Sub-Saharan Africa Vocabulary Quiz

What is the Sahel?

• A) A desert

• B) A semiarid region in western and north-central Africa

• C) A rainforest

• D) A mountain range

Which empire flourished as the Mali Empire declined?

• Roman Empire

• Songhai Empire

• Egyptian Empire

• Ghana Empire

What is the Kingdom of Benin known for?

• Being a modern city

• Flourishing for more than 600 years

• Being located in northern Nigeria

• Existing among the Yoruba people.

What is the term used for the respect shown to the dead in many cultures and societies?

• Ancestral Worship

• Modern Worship

• Cultural Worship

• Spiritual Worship

In Ancestral Worship, it is believed that the dead are closer to ______ than the living are.

• the earth

• the sun

• God or the gods

• the ocean

Fill in the blank: Animism is a religious belief that everything on Earth is imbued with a powerful _______.

• government

• spirit

• economy

• technology

What does the term 'Trans-Saharan trade' refer to?

• A) A type of currency

• B) A network of trade routes

• C) A religious practice

• D) A form of art

Fill in the blank: Islam is a major world religion based on the revelations of the Prophet _______.

• A) Abraham

• B) Muhammad

• C) Krishna

• D) Confucius