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Review game for 7th grade students to prepare for a test on African history.
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1
Which of these men was the legendary ruler of the Kingdom of Mali?
Muhammad Ali
Nelson Mandela
Anwar Sadat
Mansa Musa
2
Why did European countries establish colonies in Africa?
to spread Christianity throughout the region
to help preserve wildlife on the Serengeti Plain
to have access to natural resources such as gold and ivory.
to search for the source of the Nile
3
Which of the following shows that salt was a valuable resource to people in West Africa?
Slabs of salt were sometimes used as money.
Salt came from the Sahara in the north.
There were few salt mines in West Africa.
Salt made food taste bland.
4
What was the purpose of West African statues?
Decoration
Displaying wealth
Paper weights
Religion
5
The Boers were
Afrikaner frontier farmers.
British frontier farmers.
Khoisan frontier farmers.
Zulu frontier farmers.
6
When did European countries divide Central Africa into colonies?
in the late 1800s
in the 1300s
after World War II
in the late 1400s
7
What did Songhai have to Morocco wanted, thus causing them to invade Songhai?
Coffee plantations
Gold
Salt
Fresh water
8
The people of Songhai rebelled against Sunni Baru because he was not a
Vegetarian
Animist
Christian
Muslim
9
How did Askia the Great help Timbuktu rise to greatness?
He disbanded the professional army within Songhai.
He made it a center of education and learning.
He defeated Morocco.
He outlawed all trade.
10
How have West African people preserved their history?
Oral History
Documentaries
Written books
Puppet shows
11
Which of the following is a method Sundiata used to gain more power in Mali?
He hired armies form other empires to work for him.
He bribed citizens to be his followers.
took power from local chiefs and leaders.
He killed most of the local chiefs and leaders.
12
Who were the first Europeans to colonize Southern Africa?
The Portuguese
The Dutch
The French
The English
13
An important link between the Mediterranean and Red seas is the:
Strait of Gibraltar
Panama Canal
Sinai Peninsula
Suez Canal
14
What happened when the Soninke were threatened by nomadic herders?
Herders took the Soninke farmers’ water and pastures.
Muslim traders defended the Soninke.
Groups of Soninke families began to band together.
The herders taught the Soninke how to make iron farm tools.
15
The Shona empire grew wealthy from the trading of what resource?
Silver
Oil
Salt
Gold
16
Under apartheid in South Africa, blacks had to live in separate areas known as
pans
townships
velds
enclaves
17
In 1652 the Dutch set up a trade station at a natural harbor near
the Cape of Good Hope
Pretoria
Mozambique
Great Zimbabwe
18
The Shona are best known for their stone-walled capital city, called
Windhoek
Johannesburg
Great Zimbabwe
Cape Town
19
Political boundaries drawn by European colonizers
often separated members of the same ethnic group.
generally followed climate zones.
kept people of the same religion together.
kept people who spoke the same language together.
20
Ancient Egyptians buried their kings in
stone pyramids
marble temples
small villages
unmarked graves
21
The Atlantic slave trade
was opposed by most European countries.
resulted in many Africans being shipped to Europe.
supplied slaves to North Africa.
supplied labor for European colonies.
22
What religion was Muhammad Ture, who would later be known as Askia the Great?
Christian
Animist
Islamic
Jewish
23
Which of the following best explains the usefulness of the practice of silent barter?
Silent barter kept the cost of trades low
ilent barter allowed people to trade more goods
allowed traders to take advantage of people they traded with
Silent barter ensured that trading was peaceful
24
Egyptian pictures and symbols that represent ideas and words are called
emblems
hieroglyphs
renderings
Egyptologists
25
Which of these illustrates a similarity between the development of the Ghana and Mali empires?
Both empires lay along the upper Niger River
Both empires started as small societies of cotton farmers.
Both empires were formed as democracies.
Both empires were helped by outsiders.
26
Which river allowed many people to live in otherwise dry West Africa?
Nile River
Mali River
Soweto River
Niger River
27
What was South Africa’s past policy of separation of races called?
sanctions
enclave
township
apartheid
28
Why were African artists often deeply respected?
Their statues were used in religious rituals.
They were also believed to be gods.
Their statues were very ornate.
They were also warriors.
29
What religion did Mansa Musa help spread through a large part of West Africa?
Berber
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
30
Who were the Almoravids?
merchants from the north who controlled the salt trade
Christians from southern Europe who joined forces with Ghana
sea-traveling people from the coast of southern Africa
Muslims who attacked Ghana and cut off trade routes
31
The King of Ghana became incredibly wealthy by hoarding what resource?
Gold
Salt
Oil
Silver
32
What made traders feel safe when conducting business in Ghana?
Ghana's taxes
Ghana's strong military
Ghana, Ghana, Ghana, Ghana, Ghana, Ghamelion
A peaceful, easy feeling
33
Which East African country was never colonized?
Djibouti
Somalia
Kenya
Ethiopia
34
With which African tribe did the British fight a series of battles in the 1800's?
Zulu
Igbo
Yoruba
Khoisan
35
Which city was a great cultural center in the Kingdom of Songhai?
Timbuktu
Lagos
Abuja
Mali
36
The great kingdoms of West Africa became powerful by
conquering Mediterranean countries.
controlling trade routes across the Sahara.
trading with groups in East Africa.
using ships to send goods around the world.
37
The storytellers of early West Africa were called
Historists
Griots
Zealots
Tellers
38
Who brought Islam to East Africa?
Issa
French
Arabs
Germans
39
What has been the cause of many conflicts in African history since World War II?
Border drawn by Europeans
Water rights disputes
Borders drawn by Asians
Disputes over the salt trade
40
Sunni Ali is best known for
bringing Islam to Songhai.
banning the practice of Islam.
bringing peace and stability to Songhai.
waging war on Morocco.
