WorksheetsChapter 5- West Africa Review
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. "A connection among people by marriage or adoption. These groups formed the government of many African societies."
a)
A. Griot
b)
B. Clan
c)
C. Kinship
2.
2. "The doing of specific work by trained and knowledgeable workers."
a)
A. absolute monarchy
b)
B. labor specialization
c)
C. oral history
d)
D. griots
3.
3. "Several smaller kinship groups connected by a common ancestor formed these larger groups. They usually have rules to follow like who they may marry."
a)
A. Clans
b)
B. Kinship Groups
c)
C. Bantu Migration
4.
4. "The official story teller in African civilization is called a: _________."
a)
A. Story Teller
b)
B. Griot
c)
C. Bantu
5.
5. What did most West Africans feel the strongest loyalty to?
a)
A. city or region
b)
B. their king
c)
C. their family and village
d)
D. their trading partners
6.
6. In West African villages, what did most people do for their "job"?
a)
A. farming
b)
B. hunting and gathering
c)
C. making salt
d)
D. mining for gold
7.
7. In West African villages, what did men do for their "job"?
a)
A. prepared food
b)
B. gathered firewood
c)
C. built houses and fences
d)
D. cleaned houses
8.
8. The Niger River was and still is important to West Africa for what?
a)
A. communication
b)
B. transportation
c)
C. food
d)
D. all of the above
9.
9. West African kingdoms developed as a result of wealth from what 2 main activities?
a)
A. mining gold
b)
B. weaving cloth
c)
C. trading slaves
d)
D. A and C are correct
10.
10. West African kings had religious duties like performing proper prayers and rituals. What were those prayers and rituals supposed to do to help their kingdom run more smoothly?
a)
A. bring rain
b)
B. make the land infertile
c)
C. bring prosperity to their people
d)
D. A and C are correct
11.
11. How did griots pass on history and values of West African culture?
a)
A. by preserving manuscripts or written stories
b)
B. by writing down important events
c)
C. by videotaping important events
d)
D. by telling stories and singing songs
12.
12. West Africans recorded their culture using oral history because they had no written language.
a)
A. True
b)
B. False
13.
13. "A large desert of northern Africa."
a)
A. Kalahari
b)
B. Sahara
c)
C. Arabian
d)
D. Namib
14.
14. "A North African Islamic dynasty or group of people."
a)
A. Songhai
b)
B. Almoravids
c)
C. Umayyads
d)
D. Zimbabwe
15.
15. "A region that has certain types of plants due to soil and climate ."
a)
A. desert
b)
B. Sahara
c)
C. vegetation zone
d)
D. rain forest
16.
16. "A grassland in a tropical region ."
a)
A. desert
b)
B. savannah
c)
C. vegetation zone
d)
D. prairie
17.
17. "A region between the Sahara and forests of southern and West Africa ."
a)
A. Ghana
b)
B. Mali
c)
C. Timbuktu
d)
D. Songhai
18.
18. What are the 3 vegetation zones in West Africa? Choose carefully!!
a)
A. desert, farmland, grassland
b)
B. forest, mountain desert
c)
C. desert, grassland, forest
d)
D. rivers, forest, desert
19.
19. What trade good is found in this vegetation zone-FOREST? (type in using lower case letters only)
(a)
20.
20. Why did the people of Ghana keep the source of the gold a secret?
a)
A. to limit the amount of gold traded
b)
B. making the gold scarce increased its value
c)
C. they didn't keep the source of gold a secret
d)
D. Both A and B are correct
21.
21. How does the King of Ghana become wealthy?
a)
A. by converting to Islam
b)
B. by taxing trade
c)
C. by selling salt
d)
D. by trading camels for gold
22.
22. What did Berber traders introduce to West Africa besides just trade goods?
a)
A. salt
b)
B. gold
c)
C. written language
d)
D. government organization
23.
23. What could happen to Ghana's Islamic kings if they rejected traditional religion?
a)
A. anger upper class people
b)
B. lose gold trade
c)
C. anger trading partners
d)
D. lose their right to the throne
24.
24. Much of which West African social class converts to Islam?
a)
A. village peasants
b)
B. only kings and rulers
c)
C. upper class
d)
D. griots
25.
25. What motivated the Almoravids to declare war on Ghana?
a)
A. they wanted other Muslims to follow the Almoravid interpretation of Islam
b)
B. the Almoravids had enough wealth to start a war with Ghana
c)
C. they were envious of Ghana's wealth
d)
D. both A and C are correct
26.
26. What are the two processes Africans used to get salt: mining and _______________.
a)
A. echolocation
b)
B. evaporation
c)
C. there was no salt in Africa, they had to trade people from other countries to get it.
27.
27. "The West African empire founded by the Malinke people is called ________".
a)
A. Ghana
b)
B. Songhai
c)
C. Mufasa
d)
D. Mali
28.
28. "A city in Mali that was a center for trade and culture".
a)
A. Ghana
b)
B. Songhai
c)
C. Timbuktu
d)
D. Cairo
29.
29. "A leader of the Malinke people who captured the capital of Ghana and expanded the empire. . . often called the 'Lion King Ruler'. "
a)
A. Mufasa
b)
B. Sundiata
c)
C. Mansa Musa
d)
D. Askia Muhammad
30.
30. "An Emperor of Mali who came into power in 1307. He made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca. "
a)
A. Mufasa
b)
B. Sundiata
c)
C. Mansa Musa
d)
D. Askia Muhammad
31.
31. "A group of West African people whose leaders created a great empire after 1400. "
a)
A. Ghana
b)
B. Mali
c)
C. Songhai
d)
D. Muslim
32.
32. "A ruler of the Songhai empire who took power in 1493. He expanded the empire and ORGANIZED its government. "
a)
A. Mufasa
b)
B. Sundiata
c)
C. Mansa Musa
d)
D. Askia Muhammad
33.
33. Why was Timbuktu an ideal location for a city and trade center?
a)
A. It was on the Niger River, so easy to get to it
b)
B. It is where the desert and savannah vegetation zones meet
c)
C. It is really in the middle of nowhere, so it wasn't ideal
d)
D. Both A and B are correct
34.
34. Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca was impressive? What was one thing people noticed about his amazing caravan?
a)
A. Poets
b)
B. Gold
c)
C. Salt
35.
35. What/Who did Mansa Musa bring back to Mali from his pilgrimage to Mecca?
a)
A. other pilgrims
b)
B. slaves from Mecca
c)
C. Salt
d)
D. architects and scholars
36.
36. The Empire of Mali declines after the death of Mansa Musa because?
a)
A. there was argument over who would be the next leader
b)
B. Muslim travelers did not like West Africa
c)
C. clans ignored leadership and did their own thing
d)
D. most West Africans moved to North Africa or Mecca
37.
37. What Songhai city declared its independence from Mali around 1365?
a)
A. Timbuktu
b)
B. Gao
c)
C. Djenne
d)
D. There was not a city that declared its independence then.
38.
38. What leader was responsible for expanding the Songhai Empire, organizing its government, and spreading Islam throughout the empire? He also defeated Sunni Ali's son and became Songhai's ruler.
a)
A. Sundiata
b)
B. Mansa Musa
c)
C. Askia Muhammad
39.
39. Moroccan forces caused the collapse of the Songhai Empire by doing what?
a)
A. driving the Berbers out of Timbuktu
b)
B. raiding Songhai salt mines
c)
C. capturing Timbuktu and Gao
d)
D. both B and C are correct
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