Question 1

What army ultimately destroyed the Songhai Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  A largely slave army from the sultanate of Morocco 
B)  Armies from the kingdom of Ethiopia 
C)  Prince Henry's army from the kingdom of Portugal 
D)  The army of the kingdom of Benin 
A)  A largely slave army from the sultanate of Morocco 
B)  Armies from the kingdom of Ethiopia 
C)  Prince Henry's army from the kingdom of Portugal 
D)  The army of the kingdom of Benin

Question 2

In addition to the slave trade, what other economic impact did European powers have on West Africa?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Beginning

Question 3

What was the oba in Benin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Priest 
B)  Chief merchant 
C)  King 
D)  Sage 
A)  Priest 
B)  Chief merchant 
C)  King 
D)  Sage

Question 4

Describe the typical West African diet prior to the sixteenth century. How did contact with Europe alter that diet?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
West Afric

Question 5

What important role did the Portuguese forts and markets at Kilwa, Zanzibar, and Sofala have?

Accepted Answer

A)  They became the foundation of Portuguese economic power on the Swahili coast. 
B)  They continued to provide the independent Swahili city-states with money. 
C)  They represented the merging of Portuguese and Swahili trade powers. 
D)  They benefited the inland gold mines of Sofala by opening new markets. 
A)  They became the foundation of Portuguese economic power on the Swahili coast. 
B)  They continued to provide the independent Swahili city-states with money. 
C)  They represented the merging of Portuguese and Swahili trade powers. 
D)  They benefited the inland gold mines of Sofala by opening new markets.

Question 6

Use the following to answer questions :
-age-grade systems

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 7

Compare and contrast the economy of kingdoms in West Africa with those in East Africa during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Both regio

Question 8

Use the following to answer questions :
-Middle Passage

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 9

How were chattel slaves viewed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most were considered to be members of the owner's family. 
B)  Usually, they were slaves who had status and power. 
C)  They had the right to inherit land and wealth. 
D)  They were commodities that were considered subhuman property. 
A)  Most were considered to be members of the owner's family. 
B)  Usually, they were slaves who had status and power. 
C)  They had the right to inherit land and wealth. 
D)  They were commodities that were considered subhuman property.

Question 10

Between 1690 and 1807, which European nation was the leading participant in the transatlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  England 
B)  Portugal 
C)  Spain 
D)  France 
A)  England 
B)  Portugal 
C)  Spain 
D)  France

Question 11

Roughly 75 percent of the slaves imported into the Dutch Cape Colony were from where?

Accepted Answer

A)  West Africa and Angola 
B)  The Balkans and Anatolia 
C)  India, Southeast Asia, and Madagascar 
D)  Swahili-speaking areas 
A)  West Africa and Angola 
B)  The Balkans and Anatolia 
C)  India, Southeast Asia, and Madagascar 
D)  Swahili-speaking areas

Question 12

In addition to famine, what was the greatest obstacle to population growth in West Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Warfare and slave trading 
B)  The small population of women 
C)  The lack of available arable land 
D)  Diseases such as malaria 
A)  Warfare and slave trading 
B)  The small population of women 
C)  The lack of available arable land 
D)  Diseases such as malaria

Question 13

Male slaves were more highly desired in the Americas. Why? Was there a market in which female slaves were more highly desired? If so, where was this market, and why were women more highly prized?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
In the Ame

Question 14

What was the chief means of transport for the West African salt trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Donkey caravans 
B)  Camels 
C)  Horse-drawn carts 
D)  Slaves 
A)  Donkey caravans 
B)  Camels 
C)  Horse-drawn carts 
D)  Slaves

Question 15

Use the following to answer questions :
-Tuareg

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 16

What brought Senegambia into frequent contact with Europeans?

Accepted Answer

A)  European explorers 
B)  Christian missionaries 
C)  The slave trade 
D)  The ivory trade 
A)  European explorers 
B)  Christian missionaries 
C)  The slave trade 
D)  The ivory trade

Question 17

In the English slave trade, a "sorting" referred to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  An assortment of slaves presented for inspection by English purchasers 
B)  The throwing overboard of sick or weak slaves during the Middle Passage 
C)  A selection of goods traded in one lot for a slave or slaves 
D)  The division of Africans by age, gender, and perceived strength for a slave sale 
A)  An assortment of slaves presented for inspection by English purchasers 
B)  The throwing overboard of sick or weak slaves during the Middle Passage 
C)  A selection of goods traded in one lot for a slave or slaves 
D)  The division of Africans by age, gender, and perceived strength for a slave sale

Question 18

How did slavery in Senegambia compare to slavery in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  In Senegambia, slaves were treated harshly, while they were treated more kindly in the Americas. 
B)  In both places, slave status passed from one generation to the next, and the descendants of slaves were never free. 
C)  In the Americas, slave status passed from one generation to the next, while in Senegambia descendants of slaves were sometimes free. 
D)  In both places, slaves could be bought and sold. 
A)  In Senegambia, slaves were treated harshly, while they were treated more kindly in the Americas. 
B)  In both places, slave status passed from one generation to the next, and the descendants of slaves were never free. 
C)  In the Americas, slave status passed from one generation to the next, while in Senegambia descendants of slaves were sometimes free. 
D)  In both places, slaves could be bought and sold.

Question 19

How is the insatiable demand for coffee and sugar reflected in this chart depicting slave imports by destination?

Accepted Answer

A)  The largest numbers by far were sent to Brazil and the Caribbean, where these crops were produced. 
B)  The Spanish, who consumed massive amounts of both products, imported nearly 13% of slaves overall to their American colonies. 
C)  A relatively sizable number were sent to the West Indies. 
D)  Less than 1% were sent to Europe, where neither product was produced. 
A)  The largest numbers by far were sent to Brazil and the Caribbean, where these crops were produced. 
B)  The Spanish, who consumed massive amounts of both products, imported nearly 13% of slaves overall to their American colonies. 
C)  A relatively sizable number were sent to the West Indies. 
D)  Less than 1% were sent to Europe, where neither product was produced.

Question 20

How did contact with Islam and the later Portuguese intrusion influence the history of East Africa, particularly Ethiopia and the Swahili city-states?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The Swahil

Exam 20: Africa and the World, 1400-1800

What army ultimately destroyed the Songhai Empire?

In addition to the slave trade, what other economic impact did European powers have on West Africa?

What was the oba in Benin?

Describe the typical West African diet prior to the sixteenth century. How did contact with Europe alter that diet?

What important role did the Portuguese forts and markets at Kilwa, Zanzibar, and Sofala have?

Use the following to answer questions : -age-grade systems

Compare and contrast the economy of kingdoms in West Africa with those in East Africa during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Use the following to answer questions : -Middle Passage

How were chattel slaves viewed?

Between 1690 and 1807, which European nation was the leading participant in the transatlantic slave trade?

Roughly 75 percent of the slaves imported into the Dutch Cape Colony were from where?

In addition to famine, what was the greatest obstacle to population growth in West Africa?

Male slaves were more highly desired in the Americas. Why? Was there a market in which female slaves were more highly desired? If so, where was this market, and why were women more highly prized?

What was the chief means of transport for the West African salt trade?

Use the following to answer questions : -Tuareg

What brought Senegambia into frequent contact with Europeans?

In the English slave trade, a "sorting" referred to which of the following?

How did slavery in Senegambia compare to slavery in the Americas?

How is the insatiable demand for coffee and sugar reflected in this chart depicting slave imports by destination?

How did contact with Islam and the later Portuguese intrusion influence the history of East Africa, particularly Ethiopia and the Swahili city-states?

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The World of Rome, Ca 1000 Bce-400 Ce

East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 Bce-845 Ce

Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850

The Islamic World, 600-1400

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Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400

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Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600

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