Question 1

Egyptian culture was strongly defined by which of the following attributes?

Accepted Answer

A)  monotheism 
B)  matriarchy 
C)  patriarchy 
D)  class equality 
A)  monotheism 
B)  matriarchy 
C)  patriarchy 
D)  class equality C

Question 2

West African artists excelled in the medium of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  gold 
B)  bronze 
C)  silver 
D)  marble 
A)  gold 
B)  bronze 
C)  silver 
D)  marble B

Question 3

What did Kongo and Angola have in common with West Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  They established colonies of people in the Americas. 
B)  They escaped connection to the slave trade. 
C)  Their people divided labor by gender and lived in villages of extended families. 
D)  They were similar in size. 
A)  They established colonies of people in the Americas. 
B)  They escaped connection to the slave trade. 
C)  Their people divided labor by gender and lived in villages of extended families. 
D)  They were similar in size. C

Question 4

Why were the kings of Ghana known to Europeans as some of the richest of monarchs?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had successfully invaded Europe to take Europeans as slaves. 
B)  They controlled a vast trade network that dealt in many commodities. 
C)  They sailed to the Americas and formed colonies. 
D)  They possessed lucrative diamond mines. 
A)  They had successfully invaded Europe to take Europeans as slaves. 
B)  They controlled a vast trade network that dealt in many commodities. 
C)  They sailed to the Americas and formed colonies. 
D)  They possessed lucrative diamond mines.

Question 5

The origins of humanity lie in which of the following continents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia 
B)  North America 
C)  Africa 
D)  Australia 
A)  Asia 
B)  North America 
C)  Africa 
D)  Australia

Question 6

In what ways did Islam influence ancient African political,economic,and cultural development prior to European arrival? How does that impact manifest itself today?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1)Define Muslim

Question 7

Why did the kingdom of Benin eventually sell its own people into European slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its prosperity came to depend on the slave trade. 
B)  It desired access to Christianity. 
C)  Europeans would not buy other African trade goods. 
D)  It lacked access to European guns. 
A)  Its prosperity came to depend on the slave trade. 
B)  It desired access to Christianity. 
C)  Europeans would not buy other African trade goods. 
D)  It lacked access to European guns.

Question 8

According to Map 1-5 in your textbook ,the routes of the trans-Saharan slave trade were characterized by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  extension to southern Africa 
B)  connections to the ocean in North Africa and the West African forest region 
C)  a wide geographical expansion across Saharan and North Africa 
D)  a direct terminus along the Atlantic Ocean along the West African coast 
A)  extension to southern Africa 
B)  connections to the ocean in North Africa and the West African forest region 
C)  a wide geographical expansion across Saharan and North Africa 
D)  a direct terminus along the Atlantic Ocean along the West African coast

Question 9

Examine Map 1-1 in your textbook.What aspects of African geography suggest limitations and possibilities for historical settlement?

Accepted Answer

Map 1-1 in the textbook shows that Afric

Question 10

Which of the following statements best describes the Akan states?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rulers gave land to settlers and asked nothing in return. 
B)  The rulers refused to trade with Europeans. 
C)  The rulers used guns to prevent the Akan states from expanding. 
D)  The rulers used gold from mines to purchase slaves. 
A)  The rulers gave land to settlers and asked nothing in return. 
B)  The rulers refused to trade with Europeans. 
C)  The rulers used guns to prevent the Akan states from expanding. 
D)  The rulers used gold from mines to purchase slaves.

Question 11

Drought was an infrequent occurrence for African farmers on the savanna.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which empire conquered Egypt in 30 BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Russia 
D)  Ottoman 
A)  Rome 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Russia 
D)  Ottoman

Question 13

Examine the two images in Map 1-3 in your textbook.What major differences existed between the two empires over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mali expanded to the southern coast of Africa. 
B)  Ghana expanded to the Atlantic Ocean. 
C)  Mali and Ghana remained landlocked. 
D)  Mali expanded more than did Ghana. 
A)  Mali expanded to the southern coast of Africa. 
B)  Ghana expanded to the Atlantic Ocean. 
C)  Mali and Ghana remained landlocked. 
D)  Mali expanded more than did Ghana.

Question 14

In patrilineal societies,social rank and property is passed down in the female line from mothers to sons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Ancient Egypt received which of the following influences from Nubia?

Accepted Answer

A)  grain production and the concept of monarchy 
B)  naval warfare and the institution of slavery 
C)  city and town formation and design 
D)  highway and canal construction 
A)  grain production and the concept of monarchy 
B)  naval warfare and the institution of slavery 
C)  city and town formation and design 
D)  highway and canal construction

Question 16

How were West African prose tales significant for African-American history?

Accepted Answer

A)  The tales played no role in African-American history. 
B)  The tales helped African Americans resign themselves to slavery. 
C)  The tales became allegories for struggles against slavery. 
D)  The tales helped African Americans become slave masters. 
A)  The tales played no role in African-American history. 
B)  The tales helped African Americans resign themselves to slavery. 
C)  The tales became allegories for struggles against slavery. 
D)  The tales helped African Americans become slave masters.

Question 17

A "call-and-response" style of singing played a vital role in West African rituals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The term homo sapiens refers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  modern humans 
B)  modern chimpanzees 
C)  modern swine 
D)  modern fish 
A)  modern humans 
B)  modern chimpanzees 
C)  modern swine 
D)  modern fish

Question 19

A large_________ stretches across Africa spanning Ethiopia to the Atlantic Ocean.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

How is power maintained in stateless societies like the Igbo in West Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women maintained absolute power over villages. 
B)  Foreigners held power over villages. 
C)  Rulers prevented villagers from leaving. 
D)  Families, rather than central authorities, ruled villages. 
A)  Women maintained absolute power over villages. 
B)  Foreigners held power over villages. 
C)  Rulers prevented villagers from leaving. 
D)  Families, rather than central authorities, ruled villages.

Exam 1: Africa

Egyptian culture was strongly defined by which of the following attributes?

West African artists excelled in the medium of __________.

What did Kongo and Angola have in common with West Africa?

Why were the kings of Ghana known to Europeans as some of the richest of monarchs?

The origins of humanity lie in which of the following continents?

In what ways did Islam influence ancient African political,economic,and cultural development prior to European arrival? How does that impact manifest itself today?

Why did the kingdom of Benin eventually sell its own people into European slavery?

According to Map 1-5 in your textbook ,the routes of the trans-Saharan slave trade were characterized by __________.

Examine Map 1-1 in your textbook.What aspects of African geography suggest limitations and possibilities for historical settlement?

Which of the following statements best describes the Akan states?

Drought was an infrequent occurrence for African farmers on the savanna.

Which empire conquered Egypt in 30 BCE?

Examine the two images in Map 1-3 in your textbook.What major differences existed between the two empires over time?

In patrilineal societies,social rank and property is passed down in the female line from mothers to sons.

Ancient Egypt received which of the following influences from Nubia?

How were West African prose tales significant for African-American history?

A "call-and-response" style of singing played a vital role in West African rituals.

The term homo sapiens refers to __________.

A large_________ stretches across Africa spanning Ethiopia to the Atlantic Ocean.

How is power maintained in stateless societies like the Igbo in West Africa?

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