Question 1

In the eighteenth century, what city was the world's greatest slave-trading port?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bristol 
B)  London 
C)  Liverpool 
D)  Edinburgh 
A)  Bristol 
B)  London 
C)  Liverpool 
D)  Edinburgh

Question 2

How was the transatlantic slave trade organized? Who participated, and who profited?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
European a

Question 3

What was the justification for slavery adopted by African rulers that originated from Islamic societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  They argued that Africans were an inferior race who were better off as slaves. 
B)  They rationalized it by saying slaves lacked immortal souls. 
C)  They believed slavery was necessary for economic development. 
D)  They argued that prisoners of war could be sold and that captured people were chattel. 
A)  They argued that Africans were an inferior race who were better off as slaves. 
B)  They rationalized it by saying slaves lacked immortal souls. 
C)  They believed slavery was necessary for economic development. 
D)  They argued that prisoners of war could be sold and that captured people were chattel.

Question 4

What West African industry had the greatest level of specialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Textiles 
B)  Salt mining 
C)  Gold working 
D)  Iron working 
A)  Textiles 
B)  Salt mining 
C)  Gold working 
D)  Iron working

Question 5

The massive increase in the slave trade, as illustrated , "The Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1501-1866" can be attributed, in part, to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  European demand for precious metals increased sharply. 
B)  A significant number of slaves being transported for sale died. 
C)  Slavery grew in the United States. 
D)  An increasing number of nations engaged in the trade. 
A)  European demand for precious metals increased sharply. 
B)  A significant number of slaves being transported for sale died. 
C)  Slavery grew in the United States. 
D)  An increasing number of nations engaged in the trade.

Question 6

Courtship, marriage, and family patterns in West Africa displayed rather striking characteristics. Describe these patterns, and offer an explanation for their development.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Nearly all

Question 7

Most slaves exported by the Portuguese to Brazil came from

Accepted Answer

A)  Angola. 
B)  Madagascar. 
C)  Ethiopia. 
D)  Swahili. 
A)  Angola. 
B)  Madagascar. 
C)  Ethiopia. 
D)  Swahili.

Question 8

The great majority of the slaves sent to the Americas were to be employed in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tobacco plantations of British North America 
B)  Cotton plantations of British North America 
C)  Gold and silver mines in Central and South America 
D)  Coffee and sugar plantations in the Caribbean and South America 
A)  Tobacco plantations of British North America 
B)  Cotton plantations of British North America 
C)  Gold and silver mines in Central and South America 
D)  Coffee and sugar plantations in the Caribbean and South America

Question 9

Use the following to answer questions :
-shore trading

Accepted Answer

A) An item of personal property; a term used in reference to enslaved people that conveys the idea that they are subhuman, like animals, and therefore may be treated like animals. 
B) Among the societies of Senegambia, groups of teenage males and females whom the society initiated into adulthood at the same time. 
C) The title of the king of Benin. 
D) A settlement in the western Sahara, the site of the main salt-mining center. 
E) Major branch of the nomadic Berber peoples who controlled the north-south trans-Saharan trade in salt.
F)Imported from the Maldives, they served as the medium of exchange in West Africa.
G)Orthodox form of Christianity from Egypt practiced in Ethiopia.
H)Meaning "People of the Coast," the term used for the people living along the East African coast and on nearby islands.
I)Enslaved Africans' horrific voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas under appalling and often deadly conditions.
J)A collection or batch of British goods that would be traded for a slave or for a quantity of gold, ivory, or dyewood.
K)A process for exchanging goods in which European ships sent boats ashore or invited African dealers to bring traders and slaves out to the ships. 
A) An item of personal property; a term used in reference to enslaved people that conveys the idea that they are subhuman, like animals, and therefore may be treated like animals. 
B) Among the societies of Senegambia, groups of teenage males and females whom the society initiated into adulthood at the same time. 
C) The title of the king of Benin. 
D) A settlement in the western Sahara, the site of the main salt-mining center. 
E) Major branch of the nomadic Berber peoples who controlled the north-south trans-Saharan trade in salt.
F)Imported from the Maldives, they served as the medium of exchange in West Africa.
G)Orthodox form of Christianity from Egypt practiced in Ethiopia.
H)Meaning "People of the Coast," the term used for the people living along the East African coast and on nearby islands.
I)Enslaved Africans' horrific voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas under appalling and often deadly conditions.
J)A collection or batch of British goods that would be traded for a slave or for a quantity of gold, ivory, or dyewood.
K)A process for exchanging goods in which European ships sent boats ashore or invited African dealers to bring traders and slaves out to the ships.

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions :
-oba

Accepted Answer

A) An item of personal property; a term used in reference to enslaved people that conveys the idea that they are subhuman, like animals, and therefore may be treated like animals. 
B) Among the societies of Senegambia, groups of teenage males and females whom the society initiated into adulthood at the same time. 
C) The title of the king of Benin. 
D) A settlement in the western Sahara, the site of the main salt-mining center. 
E) Major branch of the nomadic Berber peoples who controlled the north-south trans-Saharan trade in salt.
F)Imported from the Maldives, they served as the medium of exchange in West Africa.
G)Orthodox form of Christianity from Egypt practiced in Ethiopia.
H)Meaning "People of the Coast," the term used for the people living along the East African coast and on nearby islands.
I)Enslaved Africans' horrific voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas under appalling and often deadly conditions.
J)A collection or batch of British goods that would be traded for a slave or for a quantity of gold, ivory, or dyewood.
K)A process for exchanging goods in which European ships sent boats ashore or invited African dealers to bring traders and slaves out to the ships. 
A) An item of personal property; a term used in reference to enslaved people that conveys the idea that they are subhuman, like animals, and therefore may be treated like animals. 
B) Among the societies of Senegambia, groups of teenage males and females whom the society initiated into adulthood at the same time. 
C) The title of the king of Benin. 
D) A settlement in the western Sahara, the site of the main salt-mining center. 
E) Major branch of the nomadic Berber peoples who controlled the north-south trans-Saharan trade in salt.
F)Imported from the Maldives, they served as the medium of exchange in West Africa.
G)Orthodox form of Christianity from Egypt practiced in Ethiopia.
H)Meaning "People of the Coast," the term used for the people living along the East African coast and on nearby islands.
I)Enslaved Africans' horrific voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas under appalling and often deadly conditions.
J)A collection or batch of British goods that would be traded for a slave or for a quantity of gold, ivory, or dyewood.
K)A process for exchanging goods in which European ships sent boats ashore or invited African dealers to bring traders and slaves out to the ships.

Question 11

In the fifteenth century, what state became the successor to Ghana and Mali in the Niger region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Songhai 
B)  Benin 
C)  Senegambia 
D)  Hausa 
A)  Songhai 
B)  Benin 
C)  Senegambia 
D)  Hausa

Question 12

Why was the city of Timbuktu well known?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a major port for transatlantic trade. 
B)  It was the capital and major trade center of Benin. 
C)  It possessed a thriving urban culture. 
D)  It was dominated by Muslims and persecuted Jews. 
A)  It was a major port for transatlantic trade. 
B)  It was the capital and major trade center of Benin. 
C)  It possessed a thriving urban culture. 
D)  It was dominated by Muslims and persecuted Jews.

Question 13

Which of these was true of the great majority of slaves in the Islamic world?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were black. 
B)  They were white. 
C)  They were Muslims. 
D)  They were Jews. 
A)  They were black. 
B)  They were white. 
C)  They were Muslims. 
D)  They were Jews.

Question 14

Use the following to answer questions :
-sorting

Accepted Answer

A) An item of personal property; a term used in reference to enslaved people that conveys the idea that they are subhuman, like animals, and therefore may be treated like animals. 
B) Among the societies of Senegambia, groups of teenage males and females whom the society initiated into adulthood at the same time. 
C) The title of the king of Benin. 
D) A settlement in the western Sahara, the site of the main salt-mining center. 
E) Major branch of the nomadic Berber peoples who controlled the north-south trans-Saharan trade in salt.
F)Imported from the Maldives, they served as the medium of exchange in West Africa.
G)Orthodox form of Christianity from Egypt practiced in Ethiopia.
H)Meaning "People of the Coast," the term used for the people living along the East African coast and on nearby islands.
I)Enslaved Africans' horrific voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas under appalling and often deadly conditions.
J)A collection or batch of British goods that would be traded for a slave or for a quantity of gold, ivory, or dyewood.
K)A process for exchanging goods in which European ships sent boats ashore or invited African dealers to bring traders and slaves out to the ships. 
A) An item of personal property; a term used in reference to enslaved people that conveys the idea that they are subhuman, like animals, and therefore may be treated like animals. 
B) Among the societies of Senegambia, groups of teenage males and females whom the society initiated into adulthood at the same time. 
C) The title of the king of Benin. 
D) A settlement in the western Sahara, the site of the main salt-mining center. 
E) Major branch of the nomadic Berber peoples who controlled the north-south trans-Saharan trade in salt.
F)Imported from the Maldives, they served as the medium of exchange in West Africa.
G)Orthodox form of Christianity from Egypt practiced in Ethiopia.
H)Meaning "People of the Coast," the term used for the people living along the East African coast and on nearby islands.
I)Enslaved Africans' horrific voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas under appalling and often deadly conditions.
J)A collection or batch of British goods that would be traded for a slave or for a quantity of gold, ivory, or dyewood.
K)A process for exchanging goods in which European ships sent boats ashore or invited African dealers to bring traders and slaves out to the ships.

Question 15

What ruler completed the expansion and consolidation of Songhai?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muhammad Ali 
B)  Muhammad Toure 
C)  Ewuare 
D)  Leo Africanus 
A)  Muhammad Ali 
B)  Muhammad Toure 
C)  Ewuare 
D)  Leo Africanus

Question 16

In the stateless societies of Senegambia, which of the following contributed to community loyalty and law enforcement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Age-grade systems 
B)  Strong, patriarchal clans 
C)  Gender-specific roles 
D)  Communitywide assemblies 
A)  Age-grade systems 
B)  Strong, patriarchal clans 
C)  Gender-specific roles 
D)  Communitywide assemblies

Question 17

Use the following to answer questions :
-cowrie shells

Accepted Answer

A) An item of personal property; a term used in reference to enslaved people that conveys the idea that they are subhuman, like animals, and therefore may be treated like animals. 
B) Among the societies of Senegambia, groups of teenage males and females whom the society initiated into adulthood at the same time. 
C) The title of the king of Benin. 
D) A settlement in the western Sahara, the site of the main salt-mining center. 
E) Major branch of the nomadic Berber peoples who controlled the north-south trans-Saharan trade in salt.
F)Imported from the Maldives, they served as the medium of exchange in West Africa.
G)Orthodox form of Christianity from Egypt practiced in Ethiopia.
H)Meaning "People of the Coast," the term used for the people living along the East African coast and on nearby islands.
I)Enslaved Africans' horrific voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas under appalling and often deadly conditions.
J)A collection or batch of British goods that would be traded for a slave or for a quantity of gold, ivory, or dyewood.
K)A process for exchanging goods in which European ships sent boats ashore or invited African dealers to bring traders and slaves out to the ships. 
A) An item of personal property; a term used in reference to enslaved people that conveys the idea that they are subhuman, like animals, and therefore may be treated like animals. 
B) Among the societies of Senegambia, groups of teenage males and females whom the society initiated into adulthood at the same time. 
C) The title of the king of Benin. 
D) A settlement in the western Sahara, the site of the main salt-mining center. 
E) Major branch of the nomadic Berber peoples who controlled the north-south trans-Saharan trade in salt.
F)Imported from the Maldives, they served as the medium of exchange in West Africa.
G)Orthodox form of Christianity from Egypt practiced in Ethiopia.
H)Meaning "People of the Coast," the term used for the people living along the East African coast and on nearby islands.
I)Enslaved Africans' horrific voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas under appalling and often deadly conditions.
J)A collection or batch of British goods that would be traded for a slave or for a quantity of gold, ivory, or dyewood.
K)A process for exchanging goods in which European ships sent boats ashore or invited African dealers to bring traders and slaves out to the ships.

Question 18

How would a typical Senegambian community be described?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a highly organized mercantile center 
B)  As nothing more than a nomadic band of related families 
C)  As organized entirely around the slave trade 
D)  As organized in a small, self-supporting agricultural village 
A)  As a highly organized mercantile center 
B)  As nothing more than a nomadic band of related families 
C)  As organized entirely around the slave trade 
D)  As organized in a small, self-supporting agricultural village

Question 19

Use the following to answer questions :
-Coptic Christianity

Accepted Answer

A) An item of personal property; a term used in reference to enslaved people that conveys the idea that they are subhuman, like animals, and therefore may be treated like animals. 
B) Among the societies of Senegambia, groups of teenage males and females whom the society initiated into adulthood at the same time. 
C) The title of the king of Benin. 
D) A settlement in the western Sahara, the site of the main salt-mining center. 
E) Major branch of the nomadic Berber peoples who controlled the north-south trans-Saharan trade in salt.
F)Imported from the Maldives, they served as the medium of exchange in West Africa.
G)Orthodox form of Christianity from Egypt practiced in Ethiopia.
H)Meaning "People of the Coast," the term used for the people living along the East African coast and on nearby islands.
I)Enslaved Africans' horrific voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas under appalling and often deadly conditions.
J)A collection or batch of British goods that would be traded for a slave or for a quantity of gold, ivory, or dyewood.
K)A process for exchanging goods in which European ships sent boats ashore or invited African dealers to bring traders and slaves out to the ships. 
A) An item of personal property; a term used in reference to enslaved people that conveys the idea that they are subhuman, like animals, and therefore may be treated like animals. 
B) Among the societies of Senegambia, groups of teenage males and females whom the society initiated into adulthood at the same time. 
C) The title of the king of Benin. 
D) A settlement in the western Sahara, the site of the main salt-mining center. 
E) Major branch of the nomadic Berber peoples who controlled the north-south trans-Saharan trade in salt.
F)Imported from the Maldives, they served as the medium of exchange in West Africa.
G)Orthodox form of Christianity from Egypt practiced in Ethiopia.
H)Meaning "People of the Coast," the term used for the people living along the East African coast and on nearby islands.
I)Enslaved Africans' horrific voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas under appalling and often deadly conditions.
J)A collection or batch of British goods that would be traded for a slave or for a quantity of gold, ivory, or dyewood.
K)A process for exchanging goods in which European ships sent boats ashore or invited African dealers to bring traders and slaves out to the ships.

Question 20

What was the chief trade good in the trans-Saharan trade routes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Salt 
B)  Silver 
C)  Amber 
D)  Iron ore 
A)  Salt 
B)  Silver 
C)  Amber 
D)  Iron ore

Exam 20: Africa and the World, 1400-1800

In the eighteenth century, what city was the world's greatest slave-trading port?

How was the transatlantic slave trade organized? Who participated, and who profited?

What was the justification for slavery adopted by African rulers that originated from Islamic societies?

What West African industry had the greatest level of specialization?

The massive increase in the slave trade, as illustrated , "The Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1501-1866" can be attributed, in part, to which of the following?

Courtship, marriage, and family patterns in West Africa displayed rather striking characteristics. Describe these patterns, and offer an explanation for their development.

Most slaves exported by the Portuguese to Brazil came from

The great majority of the slaves sent to the Americas were to be employed in which of the following?

Use the following to answer questions : -shore trading

Use the following to answer questions : -oba

In the fifteenth century, what state became the successor to Ghana and Mali in the Niger region?

Why was the city of Timbuktu well known?

Which of these was true of the great majority of slaves in the Islamic world?

Use the following to answer questions : -sorting

What ruler completed the expansion and consolidation of Songhai?

In the stateless societies of Senegambia, which of the following contributed to community loyalty and law enforcement?

Use the following to answer questions : -cowrie shells

How would a typical Senegambian community be described?

Use the following to answer questions : -Coptic Christianity

What was the chief trade good in the trans-Saharan trade routes?

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