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- 1. Multiple Choice
What ocean is at number 9?IndianArcticAtlanticPacific - 2. Multiple Choice
What body of water separates the continent of Africa from South America?
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Gulf of Guinea
Pacific Ocean
- 3. Multiple Choice
Djenne and Timbuktu were
centers of salt mining
the capital of Zimbabwe
the cite of African military conquest
centers of trade
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is number 3?
Timbuktu
Djenne
Niger River
The Sahara Desert
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Niger drains into what body of water, off the west coast of Africa?
Pacific Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
Gulf of Guinea
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is number 2?
The Atlantic Ocean
The Gulf of Guinea
The Red Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is number 1?
Timbuktu
Djenne
Niger River
The Sahara Desert
- 8. Multiple Choice
Arabs had to cross this geographic feature to trade with West Africa.
Black Sea
Madagascar
Mediterranean Sea
Sahara Desert
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which trade route is depicted in the map?
Timbuktu Trade Route
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
Maritime Trade Route
Silk Road
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which letter is closest to Timbuktu?
A
B
C
D
- 11. Multiple Choice
What geographic feature covers most of northern Africa?
Niger River
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Sahara Desert
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a part of indigenous African religions?
ancestor worship
spirits are found in all natural objects
one God
saved through faith in Jesus
- 13. Multiple Choice
This was the name given to the religions followed by ancient humans. They believed that humans, animals, plants and natural objects had souls
Islam
Hinduism
Animism
Judaism
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThese people passed on traditions of their people through songs and stories.GriotsDoctorsKingsBerbers
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThis is the term from each person in a community doing a specialized job.Griotslabor specializationcall and resonsevegetation zone
- 16. Multiple ChoiceHow did West Africans record their history.orallyin bookson tapewith hyroglyphs
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThis was traded for gold and was considered to have the same worth pound for pound.milletsaltbookstextiles
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWho developed Timbuktu as a center for trade? He was also known as the Lion King.SundiataMansa MusaAskia MuhammadSunni Ali
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHow did the king of Ghana become wealthy?by selling saltby converting to Islamby taxing tradeby trading camels
- 20. Multiple ChoiceList the 3 West African kingdoms in chronological order.Ghana, Mali and SonghaiMali, Songhai and GhanaSonghai, Ghana and MaliGhana, Songhai and Mali
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat physical feature of Africa impeded the movement of people, goods and ideas?Atlantic OceanMediterranean SeaRed SeaSahara Desert
- 22. Multiple ChoiceHow did West Africa benefit from the trans-Saharan slave trade?Europe became rich and powerful.The trading kingdoms became rich and powerful.West Africa was destroyed by this slave trade.none of the above
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThis was a way of peaceful trading so that the locations of the salt and gold mines would not be discovered.silent economysilent majoritysilent nightsilent bartering
- 24. Multiple ChoiceTrade routes to Asia, Mansa Musa's pilgrimage, and architectures building mosques are reasons for the arrival of what religion to West Africa.ChristianityCatholicismProtestantismIslam
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWest Africa built universities to educate the people so they could read the Quran. What language did they have to learn?HebrewGreekArabicLatin
- 26. Multiple Choice
A grassy plain with few trees is a
desert
grassland
rainforest
savanna
- 27. Multiple Choice
This empire began in the 1200s CE.
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
- 28. Multiple Choice
This empire collapsed by the 11th century
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
- 29. Multiple Choice
Gao was its famous trading capital.
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
- 30. Multiple Choice
Salt was an important trading commodity here
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
- 31. Multiple Choice
Sundiata and Mansa Musa were two great leaders here.
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
- 32. Multiple Choice
Timubuktu was the famous capital.
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
- 33. Multiple Choice
Was the most powerful state in the region by 1500s.
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
- 34. Multiple Choice
Well-known for their funding of education.
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
- 35. Multiple Choice
Choose the items that CORRECTLY describe the Ghana Empire. (choose two)
It was located in northeast Africa.
Mansa Musa was its most able leader.
It lasted for over 500 years.
Trade of gold was a major economic factor.
- 36. Multiple Choice
Choose the item that CORRECTLY describes the Ghana Empire.
It was a site of major gold mines.
It became a major Islamic empire due to the presence of Muslim merchants.
Fell due to the presence of European slave traders.
- 37. Multiple Choice
Choose the items that CORRECTLY describe the Mali Empire. (Choose two)
It was located in northwest Africa.
Replaced the Ghana Empire as the dominant power in the region.
Founded by Mansa Musa.
Mansa Musa’s famous pilgrimage to Mecca was a great help to the Mali economy.
- 38. Multiple Choice
Choose the items that CORRECTLY describe the Mali Empire. (choose three)
Was a major Islamic empire in the region.
Caravans allowed major cities to stay connected with each other.
Was known for its university and scholarship.
Was conquered by the European slave traders.
- 39. Multiple Choice
Choose the statements that CORRECTLY describe the Songhai Empire. (choose two)
Located in northeastern Africa.
Includes the present-day countries of Mali, Nigeria, and others.
Began as a challenger to the Ghana Empire.
Founded by Sonni Ali in the 15th Century.
- 40. Multiple Choice
Choose the statement that CORRECTLY describes the Songhai Empire.
Traded in gold and salt.
Empire ended by Mansa Musa and the Mali.
- 41. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct statements about Mansa Musa (choose 2)
"Mansa Musa" means "Holy Warrior."
Mansa Musa ruled over Mali.
Mansa Musa was the first Christian ruler in Africa.
Mansa Musa is famous for his religious pilgrimage.
- 42. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct statements about Mansa Musa (choose 2)
Timbuktu was part of Mansa Musa's empire.
Mansa Musa stopped construction of all schools in his empire.
Mansa Musa's empire was wealthy because of trade.
Mana Musa's empire was located in eastern Africa.
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhat large body of water borders Africa to the north?Atlantic OceanBlack SeaMediterranean SeaRed Sea
- 44. Multiple ChoiceList the four major exports of West Africa.Slaves, salt, gold and silkGold, slaves, diamonds and silkGold, ivory, salt and slavesIvory, gold, slaves and silk
- 45. Multiple ChoiceHow did West Africa benefit from the trans-Saharan slave trade?Europe became rich and powerful.The trading kingdoms became rich and powerful.West Africa was destroyed by this slave trade.none of the above
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhat West African trade good was used to preserve meat prior to refrigeration?IvorySaltGoldIce
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhat brought Islam to West Africa?WarTradeEmporersCrusades
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWho was Mansa Musa?First Emperor of SonghaiMoroccan Muslim TravelerGreatest Ruler of MaliGriot
- 49. Multiple ChoiceMansa Musa is most famous for..?converting to Christianitymaking a pilgrimage to Meccaruling Songhainot being an efficient leader
- 50. Multiple ChoiceGhana grew very rich after they took over the ___________ trade routes.trans-saharansilk roadsub-saharaneuropean
- 51. Multiple ChoiceSalt was a biologically important mineral found where in Africa?Northern Sahara desertthe rainforestZimbabwethe sahel
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhich kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?SonghaiGhanaEgyptMali
- 53. Multiple Choice
The Muslim leader of Mali who supported education, spread Islam, and made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca was
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Askia the Great
Sunni Ali
- 54. Multiple ChoiceThe rulers of Ghana taxed their citizens and banned common people from owninggoldgold dustgold nuggetsdinosaurs
- 55. Multiple ChoiceHow did location of cities in the West African empires of Ghana and Mali influence their growth?Their location in river valleys allowed for coal and iron mining.Their coastal location made the cities major ports for tobacco trade.Their mountainous location made the cities easily defensible.Their location on major trade routes allowed them to prosper economically
- 56. Multiple Choice
The ruler who was most responsible for spreading Islam was
Mehmed II
Mansa Musa
Sunni Ali Mohamed
Askia the Great
- 57. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a way Mansa Musa spread Islam and education throughout Mali?
He outlawed all religions except Islam.
He stressed the importance of reading and writing in Arabic, the language of the Qur´an.
He sent scholars to study in Morocco and then to set up schools in Mali.
He hired artists and architects from other empires to build mosques in Mali.
- 58. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the importance of Mansa Musa’s hajj to Mecca?He became an important leader in the Islamic leadership of Mecca.His followers built a large mosque in his honor.He became even wealthier through very shrewd trading deals.He became famous and introduced the Mali Empire to the world.
- 59. Multiple ChoiceGreat civilizations in West Africa arosein the Sahara desert.along the Nile river.along the Niger River.in the Atlas Mountains.
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWhat was significant about the location of the Ghana Empire?It had access to the Atlantic Ocean and therefore valuable shipping routes.The empire was isolated from other empires, keeping it safe from attacks.It was located between the gold mines in the south and valuable salt resources in the northMost of the empire was located in the mountains overlooking other empires.
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