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New civilisations in the Sahel

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “New civilisations in the Sahel”, from the unit “Medieval West Africa: why was medieval Mali so successful?” (Year 7 History) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. What is the Sahel?
  2. How did the Carthaginian explorer Hanno first make contact with West Africa?
  3. Which religion spread into Africa in the 7th century?
  4. Which two of the following tribes acted as guides for travellers and traders journeying across the Sahara Desert?
  5. Complete the sentence: the Ghana Empire was nicknamed 'the land of ___'.
  6. Place these empires in chronological order.
  7. What is 'desertification'?
  8. Match the group to their description.
  9. What is the name given to the traditional belief system of people from West Africa?
  10. Complete the sentence: Sundiata Keita was nicknamed the '___ Prince'.
  11. Match the keywords to the correct definition.
  12. Which word best describes Ibn Battuta's reaction to seeing the Mansa taking part in non-Muslim rituals?

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