Name: Class: Date: West Africa Civilization Quiz
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. The use of horses greatly changed trade in Africa.
a. True
b. False
2. Ghana had more territory, more people, and more trade than Mali.
a. True
b. False
3. The people in Mali supported their generals because their generals protected them from invaders.
a. True
b. False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
4. Whom did the kings of Mali put in charge of provinces?
a. elected officials
b. family members
c. generals
d. tax collectors
5. Mansa Musa of Mali
a. allowed different religions.
b. made Islam the official religion.
c. converted to Christianity.
d. built many Jewish temples.
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6. Where was the person singing this song hoping to go?
a. to the next plantation
b. to heaven
c. back to Africa
d. to where the trumpet sounds
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7. According to the chart, which kingdom developed in Southeast Africa?
a. Axum
b. Mali
c. Songhai
d. Zimbabwe
8. According to the chart, which kingdom traded enslaved people?
a. Axum
b. Ghana
c. Mali
d. Songhai
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9. According to the chart, what did the kingdoms of Ghana and Mali have in common?
a. They both traded gold and copper.
b. They both traded ivory.
c. They were both in East Africa and traded iron products.
d. They were both in West Africa and traded salt and gold.
10. What great warrior-king, called “Lion Prince,” ruled Mali from 1230 to 1255?
a. Mansa Musa
b. Sundiata Keita
c. Sunni Ali
d. Timbuktu
11. Which people’s migrations helped spread culture across medieval Africa?
a. Bantu
b. Ndongo
c. Portuguese
d. Yoruba
12. Education in African villages was carried out by the family and
a. church.
b. other villagers.
c. the village school.
d. tribal councils.
13. During the 1440s, the European slave trade was started in Africa by
a. England.
b. France.
c. Portugal.
d. Spain.
14. The earliest known form of African art is
a. metalworking.
b. rock painting.
c. weaving.
d. woodcarving.
15. Many African dance rituals celebrated
a. deeds of famous heroes.
b. eras of history.
c. stages of life.
d. the Bantu’s migration.
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Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. Dahia al-Kahina
b. extended families
c. matrilineal
d. Nzinga
e. oral history
16. tracing family descent through mothers rather than fathers
17. families made up of several generations
18. stories passed down by mouth from generation to generation
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Answer Key
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. c
5. a
6. b
7. d
8. a
9. d
10. b
11. a
12. b
13. c
14. b
15. c
16. c
17. b
18. e
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