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