was salt so important?
a)
It was expensive
b)
It helped keep food fresh
c)
It tasted good
d)
All of the answers are correct
30.

How did Ghana reach the height of their greatness?

a)

Epic battles against Macedonia

b)

Careful management of the gold trade

c)

Their agricultural skills helped create a surplus

d)

Their strict code of laws that focused on social structure

31.

Which area of medieval Africa was MOST associated with the production of salt?

a)

desert

b)

forest

c)

mountains

d)

savanna

32.

Based on the climate and geography of Africa, why do you think the African Empires relied more on trading than agriculture?

a)

Because of the desert climate, they were unable to produce many crops

b)

They were broken up by mountains and islands

c)

West Africa was a peninsula covered mostly by mountains

d)

West Africa was located in the mountains, making agriculture difficult

33.

How did Ghana raise money to pay government officials?

a)

Mining salt.

b)

Selling gold.

c)

Taxing goods.

d)

Buying camels.

34.

Early travelers described Ghana as a land of

a)

gold.

b)

taxes.

c)

oases.

d)

wonder.

35.

Early travelers described Ghana as a land of

a)

gold.

b)

taxes.

c)

oases.

d)

wonder.

36.

Where was Ghana located

a)

North Arica

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

West Africa

37.

What was produced in abundance in Sahara (the north) that the people of the south needed?

a)

gold

b)

pepper

c)

salt

d)

silk

38.
What was significant about the location of the Ghana Empire?
a)
It had access to the Atlantic Ocean and therefore valuable shipping routes.
b)
The empire was isolated from other empires, keeping it safe from attacks.
c)
It was located between the gold mines in the south and valuable salt resources in the north
d)
Most of the empire was located in the mountains overlooking other empires.
39.

Early travelers described Ghana as a land of

a)

gold.

b)

taxes.

c)

oases.

d)

wonder.

40.

Why did Ghana grow in power?

a)

taxes

b)

trade

c)

tributes

d)

all of the above

41.

What animal gave Ghanian's a trading advantage?

a)

Camel

b)

Horse

c)

Oxen

42.

How did caravans help the trade in West Africa?

a)

it protected them from sand storms

b)

the camels and donkeys brought goods across the Sahara Desert

c)

they made the gold and salt

d)

it helped get water to the desert regions

43.

All three West African empires controlled part of the _______________ Desert.

a)

Mojave

b)

Sahara

c)

Gobi

d)

Atacama

e)

Kalahari

44.

Which ocean is located to the west of Africa?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

45.
What large body of water borders Africa to the north?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Black Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea
46.

Which religion later diffused into West Africa due to merchants traveling in caravans along the trans-Sharan trade routes?

a)

Bhuddism

b)

Christianity

c)

Judism

d)

Islam

47.
Which number is nearest Lake Victoria?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
5
d)
1
48.
Which river is located nearest number 7?
a)
Volta
b)
Niger
c)
Zambezi
d)
Nile
49.
Which number is nearest Niger River?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
8
d)
6
50.
Which number is nearest Congo River?
a)
3
b)
7
c)
6
d)
8
51.
What number corresponds to South Africa?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
31
d)
1
52.
What country corresponds to number 10?
a)
Sudan
b)
Libya
c)
Egypt
d)
Kenya
53.
What number corresponds to Democratic Republic of the Congo?
a)
29
b)
36
c)
9
d)
16
54.
What number corresponds to Egypt?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
1
d)
2
55.
Which number is nearest the Kalahari Desert?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
56.
Which type of landform can be found in the region numbered 3?
a)
rainforest
b)
desert
c)
mountains
d)
savannah
57.
Which landform is located nearest number 1?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Atlas Mountains
c)
Namib Desert
d)
Sahara Desert
58.
Which number is nearest the Sahel?
a)
1
b)
5
c)
4
d)
3
59.
Which number is nearest the Tropical Rain Forest?
a)
1
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
60.
Which landform is located nearest number 1?
a)
Drakensberg Mountains
b)
East African Mountains
c)
Himalaya Mountains
d)
Atlas Mountains
61.

What is number 6 pointing to>

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Mt. Atlas

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

d)

Mt. Savanna

62.

What is arrow 5 pointing to?

a)

the Atlas Valley

b)

The Victoria River

c)

The Great Rift Valley

d)

The Nile River

63.

What country is represented by number 1?

a)

Democratic Republic of Congo

b)

Egypt

c)

Sudan

d)

South Sudan

64.

What country is represented by number 2?

a)

Egypt

b)

Sudan

c)

Kenya

d)

Nigeria

65.

What country is represented by number 3?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Sudan

c)

South Sudan

d)

Kenya

66.

What country is represented by number 4?

a)

South Africa

b)

Kenya

c)

Egypt

d)

South Sudan

67.

What country is represented by number 5?

a)

Kenya

b)

South Africa

c)

Democratic Republic of Congo

d)

South Sudan

68.

What country is represented by number 6?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Democratic Republic of Congo

c)

Sudan

d)

South Sudan

69.

What country is represented by number 7?

a)

Nigeria

b)

South Africa

c)

Kenya

d)

South Sudan

70.

What feature is represented by 1?

a)

Niger River

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Sahara Desert

71.

What feature is represented by 2?

a)

Nile River

b)

Niger River

c)

Congo River

d)

Lake Victoria

72.

What feature is represented by 3?

a)

Nile River

b)

Congo River

c)

Niger River

d)

Lake Tanganyika

73.

What feature is represented by 4?

a)

Nile River

b)

Atlas Mountians

c)

Lake Tanganyika

d)

Lake Victoria

74.

What feature is represented by 5?

a)

Congo River

b)

Lake Victoria

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Kalahari Desert

75.

What feature is represented by 6?

a)

Congo River

b)

Lake Tanganyika

c)

Lake Victoria

d)

Niger River

76.

What feature is represented by 7?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Congo River

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Kalahari Desert

77.

What climate zone is represented by number 1?

a)

Sahel

b)

Savanna

c)

Sahara

d)

Tropical Rainforest

78.

What climate zone is represented by number 2?

a)

Sahara

b)

Savanna

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

Sahel

79.

What climate zone is represented by number 3?

a)

Tropical Rainforest

b)

Sahara

c)

Sahel

d)

Savanna

80.

What climate zone is represented by number 4?

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Tropical Rainforest

81.

Which is the largest desert in the world?

a)

The Kalahari

b)

Egypt

c)

The Sahara

d)

The Sahel

82.

The "Savanna" is actually which type of land cover?

a)

Desert

b)

Grassland

c)

Borderlands

d)

Tropical Rainforest

83.

What is the worlds second largest continent?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Antartica

d)

Africa

84.

What is the name of the longest river in the world

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Congo River

c)

The Mississippi River

d)

The Hudson

85.

Which best describes the situation about Africa's natural resources?

a)

Africa does not have any natural resources

b)

Africa has a lot of natural resources

c)

Africa has never been able to find its resources

d)

Africa has to buy natural resources from neighboring areas.

86.

. 

What is the name of the large desert that covers most of northern Africa?

a)

The Sahara Desert

b)

The Mojave Desert

c)

The Nile Desert

d)

I don't know

87.

. 

Which TWO trade resources were found in medieval Africa?

a)

Coal and Diamonds

b)

Natural Gas and oil

c)

Precious metals

d)

salt and gold

88.

In which country does the Nile River meet the Mediterranean Sea?

(a)  

89.

What is the world's largest hot desert?

(a)  

90.
Which vegetation zone stood between the West African kingdoms and Egypt and would have made trade between the two very difficult?
a)
sahara desert
b)
sahel
c)
congo rainforest
d)
savanna
91.
Which river would have been the MOST used by the West African kingdoms?
a)
Nile
b)
Niger
c)
Tigris
d)
Euphrates
92.
This is a picture of a _________.
a)
savanna
b)
desert
c)
sahel
d)
savanna
93.
This is the _________ river.
a)
Niger
b)
Nile
c)
Tigris
d)
Euphrates
94.
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
95.

Africa is a

a)

country

b)

continent

c)

city

d)

state

96.

Africa is a

a)

country

b)

continent

c)

city

d)

state

97.

What would make it hard to travel through the Saharan desert?

a)

wind and sand

b)

lack of water

c)

heat

d)

all of the above

98.

The ancient empire of Ghana was located in

a)

North Africa

b)

East Africa

c)

South Africa

d)

West Africa

99.
Which landform is located nearest number 1?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Atlas Mountains
c)
Namib Desert
d)
Sahara Desert
100.

What is the name of the tallest mountain in Africa?

a)

Everest

b)

Kilimanjaro

c)

Himalaya

d)

Atlas

101.

How many countries are there in Africa?

a)

45

b)

54

c)

48

d)

27

102.

Which 2 oceans surround Africa?

a)

Southern and Arctic

b)

Southern and Indian

c)

Pacific and Atlantic

d)

Atlantic and Indian

103.

Which region of Africa is shaded yellow?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

e)

Central

104.

Which region of Africa is shaded red?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

e)

Central

105.

Which region of Africa is shaded purple

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

e)

Central

106.

Which region of Africa is shaded Blue?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

e)

Central

107.

Which number identifies Kenya?

(a)  

108.

Which number identifies Kenya?

(a)  

109.

Why is the population of the Sahara so low?

a)

Too much water

b)

Too much oil

c)

Limited access to oil

d)

Limited access to water

110.

Why are date palms so important to human life in the Sahara?

a)

Date palms feed wild animals, such as gazelles.

b)

Date palms provide food, fuel, and materials for homes.

c)

Date palms provide drinking water for people and animals.

d)

Date palms are windbreaks that protect desert communities from harsh winds.

111.

The climate of northern Africa is mostly

a)

hot and dry

b)

tropical and rainy

c)

cold and snowy

d)

winter year round

112.

Highest peak in Africa

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Mt. McKinley

d)

Andes

113.

Africa is a ___

a)

Continent

b)

Country

c)

State

d)

Territory

114.

Ocean to the west of Africa

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

115.

Ocean to the east of Africa

a)

Indian

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Pacific

116.

The North African countries are located on the southern shore of which body of water?

 

a)

Nile River

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

117.

Which is the largest lake on the continent of Africa?

 

a)

Lake Tanganyika

b)

Lake Malawi

c)

Lake Baikal

d)

Lake Victoria

118.

Which body of water is indicated by the red star?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

119.

Tallest mountain in Africa, with one dormant volcano.

a)

Mt Kilimanjaro

b)

Mt. Mckinley

c)

Mt. Rushmore

120.

Largest lake in Africa, it is the eye.

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Eerie

c)

Lake Superior

121.

Which African country is this?

a)

Angola

b)

Libya

c)

Algeria

d)

Morocco

122.

Which African country is this?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Egypt

c)

Libya

d)

Chad

123.

Which African country is this?

a)

Madagascar

b)

Falkland Islands

c)

Canary Islands

d)

Mozambique

124.

Which African country is this?

a)

Madagascar

b)

Falkland Islands

c)

Canary Islands

d)

Mozambique

125.

Which African country is this?

a)

Algeria

b)

Tunisia

c)

Morocco

d)

Senegal

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