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