WorksheetsEarly Africa
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
The wealth of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai was based on what?
Raiding other tribes
The gold and salt trade
Trade in ostriches and elephant tusks
Trading iron weapons and tools
Which city was famous for being a trade center?
Timbuktu
Djenne
Walata
Gao
Which of the following shows evidence of a Stable Food Supply?
Hanging Gardens
Many gods with human personalities
Taxes
An irrigation system with canals and levees
Which of the following shows evidence of a government in Sumer?
Clay tablets with cuneiform
Technology such as the plow
Images of a king collecting taxes
Ziggurats
Which of the following is NOT a necessary characteristic of a civilization?
Religion
Writing
Education
Government
Creative and cultural expression such as music, dance, and painting
Trade
Arts
Written Language and Learning
Religion
Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for pharaohs. Which characteristic does this demonstrate?
social structure
written language
stable food supply
arts and entertainment
In 450 BCE, 12 bronze tablets were used to record Roman laws. Which characteristic does this demonstrate?
government
religion
stable food supply
arts and entertainment
Which characteristic does this photo (wheel) demonstrate?
written language
religion
stable food supply
technology
Which characteristic does this photo (sewer system) demonstrate?
technology
written language
government
arts and entertainment
This desert stretches 3,000 miles west to east, 1,200 miles north to south, and is the largest desert in the world
Kalahari Desert
Death Valley
Sahara Desert
Namib Desert
In the desert, 6,000 feet below the surface are aquifers that hold water. When the water is able to rise and reach the surface, this creates a what?
Lake
Oasis
Sink Hole
Ocean
This region receives the most rainfall in Africa. It sits near the equator and has a very dense vegetation of trees, plants, and leaves that cause and "umbrella" over the ground.
Desert
Grassland
Rainforest
Sahel
The process of the expansion of dry conditions into moist areas next to deserts from human activity and nature is known as what?
Deforestation
Tilling
Desertification
Sahelification
What is the transition zone between the Sahara and Savanna called?
Sahel
Kalahari
Sahara
Tropical Rainforest
In West Africa between about 500 and 16000 C.E., Ghana, Songhai, and Mali were three______ that arose.
states
kingdoms
countries
religions
Why are historians unable to study written sources from early West African societies?
The ares of semidesert that is both south of the Sahara and has mild vegetations is called the
Jenne
Sahel
Savana
Niger
What are the Nok people from West Africa during 500 B.C.E., know for?
mastering ironworking
fishing with thin wire
building with concrete
forming the first cities
What was one benefit of becoming part of an empire in Early West Africa?
Men were required to serve in the king's army.
Conquered peopel were required to give tribute.
kings provided protection for conquered territory.
Kings sometimes sent governors to rule the land.
The 3 kingdoms that were a part of the gold-salt trade?
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
Ghana, Songhai, and Persia
Ghana, Mali, and Timbuktu
Ghana, Songhai, and Rome
How did Ghana grow into a rich empire?
Salt and Silver
Gold and Salt
Salt and Diamonds
Gold and Sand
Which characteristic of the Mali Empire is most closely associated with this image?
trade with North Africa
training wild animals for celebrations
a powerful military
wealth obtained from gold mines
What is a tribute?
A payment made to avoid fighting
To glorify a warrior after a battle was won.
To give praise to God.
A ruler of a an early kingdom
The time before written history is called:
prehistory
circa
timeline
chronological
What does the term "Culture" refer to?
The scientific study of the Earth and its features.
The language, customs, ideas, and art of a particular group of people.
The historical events that shaped a country.
a group of merchants and camels crossing the desert
a clan of people living in the mountains
a North African family of nomads
a port city that engages in trading
What is a cash crop?
Food that expires quickly
A valuable food source
Something grown to sell
Crops that are shipped to foreign countries
Which is a cash crop?
Potatos
Peanuts
Sugarcane
Cabbage
An original, handmade object from the past is called...
a fossil
an artifact
a document
a replica
Which year comes before 562 BC?
680 BC
510 BC
480 CE
AD 520
An ___ is a state containing several countries or territories.
country
continent
empire
state
What is the only flying mammal?
Bat
Flying Squirrel
Bald Eagle
Owl
What is a group of lions called?
cattle
a pride
a flock
a cluster
Who's face is on the dime?
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Jefferson
Washington
Which one is not a wonder of the world?
Taj Mahal
Statue of Liberty
Great Wall of China
Grand Canyon
What is the national bird of India?
Peacock
Eagle
Sparrow
Parrot
Which of these is NOT a natural disaster
Volcanic Eruption
Hurricane
Icebergs
Tornado
A person who digs in Earth's dirt to find artifacts and evidence of how early humans lived.
archaeologist
geologist
astrologist
farmers
Nomadic means...
people live in permanently in one place
people went from one place to another
people like agriculture
people built huts
