Question 1

Use the following to answer questions :
-stateless societies

Accepted Answer

A) Speakers of this African language living south and east of the Congo River. 
B) The African region surrounded by the Sahara, the Gulf of Guinea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the mountains of Ethiopia. 
C) North African peoples who controlled the caravan trade between the Mediterranean and the Sudan. 
D) A Muslim port city in East Africa founded between the eighth and tenth centuries; today it is the capital of Somalia. 
E) African collectives bound together by ethnic or blood ties rather than by being political territories.
F)From the word for "war chief," the name of a large and influential African kingdom inhabited by the Soninke people.
G)The city in which the king of Ghana held his court.
H)Originally a campsite for desert nomads, it grew into a thriving city under Mansa Musa, king of Mali and Africa's most famous ruler.
I)A kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia that was a sizable trading state and the center of Christian culture.
J)The East African coastal culture, named after a Bantu language whose vocabulary and poetic forms exhibit strong Arabic influences.
K)The most powerful city on the east coast of Africa by the late thirteenth century.
L)A ruined southern African city discovered by a German explorer in 1871; it is considered the most impressive monument south of the Nile Valley and Ethiopian highlands. 
A) Speakers of this African language living south and east of the Congo River. 
B) The African region surrounded by the Sahara, the Gulf of Guinea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the mountains of Ethiopia. 
C) North African peoples who controlled the caravan trade between the Mediterranean and the Sudan. 
D) A Muslim port city in East Africa founded between the eighth and tenth centuries; today it is the capital of Somalia. 
E) African collectives bound together by ethnic or blood ties rather than by being political territories.
F)From the word for "war chief," the name of a large and influential African kingdom inhabited by the Soninke people.
G)The city in which the king of Ghana held his court.
H)Originally a campsite for desert nomads, it grew into a thriving city under Mansa Musa, king of Mali and Africa's most famous ruler.
I)A kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia that was a sizable trading state and the center of Christian culture.
J)The East African coastal culture, named after a Bantu language whose vocabulary and poetic forms exhibit strong Arabic influences.
K)The most powerful city on the east coast of Africa by the late thirteenth century.
L)A ruined southern African city discovered by a German explorer in 1871; it is considered the most impressive monument south of the Nile Valley and Ethiopian highlands.

Question 2

What does the term Bantu refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  A linguistic classification of African peoples who lived south of the Congo River. 
B)  The name given to the ruler of the kingdom of Ghana. 
C)  The region between the Sahara Desert and the subtropical region of central Africa. 
D)  A form of slavery practiced in West Africa. 
A)  A linguistic classification of African peoples who lived south of the Congo River. 
B)  The name given to the ruler of the kingdom of Ghana. 
C)  The region between the Sahara Desert and the subtropical region of central Africa. 
D)  A form of slavery practiced in West Africa.

Question 3

Based on Map 10.2, "African Kingdoms and Trade, ca. 800-1500," which of the following peoples, due to their location, developed a strong maritime civilization and commercial contacts with the Middle and Far East?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egyptian 
B)  Sudanese 
C)  Bantu 
D)  Swahili 
A)  Egyptian 
B)  Sudanese 
C)  Bantu 
D)  Swahili

Question 4

What was the greatest source of income for the king of Ghana?

Accepted Answer

A)  The slave trade 
B)  His royal estates 
C)  His gold export monopoly 
D)  The salt trade 
A)  The slave trade 
B)  His royal estates 
C)  His gold export monopoly 
D)  The salt trade

Question 5

How did Christianity influence marriage norms in Ethiopia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Polygamy was banned throughout the kingdom. 
B)  Monogamy was unusual but not unknown. 
C)  Polygamy remained common but was scorned. 
D)  Monogamy became common. 
A)  Polygamy was banned throughout the kingdom. 
B)  Monogamy was unusual but not unknown. 
C)  Polygamy remained common but was scorned. 
D)  Monogamy became common.

Question 6

Kingship in the western Sudan may have emerged out of what social role?

Accepted Answer

A)  Farmer 
B)  Scribe 
C)  Blacksmith 
D)  Priest 
A)  Farmer 
B)  Scribe 
C)  Blacksmith 
D)  Priest

Question 7

Use the following to answer questions :
-Berbers

Accepted Answer

A) Speakers of this African language living south and east of the Congo River. 
B) The African region surrounded by the Sahara, the Gulf of Guinea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the mountains of Ethiopia. 
C) North African peoples who controlled the caravan trade between the Mediterranean and the Sudan. 
D) A Muslim port city in East Africa founded between the eighth and tenth centuries; today it is the capital of Somalia. 
E) African collectives bound together by ethnic or blood ties rather than by being political territories.
F)From the word for "war chief," the name of a large and influential African kingdom inhabited by the Soninke people.
G)The city in which the king of Ghana held his court.
H)Originally a campsite for desert nomads, it grew into a thriving city under Mansa Musa, king of Mali and Africa's most famous ruler.
I)A kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia that was a sizable trading state and the center of Christian culture.
J)The East African coastal culture, named after a Bantu language whose vocabulary and poetic forms exhibit strong Arabic influences.
K)The most powerful city on the east coast of Africa by the late thirteenth century.
L)A ruined southern African city discovered by a German explorer in 1871; it is considered the most impressive monument south of the Nile Valley and Ethiopian highlands. 
A) Speakers of this African language living south and east of the Congo River. 
B) The African region surrounded by the Sahara, the Gulf of Guinea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the mountains of Ethiopia. 
C) North African peoples who controlled the caravan trade between the Mediterranean and the Sudan. 
D) A Muslim port city in East Africa founded between the eighth and tenth centuries; today it is the capital of Somalia. 
E) African collectives bound together by ethnic or blood ties rather than by being political territories.
F)From the word for "war chief," the name of a large and influential African kingdom inhabited by the Soninke people.
G)The city in which the king of Ghana held his court.
H)Originally a campsite for desert nomads, it grew into a thriving city under Mansa Musa, king of Mali and Africa's most famous ruler.
I)A kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia that was a sizable trading state and the center of Christian culture.
J)The East African coastal culture, named after a Bantu language whose vocabulary and poetic forms exhibit strong Arabic influences.
K)The most powerful city on the east coast of Africa by the late thirteenth century.
L)A ruined southern African city discovered by a German explorer in 1871; it is considered the most impressive monument south of the Nile Valley and Ethiopian highlands.

Question 8

After the eighth century, most of the Berbers had converted to what religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christianity 
B)  Islam 
C)  Buddhism 
D)  Animism 
A)  Christianity 
B)  Islam 
C)  Buddhism 
D)  Animism

Question 9

Where did the Bantu peoples originate?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Africa 
B)  Egypt 
C)  Cameroon and Nigeria 
D)  Palestine 
A)  South Africa 
B)  Egypt 
C)  Cameroon and Nigeria 
D)  Palestine

Question 10

Even up to 1955, Ethiopia's rulers claimed that they could trace their line of succession back to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abu Bakr, Muhammad's immediate successor 
B)  James, Jesus's younger brother 
C)  The Queen Mother 
D)  The Hebrew king Solomon 
A)  Abu Bakr, Muhammad's immediate successor 
B)  James, Jesus's younger brother 
C)  The Queen Mother 
D)  The Hebrew king Solomon

Question 11

How did the development of the saddle contribute positively to the growth of trans-Saharan trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  It enabled the Berbers to dominate the desert. 
B)  It increased the speed of the caravan trade. 
C)  It enabled merchants to cross the desert safely. 
D)  Its creation made animals useful for the first time in the trans-Saharan caravan trade. 
A)  It enabled the Berbers to dominate the desert. 
B)  It increased the speed of the caravan trade. 
C)  It enabled merchants to cross the desert safely. 
D)  Its creation made animals useful for the first time in the trans-Saharan caravan trade.

Question 12

Describe the trade routes that connected sub-Saharan Africa to the Mediterranean world and Asia. What peoples were connected to one another along these routes?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The essay

Question 13

Use the following to answer questions :
-Great Zimbabwe

Accepted Answer

A) Speakers of this African language living south and east of the Congo River. 
B) The African region surrounded by the Sahara, the Gulf of Guinea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the mountains of Ethiopia. 
C) North African peoples who controlled the caravan trade between the Mediterranean and the Sudan. 
D) A Muslim port city in East Africa founded between the eighth and tenth centuries; today it is the capital of Somalia. 
E) African collectives bound together by ethnic or blood ties rather than by being political territories.
F)From the word for "war chief," the name of a large and influential African kingdom inhabited by the Soninke people.
G)The city in which the king of Ghana held his court.
H)Originally a campsite for desert nomads, it grew into a thriving city under Mansa Musa, king of Mali and Africa's most famous ruler.
I)A kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia that was a sizable trading state and the center of Christian culture.
J)The East African coastal culture, named after a Bantu language whose vocabulary and poetic forms exhibit strong Arabic influences.
K)The most powerful city on the east coast of Africa by the late thirteenth century.
L)A ruined southern African city discovered by a German explorer in 1871; it is considered the most impressive monument south of the Nile Valley and Ethiopian highlands. 
A) Speakers of this African language living south and east of the Congo River. 
B) The African region surrounded by the Sahara, the Gulf of Guinea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the mountains of Ethiopia. 
C) North African peoples who controlled the caravan trade between the Mediterranean and the Sudan. 
D) A Muslim port city in East Africa founded between the eighth and tenth centuries; today it is the capital of Somalia. 
E) African collectives bound together by ethnic or blood ties rather than by being political territories.
F)From the word for "war chief," the name of a large and influential African kingdom inhabited by the Soninke people.
G)The city in which the king of Ghana held his court.
H)Originally a campsite for desert nomads, it grew into a thriving city under Mansa Musa, king of Mali and Africa's most famous ruler.
I)A kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia that was a sizable trading state and the center of Christian culture.
J)The East African coastal culture, named after a Bantu language whose vocabulary and poetic forms exhibit strong Arabic influences.
K)The most powerful city on the east coast of Africa by the late thirteenth century.
L)A ruined southern African city discovered by a German explorer in 1871; it is considered the most impressive monument south of the Nile Valley and Ethiopian highlands.

Question 14

A common belief in most African religions held that

Accepted Answer

A)  the gods created social hierarchies. 
B)  a supreme being had created the universe. 
C)  natural phenomena could not be explained or controlled. 
D)  an individual needs to explore their own spirituality. 
A)  the gods created social hierarchies. 
B)  a supreme being had created the universe. 
C)  natural phenomena could not be explained or controlled. 
D)  an individual needs to explore their own spirituality.

Question 15

What did Greco-Roman ships traveling down from the east coast of Africa take to trade with peoples of that region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Raw cotton and textiles 
B)  Slaves for the East African markets 
C)  Manufactured goods 
D)  Ivory and animal skins 
A)  Raw cotton and textiles 
B)  Slaves for the East African markets 
C)  Manufactured goods 
D)  Ivory and animal skins

Question 16

Besides written documents, what sources do scholars use in order to study early Africa? Please support your answer with specific examples.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The chapte

Question 17

Use the following to answer questions :
-Sudan

Accepted Answer

A) Speakers of this African language living south and east of the Congo River. 
B) The African region surrounded by the Sahara, the Gulf of Guinea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the mountains of Ethiopia. 
C) North African peoples who controlled the caravan trade between the Mediterranean and the Sudan. 
D) A Muslim port city in East Africa founded between the eighth and tenth centuries; today it is the capital of Somalia. 
E) African collectives bound together by ethnic or blood ties rather than by being political territories.
F)From the word for "war chief," the name of a large and influential African kingdom inhabited by the Soninke people.
G)The city in which the king of Ghana held his court.
H)Originally a campsite for desert nomads, it grew into a thriving city under Mansa Musa, king of Mali and Africa's most famous ruler.
I)A kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia that was a sizable trading state and the center of Christian culture.
J)The East African coastal culture, named after a Bantu language whose vocabulary and poetic forms exhibit strong Arabic influences.
K)The most powerful city on the east coast of Africa by the late thirteenth century.
L)A ruined southern African city discovered by a German explorer in 1871; it is considered the most impressive monument south of the Nile Valley and Ethiopian highlands. 
A) Speakers of this African language living south and east of the Congo River. 
B) The African region surrounded by the Sahara, the Gulf of Guinea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the mountains of Ethiopia. 
C) North African peoples who controlled the caravan trade between the Mediterranean and the Sudan. 
D) A Muslim port city in East Africa founded between the eighth and tenth centuries; today it is the capital of Somalia. 
E) African collectives bound together by ethnic or blood ties rather than by being political territories.
F)From the word for "war chief," the name of a large and influential African kingdom inhabited by the Soninke people.
G)The city in which the king of Ghana held his court.
H)Originally a campsite for desert nomads, it grew into a thriving city under Mansa Musa, king of Mali and Africa's most famous ruler.
I)A kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia that was a sizable trading state and the center of Christian culture.
J)The East African coastal culture, named after a Bantu language whose vocabulary and poetic forms exhibit strong Arabic influences.
K)The most powerful city on the east coast of Africa by the late thirteenth century.
L)A ruined southern African city discovered by a German explorer in 1871; it is considered the most impressive monument south of the Nile Valley and Ethiopian highlands.

Question 18

How did the saddle change the culture of the Berbers of North Africa?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The Berber

Question 19

Use the following to answer questions :
-Koumbi Saleh

Accepted Answer

A) Speakers of this African language living south and east of the Congo River. 
B) The African region surrounded by the Sahara, the Gulf of Guinea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the mountains of Ethiopia. 
C) North African peoples who controlled the caravan trade between the Mediterranean and the Sudan. 
D) A Muslim port city in East Africa founded between the eighth and tenth centuries; today it is the capital of Somalia. 
E) African collectives bound together by ethnic or blood ties rather than by being political territories.
F)From the word for "war chief," the name of a large and influential African kingdom inhabited by the Soninke people.
G)The city in which the king of Ghana held his court.
H)Originally a campsite for desert nomads, it grew into a thriving city under Mansa Musa, king of Mali and Africa's most famous ruler.
I)A kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia that was a sizable trading state and the center of Christian culture.
J)The East African coastal culture, named after a Bantu language whose vocabulary and poetic forms exhibit strong Arabic influences.
K)The most powerful city on the east coast of Africa by the late thirteenth century.
L)A ruined southern African city discovered by a German explorer in 1871; it is considered the most impressive monument south of the Nile Valley and Ethiopian highlands. 
A) Speakers of this African language living south and east of the Congo River. 
B) The African region surrounded by the Sahara, the Gulf of Guinea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the mountains of Ethiopia. 
C) North African peoples who controlled the caravan trade between the Mediterranean and the Sudan. 
D) A Muslim port city in East Africa founded between the eighth and tenth centuries; today it is the capital of Somalia. 
E) African collectives bound together by ethnic or blood ties rather than by being political territories.
F)From the word for "war chief," the name of a large and influential African kingdom inhabited by the Soninke people.
G)The city in which the king of Ghana held his court.
H)Originally a campsite for desert nomads, it grew into a thriving city under Mansa Musa, king of Mali and Africa's most famous ruler.
I)A kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia that was a sizable trading state and the center of Christian culture.
J)The East African coastal culture, named after a Bantu language whose vocabulary and poetic forms exhibit strong Arabic influences.
K)The most powerful city on the east coast of Africa by the late thirteenth century.
L)A ruined southern African city discovered by a German explorer in 1871; it is considered the most impressive monument south of the Nile Valley and Ethiopian highlands.

Question 20

According to Map 10.1, "The Geography of Africa," which major river runs nearest to the equator?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Congo 
B)  The Niger 
C)  The Nile 
D)  The Zambezi 
A)  The Congo 
B)  The Niger 
C)  The Nile 
D)  The Zambezi

Exam 10: African Societies and Kingdoms, 1000 Bce-1500 Ce

Use the following to answer questions : -stateless societies

What does the term Bantu refer to?

Based on Map 10.2, "African Kingdoms and Trade, ca. 800-1500," which of the following peoples, due to their location, developed a strong maritime civilization and commercial contacts with the Middle and Far East?

What was the greatest source of income for the king of Ghana?

How did Christianity influence marriage norms in Ethiopia?

Kingship in the western Sudan may have emerged out of what social role?

Use the following to answer questions : -Berbers

After the eighth century, most of the Berbers had converted to what religion?

Where did the Bantu peoples originate?

Even up to 1955, Ethiopia's rulers claimed that they could trace their line of succession back to which of the following?

How did the development of the saddle contribute positively to the growth of trans-Saharan trade?

Describe the trade routes that connected sub-Saharan Africa to the Mediterranean world and Asia. What peoples were connected to one another along these routes?

Use the following to answer questions : -Great Zimbabwe

A common belief in most African religions held that

What did Greco-Roman ships traveling down from the east coast of Africa take to trade with peoples of that region?

Besides written documents, what sources do scholars use in order to study early Africa? Please support your answer with specific examples.

Use the following to answer questions : -Sudan

How did the saddle change the culture of the Berbers of North Africa?

Use the following to answer questions : -Koumbi Saleh

According to Map 10.1, "The Geography of Africa," which major river runs nearest to the equator?

The Earliest Human Societies, to 2500 Bce

Complex Societies in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3800-500 Bce

The Foundation of Indian Society, to 300 Ce

Chinas Classical Age, to 221 Bce

The Greek Experience, 3500-30 Bce

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

The Americas, 3200 Bce-1500 Ce

Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400

States and Cultures in East Asia, 800-1400

Europe and Western Asia in the Middle Ages, 800-1450

Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600

The Acceleration of Global Contact, 1450-1600

The Islamic World Powers, 1300-1800

European Power and Expansion, 1500-1750

New Worldviews and Ways of Life, 1540-1790

Africa and the World, 1400-1800

Continuity and Change in East Asia, 1400-1800

Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1775-1825

The Revolution in Energy and Industry, 1760-1850

Ideologies of Change in Europe, 1815-1914

Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the New Imperialism, 1800-1914

Asia and the Pacific in the Era of Imperialism, 1800-1914

The Americas in the Age of Liberalism, 1810-1917

World War and Revolution, 1914-1929

Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939

The Great Depression and World War Ii, 1929-1945

Review

Liberalization, 1968-2000s

The Contemporary World in Historical Perspective

20th Century Global Issues and Developments

Filters