Worksheets7th Topic 7 Test
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did Ghana grow rich?
a)
taxing the gold and salt trade
b)
diamonds and jewel mining
c)
through the knowledge from universities
2.
Which oceans surround Africa? (choose two)
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
e)
Southern Ocean
3.
The multiple achievements below are what Sundiata Keita accomplished EXCEPT...
a)
A warrior king who took over Ghana
b)
led a rebellion with the help of the Malinke people
c)
was known as the richest man in history
d)
proved to be a wise ruler
4.
The multiple achievements below are what Mansa Musa accomplished EXCEPT...
a)
Converted to Islam
b)
used his Hajj to showcase his wealth
c)
expanded the Mali Empire to its largest
d)
expanded Christianity in the empire
5.
What is a griot?
a)
a cave where paintings had been found
b)
A professional storyteller and oral historian who keeps West African history alive
c)
a proverb from the Songhai Empire
6.
Which ruler was devoted to making Islam stronger?
(a)
7.
Which empire grew to be the largest empire of West Africa?
a)
Songhai
b)
Mali
c)
Ghana
d)
Axum
8.
Why was Timbuktu an important city in West Africa?
4 lines
9.
Who was Ibn Battuta?
a)
A Moroccan Muslim who recorded his journeys across the Sahara desert
b)
a griot who retold the stories of Sundiata Keita
c)
West African drummer who could play a djembe
d)
known as the Lion King
10.
In which part of Africa did Christianity grow?
a)
East Africa
b)
West Africa
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
South Africa
11.
All the following was brought TO West Africa by Arab traders EXCEPT...
a)
Islam
b)
Arabic language
c)
architecture
d)
gold
12.
What two reasons did West African artists have to create art?
4 lines
13.
What is the most widely used instrument in West Africa?
a)
the saxophone
b)
the drum
c)
the piano
d)
the cow bell
14.
Match the following:
a)
A strong connection based on family relationships
1.
kinship
b)
Tropical grasslands where many African animals live
2.
savanna
c)
kingdom that developed in East Africa
3.
Axum
d)
ways a West African griot or elder would teach important lessons
4.
proverbs
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