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West Africa Quiz
Test Description: 7th Grade - World History - Ghana, Mali, Songhai Empires of West Africa
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How did the cities in West African empires of Ghana and Mali influence growth?
A
They were along major trade routes
B
They were easy to defend because they were in the mountains
C
Their location allowed for extensive farming
D
They were important port cities for trade
2) What might you have seen in Timbuktu four to six centuries ago?
A
fewer people than you see today
B
people trading salt and gold
C
rain falling every day
D
buses carrying people back and forth to work
3) Describe Timbuktu
A
harbor city
B
small city
C
cultural learning center
D
large trade route
4) Mansa Musa encourage Muslim scholars to teach at his court. He also hired architects to build mosques, palaces, and other public buildings. Mansa Musa impacted the culture of Mali by _____?
A
Mansa Musa started trading with Muslim countries in North Africa.
B
Mansa Musa was the first West African ruler who was Muslim.
C
Mansa Musa was the first African to make a pilgrimage to Makkah.
D
Mansa Musa encouraged education and changed the architure of Timbuktu.
5) Which of the following is NOT true about Mansa Musa?
A
He was incredibly wealthy and lavished expensive gifts on people
B
He made a famous pilgrimage (hajj) to Mecca
C
He brought Muslim scholars, artists and teachers back to Mali
D
All statements are true
6) Who first united the kingdom of Mali?
A
Sundiata
B
Mansa Musa
C
Thutmose
D
Zimbabwe
7) What was the oral tradition of Mali?
A
Telling stories
B
Painting pictures
C
Reading books
D
Writing music
8) Put the following Empires in order of existence: Mali, Ghana, Songhai
A
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
B
Ghana, Songhai, Mali
C
Mali, Songhai, Ghana
D
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
9) Which ruler unified Songhai?
A
Sunni Barru
B
Sonni Ali Ber
C
Mansa Musa
D
Askia Muhammad
10) Ghana, Mali, and Songhai became powerful by ___.
A
controlling trade in West Africa
B
attacking European countries
C
improving navigational tools
D
starving competing cultures
11) Ghana, Mail, and Songhai were located near which river?
A
Nile
B
James
C
Thames
D
Niger
12) Griot means
A
story teller
B
spicey food
C
fighting
D
dancing
13) Sundiata created this West African Empire after conquering the former territory of Ghana
A
Mali
B
Tombuktu
C
Ghana
D
Songhai
14) Sunni Ali and Askia Muhammad were the leaders of this kindgom.
A
Songhai
B
Ghana
C
Zimbabwe
D
Mali
15) Why was Askia Muhammad chosen to lead the Songhai Empire?
A
He had strong Christian beliefs
B
He was a devout Buddhist
C
He was a devout Muslim
D
He had a strong belief in Shintoism
16) What is a caste?
A
4 ancient books of hymns
B
dish made with spices such as cumin and coriander
C
large portion of a continent that is geographically isolated
D
fixed social class into which one is born and from which one cannot move
17) True or False: One advantage of silent bartering was that people who spoke different languages could still trade.
A
True
B
False
18) What's the main idea in the following: New trade routes passed through lands occupied by the Soninke. People called their chiefs ghana. The land became known as Ghana.Chiefs taxed goods that traveled the land. By the 8th cent. trade made Ghana rich.
A
By the 8th cent. trade made Ghana rich.
B
The tribal chiefs taxed the goods
C
The land came to be known as Ghana.
D
New trade routes passed through lands occupied by Soninke
19) What was the Soninke Clan good at doing?
A
Making iron weapons/tools
B
Ruling
C
Farming
D
Gold Trading
20) Griots were
A
Swahili slave traders.
B
singers and storytellers.
C
the legendary kings of Mali.
D
aqueducts that were essential for life in the oasis towns of the Sahara.
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