Question 1

The states of Luba and Kongo were primarily mercantile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Mali

Accepted Answer

Mali was a powerful empire in West Africa from the 13th to the 16th century. It was known for its wealth, trade, and Islamic scholarship. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita and reached its peak under the rule of Mansa Musa, who is famous for his pilgrimage to Mecca and his extravagant display of wealth. Mali was a center of trade, particularly in gold and salt, and its cities, such as Timbuktu, were important centers of learning and culture. The empire eventually declined due to internal strife and external pressures, but its legacy as a major African civilization continues to be influential.

Question 3

What was the ancient African kingdom that claimed to be descended from the Arabian kingdom of Saba (or Sheba)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Axum 
B)  Kush 
C)  Meroë 
D)  Egypt 
E)  Nubia 
A)  Axum 
B)  Kush 
C)  Meroë 
D)  Egypt 
E)  Nubia A

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Swahili

Accepted Answer

Swahili refers to both a language and a

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Berbers

Accepted Answer

The term "Berbers" refers to the indigen

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
lineage group

Accepted Answer

A lineage group is a social organization

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
savannas

Accepted Answer

Savannas are grassy plains with scattere

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Zambezi River

Accepted Answer

The Zambezi River is the fourth-longest

Question 9

The city of Meroë was located near extensive ____ deposits.

Accepted Answer

A)  gold 
B)  iron 
C)  silver 
D)  tin 
E)  copper 
A)  gold 
B)  iron 
C)  silver 
D)  tin 
E)  copper

Question 10

The Khoi people of southern Africa were

Accepted Answer

A)  mercenary soldiers. 
B)  merchants. 
C)  farmers. 
D)  hunter-gatherers. 
E)  herders. 
A)  mercenary soldiers. 
B)  merchants. 
C)  farmers. 
D)  hunter-gatherers. 
E)  herders.

Question 11

African art

Accepted Answer

A)  consists only of poetry and sculpture. 
B)  is very limited, due to the fact that wood was the universal medium of artistic statement. 
C)  contains no other major examples of architectural achievement except the pyramids. 
D)  includes the impressively crafted, mortar-less structures at Great Zimbabwe. 
E)  appeared only with the coming of Islam. 
A)  consists only of poetry and sculpture. 
B)  is very limited, due to the fact that wood was the universal medium of artistic statement. 
C)  contains no other major examples of architectural achievement except the pyramids. 
D)  includes the impressively crafted, mortar-less structures at Great Zimbabwe. 
E)  appeared only with the coming of Islam.

Question 12

The Garamantes carried out an extensive trade with the Romans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Luba

Accepted Answer

The term "Luba" refers to an ethnic grou

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
desertification of the Sahara

Accepted Answer

Desertification of the Sahara refers to

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Nyame

Accepted Answer

Nyame is a term from the Akan people of

Question 16

How did agriculture develop and spread in Africa? Be specific.

Accepted Answer

Agriculture in Africa developed and spre

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Karl Mauch

Accepted Answer

Karl Mauch was a German explorer and geo

Question 18

What generalizations can be made about African religion prior to Islam? What beliefs and values did most African peoples share?

Accepted Answer

Prior to the spread of Islam in Africa,

Question 19

What was the original homeland of Bantu-speaking farmers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nigeria 
B)  Morocco 
C)  Ethiopia 
D)  Nubia 
E)  Egypt 
A)  Nigeria 
B)  Morocco 
C)  Ethiopia 
D)  Nubia 
E)  Egypt

Question 20

The northern area of Africa, from the Atlantic to the Indian Oceans, is composed of the greatest desert on Earth, the

Accepted Answer

A)  Kalahari. 
B)  Gobi. 
C)  Sahara. 
D)  Niger. 
E)  Mojave. 
A)  Kalahari. 
B)  Gobi. 
C)  Sahara. 
D)  Niger. 
E)  Mojave.

The states of Luba and Kongo were primarily mercantile.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Mali

What was the ancient African kingdom that claimed to be descended from the Arabian kingdom of Saba (or Sheba)?

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Swahili

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Berbers

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. lineage group

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. savannas

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Zambezi River

The city of Meroë was located near extensive ____ deposits.

The Khoi people of southern Africa were

African art

The Garamantes carried out an extensive trade with the Romans.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Luba

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. desertification of the Sahara

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Nyame

How did agriculture develop and spread in Africa? Be specific.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Karl Mauch

What generalizations can be made about African religion prior to Islam? What beliefs and values did most African peoples share?

What was the original homeland of Bantu-speaking farmers?

The northern area of Africa, from the Atlantic to the Indian Oceans, is composed of the greatest desert on Earth, the

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Exam 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

The states of Luba and Kongo were primarily mercantile.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Mali

What was the ancient African kingdom that claimed to be descended from the Arabian kingdom of Saba (or Sheba)?

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Swahili

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Berbers

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. lineage group

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. savannas

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Zambezi River

The city of Meroë was located near extensive ____ deposits.

The Khoi people of southern Africa were

African art

The Garamantes carried out an extensive trade with the Romans.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Luba

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. desertification of the Sahara

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Nyame

How did agriculture develop and spread in Africa? Be specific.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Karl Mauch

What generalizations can be made about African religion prior to Islam? What beliefs and values did most African peoples share?

What was the original homeland of Bantu-speaking farmers?

The northern area of Africa, from the Atlantic to the Indian Oceans, is composed of the greatest desert on Earth, the

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

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