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