Question 1

The African Nok culture which is remembered for its early, sophisticated sculptures was located in the ____ region.

Accepted Answer

A)  Congo 
B)  Kalahari 
C)  Niger River 
D)  Sahara 
E)  East-African coastal 
A)  Congo 
B)  Kalahari 
C)  Niger River 
D)  Sahara 
E)  East-African coastal

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Oral tradition refers to the passing dow

Question 3

A(n) ____ settlement was established on the island of Madagascar in the early first millennium C.E.

Accepted Answer

A)  Malay 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Arab 
D)  Roman 
E)  Persian 
A)  Malay 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Arab 
D)  Roman 
E)  Persian

Question 4

What were the key characteristics of African slavery? How did African slavery differ from slavery in other parts of the world?

Accepted Answer

The key characteristics of African slave

Question 5

Social practices typical to many African societies included

Accepted Answer

A)  election of kings by all adult males. 
B)  a lineage system that was often matrilineal rather than patrilineal and strict behavioral patterns between the sexes. 
C)  behavior patterns between the sexes that were more relaxed than those found in societies in other parts of the world and a strictly patrilineal lineage system. 
D)  both a lineage system that was often matrilineal rather than patrilineal and behavior patterns between the sexes that were more relaxed than those found in other societies. 
E)  absolute intolerance of non-local religions. 
A)  election of kings by all adult males. 
B)  a lineage system that was often matrilineal rather than patrilineal and strict behavioral patterns between the sexes. 
C)  behavior patterns between the sexes that were more relaxed than those found in societies in other parts of the world and a strictly patrilineal lineage system. 
D)  both a lineage system that was often matrilineal rather than patrilineal and behavior patterns between the sexes that were more relaxed than those found in other societies. 
E)  absolute intolerance of non-local religions.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The Congo River is the second longest ri

Question 7

East African trade

Accepted Answer

A)  was exclusively oriented through the Nile to the Mediterranean. 
B)  provided a lively, ocean-going commercial intercourse with civilizations far to the east. 
C)  maintained a strictly coastal exchange between African cultures only. 
D)  was mainly with Madagascar. 
E)  was dominated by Christian merchants from Constantinople. 
A)  was exclusively oriented through the Nile to the Mediterranean. 
B)  provided a lively, ocean-going commercial intercourse with civilizations far to the east. 
C)  maintained a strictly coastal exchange between African cultures only. 
D)  was mainly with Madagascar. 
E)  was dominated by Christian merchants from Constantinople.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Noncentralized societies refer to social

Question 9

Ghana was the first great West African commercial state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Mansa Musa was the tenth Mansa, or emper

Question 11

The original Bantu homeland was located in what today is

Accepted Answer

A)  Namibia. 
B)  Angola. 
C)  Chad. 
D)  Nigeria. 
E)  Zambia. 
A)  Namibia. 
B)  Angola. 
C)  Chad. 
D)  Nigeria. 
E)  Zambia.

Question 12

What is the earliest form of surviving architecture found in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Moorish palaces at Zanzibar 
B)  The pyramids of Egypt 
C)  The ruins of Great Zimbabwe 
D)  The mound city of Timbuktu 
E)  The ruins of Carthage 
A)  The Moorish palaces at Zanzibar 
B)  The pyramids of Egypt 
C)  The ruins of Great Zimbabwe 
D)  The mound city of Timbuktu 
E)  The ruins of Carthage

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is an

Question 14

The vast majority of African lived in coastal trading ports.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The well-known African city of Marrakech is located in which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Morocco 
B)  Ghana 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Ethiopia 
E)  Kenya 
A)  Morocco 
B)  Ghana 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Ethiopia 
E)  Kenya

Question 16

A unique aspect of the ancient Ethiopian civilization was the fact that

Accepted Answer

A)  it was the only Muslim society in the area. 
B)  it adopted the form of Christianity practiced in Egypt. 
C)  its assimilation by Kush was brought about through the development of trade ties. 
D)  it became a Muslim nation because of the Syrians. 
E)  it remained animist in religion until the twentieth century. 
A)  it was the only Muslim society in the area. 
B)  it adopted the form of Christianity practiced in Egypt. 
C)  its assimilation by Kush was brought about through the development of trade ties. 
D)  it became a Muslim nation because of the Syrians. 
E)  it remained animist in religion until the twentieth century.

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
"talking drum"

Accepted Answer

The term "talking drum" refers to a type

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Meroë was an ancient city located in pre

Question 19

In the states of West Africa, the focal point of the major towns was the

Accepted Answer

A)  town hall. 
B)  pleasure quarter. 
C)  temple of the high priest. 
D)  royal precinct. 
E)  marketplace. 
A)  town hall. 
B)  pleasure quarter. 
C)  temple of the high priest. 
D)  royal precinct. 
E)  marketplace.

Question 20

The Epic of Son-Jara tells the story of the founder and ruler of

Accepted Answer

A)  Ghana. 
B)  Mali. 
C)  the Zanj. 
D)  Great Zimbabwe. 
E)  Kush. 
A)  Ghana. 
B)  Mali. 
C)  the Zanj. 
D)  Great Zimbabwe. 
E)  Kush.

The African Nok culture which is remembered for its early, sophisticated sculptures was located in the ____ region.

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

A(n) ____ settlement was established on the island of Madagascar in the early first millennium C.E.

What were the key characteristics of African slavery? How did African slavery differ from slavery in other parts of the world?

Social practices typical to many African societies included

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

East African trade

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

Ghana was the first great West African commercial state.

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

The original Bantu homeland was located in what today is

What is the earliest form of surviving architecture found in Africa?

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

The vast majority of African lived in coastal trading ports.

The well-known African city of Marrakech is located in which country?

A unique aspect of the ancient Ethiopian civilization was the fact that

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. "talking drum"

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

In the states of West Africa, the focal point of the major towns was the

The Epic of Son-Jara tells the story of the founder and ruler of

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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Exam 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

The African Nok culture which is remembered for its early, sophisticated sculptures was located in the ____ region.

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

A(n) ____ settlement was established on the island of Madagascar in the early first millennium C.E.

What were the key characteristics of African slavery? How did African slavery differ from slavery in other parts of the world?

Social practices typical to many African societies included

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

East African trade

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

Ghana was the first great West African commercial state.

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

The original Bantu homeland was located in what today is

What is the earliest form of surviving architecture found in Africa?

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

The vast majority of African lived in coastal trading ports.

The well-known African city of Marrakech is located in which country?

A unique aspect of the ancient Ethiopian civilization was the fact that

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. "talking drum"

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

In the states of West Africa, the focal point of the major towns was the

The Epic of Son-Jara tells the story of the founder and ruler of

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

Filters