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Unit 7: Quiz on Mali

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the people of Mali make a living?

a)

Mining

b)

Trading

c)

Shipbuilding

d)

Roadbuilding

2.

How did the people in Mali and Rome BOTH make a living?

a)

Mining

b)

Trading

c)

Shipbuilding

d)

Roadbuilding

3.

Ancient Mali was in the Sahara desert, had powerful kings and a

a)

Wealthy trade center

b)

Site of the Great Wall

c)

Birthplace of democracy

d)

Site of the Great Pyramids

4.

Storytellers were important in Mali because they —

a)

Told stories using hieroglyphics.

b)

Passed on traditions and stories.

c)

Wrote stories using the Greek alphabet.

d)

Wrote stories using characters and symbols.

5.

Salt was used for preserving food, eaten to keep in good health and...

a)

Traded for gold

b)

Found in the pyramids

c)

Mined in the hills of Rome

d)

Was thought to be worthless

6.

Timbuktu was the site of —

a)

The first Olympic games

b)

The first pyramids built in Africa

c)

A college that trained people to become storytellers

d)

A university containing a large library of Greek and Roman books

7.

Trade in West Africa was controlled by the —

a)

Kings of Mali

b)

Rulers in Europe

c)

Emperors of Rome

d)

Pharaohs of Egypt

8.

The empire of Mali was located near rivers and in a —

a)

Valley

b)

Coastal region

c)

Grassland region

d)

Mountainous region