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Africa Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name

Class

Date

Identify TWO resources vital to early West African trade.

Salt

Silk

Gold

Iron

Which of the following is TRUE about oral histories?

A. people can't learn anything from oral histories

B. societies without written records never accomplished anything important

C. oral histories are more likely to be accurate than written records

D. oral histories might not be as accurate because they can be more easily altered

What animal altered the course of history in Northern Africa?

A. the camel

B. the horse

C. the elephant

D. the lion

What religion dominated Northern Africa?

A. Buddhism

B. Hinduism

C. Christianity

D. Islam

Which of the following is TRUE of Mansa Musa? (SELECT THREE)

A. he helped spread Islam throughout Northern Africa by building mosques

B. he ran out of money before he ever reached Mecca

C. he was a devout Muslim known for his pilgrimage to Mecca

D. he was the emperor of Mali at the height of its power

What was the first European country to take enslaved people from Africa?

A. Spain

B. France

C. Portugal

D. England

What role did griots have in the education of children in West Africa?

A. as storytellers, they were primarily entertainers for the children

B. they were able to teach their peoples' history to the children

C. griots were Muslim scholars who children would be apprenticed to

D. because they were warriors, they taught children how to fight

African fables are stories that often involve talking animals. Often times, those stories focus on a _________________ learning a moral or lesson at the end of the story.

A. King

B. hero

C. trickster

D. a magician

How did Islam spread throughout Northern & Western African?

A. through trade with Muslim merchants

B. through trade with the Persians

C. through trade with the Greeks

D. through trade with the Mongols

10.

Swahili comes from an Arabian word meaning "people of the coast". Select the TWO things that the word Swahili represented for the people of Africa.

Language

Religion

Spiritual

Culture

11.

Axum was an East African empire that was ___ before converting to Islam.

Hindu

Buddhist

Christian

Jewish

12.

Name one river on the African continent.

4 lines

13.

Match the Following Vocab.

a traditional story teller

Griot

unique culture and language of East Africa

Swahili

tracing descents through the mothers side

Matrilineal

stories that are passed down

Oral History

a family made up of several generations

Extended Family

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Africa Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

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