1. Where was the Kingdom of Aksum located? a. Along the Nile River and the Mediterranean Sea. b. In Central Africa, near the Congo River and the Atlantic Ocean. c. In Eastern Africa, on the coast of the Red Sea and stretching into Arabia. d. In West Africa, near the Niger River and the Sahara Desert.

2. The Red Sea The Kingdom of Aksum was mostly known for a. inventing boats for shipping and trading. b. becoming wealthy and powerful from trading with Europe and Asia. c. building many great pyramids and other buildings. d. creating the Bantu language so that black Africans could communicate with Egyptians.

3. Obelisks like the ones shown in these pictures show that the Kingdom of Aksum a. had an advanced civilization with its own unique architecture and religious beliefs. b. stole the obelisks from Italy during World War II because they needed them for trading. c. hired the Egyptians to build all of their monuments for them. d. were not very advanced at working with stone because they are very simple.

4. Christianity came to East Africa a. because the Bantu Africans and Christians both spoke Swahili. b. because the Kingdom of Aksum refused to trade with Mansa Musa. c. because the Ancient Romans conquered Aksum after they conquered Egypt. d. because Europeans brought their religious beliefs with them when they traded in Aksum.

5. Salt was an important trade good in Africa from 700AD to 1200AD for all of the following reasons EXCEPT a. It was a spice that was good for flavoring food. b. It was easy to mine from the salty oceans and Mediterranean Sea. c. It was needed for the body to help stay hydrated. d. It could be used to dry out and preserve meat.

6. Gold was an important trade good in Africa from 700AD to 1200AD for all of the following reasons EXCEPT a. It was light and easy to carry for trade. b. It was shiny and easy to polish up to look nice. c. It was a relatively soft metal and could be shaped into things. d. It had a low melting point and could be molded into many things.

7. Where or how did Ghana get all of its gold? a. Mansa Musa gave Ghana the gold from his collection. b. the people mined it from deep in the ground and in the many mountains on the coast of Ghana. c. it was found along rivers and very near the surface of the earth in many places in Ghana. d. they traded it with North Africa for salt.

8. Which of the following BEST describes what the two maps are showing? a. the Trans-Saharan trade routes that developed during the Kingdom of Mali. b. that camels are easy to use in the desert. c. the route that Mansa Musa took on his pilgrimage. d. where the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were located.

9. Who is this and why is he important? Text your answer

10. True or False A negative effect of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca was that Mali ran out of gold and became weaker.

11. True or False A negative effect of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca was that while he was gone the mosque at Djenné was destroyed.

12. True or False A positive effect of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca was that he became well known and well liked and made new trading partners.

13. True or False A positive effect of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca was that Mali became a center of Islamic learning.

14. True or False A positive effect of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca was that Africa became colonized by Europe.

15. Which of the following BEST describes what Swahili is and why it was developed? a. Swahili is a language that is a mixture of hieroglyphics and Bantu language and it was developed to worship the pharaohs. b. Swahili is a mixture of Arabic and European languages and it was developed because of colonization. c. Swahili is a mixture of Bantu and Arabic languages and it was developed because it was needed for trading. d. Swahili is a mixture of Bantu and African languages and it was needed to trade salt and gold.

16. Who was Ibn Battuta and what did he do? TEXT in your answer.

17. About how many slaves were sent from Africa to the Americas during the slave trade through “The Door of No Return”? a. about 2 million b. about 97,000 c. about 20 million d. about 6.8 billion

18. TRUE or FALSE Europeans started the slave trade in Africa because they wanted to colonize Africa.

19. TRUE or FALSE Swahili traders (black Africans) started the slave trade because they needed slaves to work on their plantations to grow cotton, tobacco, and wheat.

20. TRUE or FALSE Swahili traders (black Africans) started the slave trade because they wanted slaves to load and unload their trading ships.

21. TRUE or FALSE Europeans colonized Africa mostly because they wanted to trade gold and salt with them.

22. TRUE or FALSE Europeans colonized Africa mostly because wanted to take their natural resources and also sell them products made in their country.

23. Which of the following BEST describes how the African National Congress (ANC) helped Africans work to gain independence? a. they organized an army to fight a revolutionary war. b. they made the Europeans into slaves by capturing them. c. they protested to gain voting rights for black Africans. d. they developed the ANC language so that Africans could communicate with the Europeans.

24. Who was Leopold Sedar Senghor and what did he do? TEXT IN YOUR ANSWER

25. Which of the following BEST describes how Kwame Nkruma helped Ghana? a. He organized strikes and protests and was arrested for helping Ghana resist against the colonies. b. He organized an army to fight against the police and gained independence for Ghana. c. He traded with salt and gold and made Ghana rich. d. He became the first dictator of Ghana when they became independent in 1957.

26. All of the following are types of Governments that developed in Africa after colonization ended EXCEPT a. Governments with Traditional ways and Democracy. b. Democracies c. A monarchy with a Pharaoh and Scribes d. Military Dictatorships