Question 1

The cultural unity of Sub-Saharan Africa can be detected in

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A)  the widespread influence of the Kingdom of Kush. 
B)  a set of similar characteristics shared to varying degrees by many otherwise quite different societies. 
C)  a tendency to form large-scale empires. 
D)  the fact that Sub-Saharan Africans have traditionally seen themselves as part of a pan-African culture. 
E)  a common body of myths, legends, and proverbs. 
A)  the widespread influence of the Kingdom of Kush. 
B)  a set of similar characteristics shared to varying degrees by many otherwise quite different societies. 
C)  a tendency to form large-scale empires. 
D)  the fact that Sub-Saharan Africans have traditionally seen themselves as part of a pan-African culture. 
E)  a common body of myths, legends, and proverbs. B

Question 2

Which of the following was not an aspect of Indian Ocean seafaring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Running before the wind without oarsmen. 
B)  The establishment of colonies tightly linked with the homelands of their founders. 
C)  Use of the lateen sail. 
D)  Use of bitumen and palm fiber in boat construction. 
E)  Long-distance voyages. 
A)  Running before the wind without oarsmen. 
B)  The establishment of colonies tightly linked with the homelands of their founders. 
C)  Use of the lateen sail. 
D)  Use of bitumen and palm fiber in boat construction. 
E)  Long-distance voyages. B

Question 3

The head of the Ethiopian Christian church is the

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A)  pope. 
B)  patriarch of Alexandria. 
C)  Ethiopian prime minister. 
D)  Episcopal Council. 
E)  College of Cardinals. 
A)  pope. 
B)  patriarch of Alexandria. 
C)  Ethiopian prime minister. 
D)  Episcopal Council. 
E)  College of Cardinals. B

Question 4

The mariners involved in the Indian Ocean trade were

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A)  almost exclusively of Indian background. 
B)  a multilingual and multiethnic group. 
C)  from many lands, but all were Christian. 
D)  from Central Asia and spoke Indo-European languages. 
E)  all Africans from the sub-Saharan region. 
A)  almost exclusively of Indian background. 
B)  a multilingual and multiethnic group. 
C)  from many lands, but all were Christian. 
D)  from Central Asia and spoke Indo-European languages. 
E)  all Africans from the sub-Saharan region.

Question 5

The need for which natural resource provided the incentive for sub-Saharan Africans to undertake trade?

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A)  Caffeine 
B)  Palm oil 
C)  Cotton 
D)  Salt 
E)  Figs 
A)  Caffeine 
B)  Palm oil 
C)  Cotton 
D)  Salt 
E)  Figs

Question 6

Most sub-Saharan languages come from one giant linguistic family, called

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A)  Sudanese-Zulu. 
B)  Swahili. 
C)  Semitic. 
D)  Niger-Kongo. 
E)  Bantu. 
A)  Sudanese-Zulu. 
B)  Swahili. 
C)  Semitic. 
D)  Niger-Kongo. 
E)  Bantu.

Question 7

The Indian Ocean Maritime System forged economic and social ties among

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A)  Morocco, Arabia, and the Mediterranean Sea. 
B)  Russia, India, and China. 
C)  East Africa, Arabia, India, China, and Southeast Asia. 
D)  China, Japan, and the Philippines. 
E)  Greece, Anatolia, Arabia, and Persia. 
A)  Morocco, Arabia, and the Mediterranean Sea. 
B)  Russia, India, and China. 
C)  East Africa, Arabia, India, China, and Southeast Asia. 
D)  China, Japan, and the Philippines. 
E)  Greece, Anatolia, Arabia, and Persia.

Question 8

Sailors in the Indian Ocean Maritime System engaged in more long- distance travel than the Greeks because

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A)  they could take advantage of monsoon winds to drive their ships. 
B)  the Greeks feared the water and rarely ventured far from home. 
C)  the Greeks had to have oarsmen to speed them along. 
D)  the Asian ships weren't nailed together and sank less often. 
E)  Greek ships used square sails, which weighed more. 
A)  they could take advantage of monsoon winds to drive their ships. 
B)  the Greeks feared the water and rarely ventured far from home. 
C)  the Greeks had to have oarsmen to speed them along. 
D)  the Asian ships weren't nailed together and sank less often. 
E)  Greek ships used square sails, which weighed more.

Question 9

Indian Ocean seafarers had a significant social impact because

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A)  they were politically active in the places where they settled. 
B)  their wealth allowed them to buy the allegiance of important politicians. 
C)  the families they established were bilingual and bicultural. 
D)  they tended to impose their own cultural values by force. 
E)  their wide experience of travel gave them so many interesting stories to tell. 
A)  they were politically active in the places where they settled. 
B)  their wealth allowed them to buy the allegiance of important politicians. 
C)  the families they established were bilingual and bicultural. 
D)  they tended to impose their own cultural values by force. 
E)  their wide experience of travel gave them so many interesting stories to tell.

Question 10

Which of the following is not an example of a characteristic shared by many Sub-Saharan African cultures?

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A)  Cultivation by hoe and digging stick. 
B)  Distinctive musical characteristics. 
C)  Concepts of kingship. 
D)  Fixed social categories. 
E)  A common language. 
A)  Cultivation by hoe and digging stick. 
B)  Distinctive musical characteristics. 
C)  Concepts of kingship. 
D)  Fixed social categories. 
E)  A common language.

Question 11

The first people to identify an "Africanicity" that all Sub-Saharan cultures shared were

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A)  Meroitic scholars. 
B)  Sailors in the Indian Ocean Maritime System. 
C)  Egyptian scholars. 
D)  Herodotus and Thucydides. 
E)  Nineteenth and twentieth-century European observers. 
A)  Meroitic scholars. 
B)  Sailors in the Indian Ocean Maritime System. 
C)  Egyptian scholars. 
D)  Herodotus and Thucydides. 
E)  Nineteenth and twentieth-century European observers.

Question 12

The Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade fostered the spread of which religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judaism 
B)  Jainism 
C)  Hinduism 
D)  Christianity 
E)  Buddhism 
A)  Judaism 
B)  Jainism 
C)  Hinduism 
D)  Christianity 
E)  Buddhism

Question 13

The volume of trade was less in the Indian Ocean than in the Mediterranean because

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A)  There was less demand for Indian Ocean goods. 
B)  Indian Ocean ships were smaller. 
C)  Indian Ocean sailors more frequently practiced the siesta . 
D)  Indian Ocean trade involved very long distances with few islands to serve as resupply points. 
E)  Greek sailors could cover longer distances. 
A)  There was less demand for Indian Ocean goods. 
B)  Indian Ocean ships were smaller. 
C)  Indian Ocean sailors more frequently practiced the siesta . 
D)  Indian Ocean trade involved very long distances with few islands to serve as resupply points. 
E)  Greek sailors could cover longer distances.

Question 14

Pan-African cultural patterns may have been shaped by

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A)  environmental changes that inspired southern migration. 
B)  environmental changes that inspired northern migration. 
C)  political changes that inspired the destruction of kinship networks. 
D)  a period wherein the storm track moved south to Africa. 
E)  political unity imposed by Islam. 
A)  environmental changes that inspired southern migration. 
B)  environmental changes that inspired northern migration. 
C)  political changes that inspired the destruction of kinship networks. 
D)  a period wherein the storm track moved south to Africa. 
E)  political unity imposed by Islam.

Question 15

The primary eviden ce for ea rly Saharan history consists of

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A)  accounts by European travelers. 
B)  the diary of a wandering Islamic scholar. 
C)  rock paintings and engravings. 
D)  the oral histories of Saharan nomads. 
E)  histories written on papyrus. 
A)  accounts by European travelers. 
B)  the diary of a wandering Islamic scholar. 
C)  rock paintings and engravings. 
D)  the oral histories of Saharan nomads. 
E)  histories written on papyrus.

Question 16

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
"great traditions"

Accepted Answer

"Great traditions" is a term used in the

Question 17

Describe North Africa before it became the Sahara Desert. What evidence is there that is hasn't always been desert?

Accepted Answer

The current dry period began about 2500

Question 18

Which of the following does not constitute a shared cultural heritage, or "great tradition"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Local customs and beliefs held by ordinary people. 
B)  A written language 
C)  Ethical codes 
D)  Cultural values held by educated elites. 
E)  Common legal systems. 
A)  Local customs and beliefs held by ordinary people. 
B)  A written language 
C)  Ethical codes 
D)  Cultural values held by educated elites. 
E)  Common legal systems.

Question 19

The climate of the Sahara

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A)  has always been as dry as it is now. 
B)  suddenly changed in about 300 B.C.E. 
C)  is conducive to agriculture. 
D)  began getting drier in about 2500 B.C.E. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  has always been as dry as it is now. 
B)  suddenly changed in about 300 B.C.E. 
C)  is conducive to agriculture. 
D)  began getting drier in about 2500 B.C.E. 
E)  None of these.

Question 20

Which animal was most important to Saharan transportation beginning in the first millennium B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  The camel 
B)  The donkey 
C)  The horse 
D)  The cow 
E)  The llama 
A)  The camel 
B)  The donkey 
C)  The horse 
D)  The cow 
E)  The llama

Exam 8: Networks of Communication and Exchange

The cultural unity of Sub-Saharan Africa can be detected in

Which of the following was not an aspect of Indian Ocean seafaring?

The head of the Ethiopian Christian church is the

The mariners involved in the Indian Ocean trade were

The need for which natural resource provided the incentive for sub-Saharan Africans to undertake trade?

Most sub-Saharan languages come from one giant linguistic family, called

The Indian Ocean Maritime System forged economic and social ties among

Sailors in the Indian Ocean Maritime System engaged in more long- distance travel than the Greeks because

Indian Ocean seafarers had a significant social impact because

Which of the following is not an example of a characteristic shared by many Sub-Saharan African cultures?

The first people to identify an "Africanicity" that all Sub-Saharan cultures shared were

The Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade fostered the spread of which religion?

The volume of trade was less in the Indian Ocean than in the Mediterranean because

Pan-African cultural patterns may have been shaped by

The primary eviden ce for ea rly Saharan history consists of

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. "great traditions"

Describe North Africa before it became the Sahara Desert. What evidence is there that is hasn't always been desert?

Which of the following does not constitute a shared cultural heritage, or "great tradition"?

The climate of the Sahara

Which animal was most important to Saharan transportation beginning in the first millennium B.C.E.?

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