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Review quiz for middle school unit test on African Civilizations
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1
In West Africa many griots sing with this instrument, made from a calabash gourd
drum
guitar
kora
zumba
2
Religious officials in this country claim that they have the Ark of the Covenant.
Nigeria
Mali
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
3
In West African culture this person learns to tell the history and stories of his community.
Griot
Priest
King
Bantu
4
When Europeans first saw the Great Zimbabwe what did they think?
Africans had a rich and impressive history
Africans had great masonry skill
Africans couldn't have built it on their own
Africans had a great deal of gold
5
What commodity was mined in the Sahara desert and used for trade?
Silica
Gold
Salt
Granite
6
The great mosque in Djenne is made of
mud
stone
gold
ivory
7
What was a result of Mansa Musa's hajj?
The people of Mali resented that he gave all the gold away
The price of gold in Cairo fell quite a bit
Europeans became aware of the great wealth in Africa
Islamic scholars travelled to Timbuktu
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Another word for trade is
convert
contact
adapt
barter
9
Mansa Musa was king of
Aksum
Mali
Ghana
Songhai
10
Knowing how to use iron tools allowed Bantu people to be successful hunters and farmers
True
False
11
Which kingdom rose to power after the Kingdom of Ghana weakened?
Zimbabwe
Mali
Aksum
Kilwa
12
In which one of these cities would you expect to find lots of ocean going boats?
Timbuktu
Kilwa
Zimbabwe
Aksum
13
The two language families that influenced Swahili are
Latin and Arabic
English and French
Arabic and Bantu
Bantu and French
14
Which Christian king of East Africa had his people carve underground churches?
Harun Al-Rashid
Mansa Musa
Lalibela
Sundiata
15
Which of these climate zones is located on either side of the Equator in Africa?
Rain Forest
Desert
Sahel
Savanna
16
This is a picture of?
A mosque
Mansa Musa's tomb
A rock-hewn church
The great Zimbabwe
17
Identify this climate zone in Africa
Sahel
Rain Forest
Savanna
Desert
18
Over grazing livestock and cutting down trees contributes to this problem facing Africa today
desertification
drought
poaching
climate change
19
The largest of the kingdoms of West Africa was:
Zimbabwe
Mali
Ethiopia
Songhai
20
Oral history...
can be analyzed with radiocarbon dating
is found in special religious artifacts
was written down in most African cultures
is fragile and is often lost or not well understood
21
The earliest kingdom in Western Africa to prosper from the gold and salt trade
Ghana
Songhai
Aksum
Mali
22
Where did Mansa Musa journey to?
Baghdad
Timbuktu
Aksum
Mecca
