Question 1

The ancient civilization that was located in the highlands of what is known today as Ethiopia was

Accepted Answer

A)  Yoruba. 
B)  Kush. 
C)  Sahara. 
D)  Axum. 
E)  Saba. 
A)  Yoruba. 
B)  Kush. 
C)  Sahara. 
D)  Axum. 
E)  Saba.

Question 2

The northern area of Africa, from the Atlantic to the Indian Oceans, is composed of the greatest desert on Earth, the

Accepted Answer

A)  Kalahari. 
B)  Gobi. 
C)  Sahara. 
D)  Niger. 
E)  Mojave. 
A)  Kalahari. 
B)  Gobi. 
C)  Sahara. 
D)  Niger. 
E)  Mojave.

Question 3

Until the 1950s, the prevailing view among Western historians was that Africa was a continent without a history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The great river that dominates the western region of Africa, the so-called "hump of Africa," is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Nile. 
B)  Niger. 
C)  Congo. 
D)  Zaire. 
E)  Zambeze. 
A)  Nile. 
B)  Niger. 
C)  Congo. 
D)  Zaire. 
E)  Zambeze.

Question 5

Prior to the arrival of Islam, most African religions were monotheistic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The vast majority of African lived in coastal trading ports.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

Which of the following is not a valid observation about the ancient civilization of the Kush?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was located in Nubia. 
B)  Evidence suggests that it may have developed an agricultural kingdom before the Egyptians. 
C)  It spread its empire to the north by driving the Romans out of Egypt. 
D)  It had emerged as a major trading state by the end of the second millennium BCE 
E)  It declined in the mid-first millennium BCE 
A)  It was located in Nubia. 
B)  Evidence suggests that it may have developed an agricultural kingdom before the Egyptians. 
C)  It spread its empire to the north by driving the Romans out of Egypt. 
D)  It had emerged as a major trading state by the end of the second millennium BCE 
E)  It declined in the mid-first millennium BCE

Question 9

It is not certain when agriculture was first practiced on the continent of Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Khoi people of southern Africa were

Accepted Answer

A)  mercenary soldiers. 
B)  merchants. 
C)  farmers. 
D)  hunter-gatherers. 
E)  herders. 
A)  mercenary soldiers. 
B)  merchants. 
C)  farmers. 
D)  hunter-gatherers. 
E)  herders.

Question 11

All of the following were true about the southern African state of Zimbabwe except

Accepted Answer

A)  it was located south of the Zambezi River. 
B)  it played no significant role in the gold trade with the Swahili states to the east. 
C)  it derived great wealth from its role in expanded trade activities between coastal Africa and regions of the continent's interior. 
D)  a possible explanation for its demise may have been its unsound environmental practices, such as overgrazing. 
E)  it had a significant role in the gold trade with the Swahili states. 
A)  it was located south of the Zambezi River. 
B)  it played no significant role in the gold trade with the Swahili states to the east. 
C)  it derived great wealth from its role in expanded trade activities between coastal Africa and regions of the continent's interior. 
D)  a possible explanation for its demise may have been its unsound environmental practices, such as overgrazing. 
E)  it had a significant role in the gold trade with the Swahili states.

Question 12

The term "Zanj" refers to the "____" of the indigenous population of East Africa.

Accepted Answer

A)  golden god 
B)  burnt skin 
C)  high and mighty priest 
D)  bountiful caravans 
E)  perfumed breath 
A)  golden god 
B)  burnt skin 
C)  high and mighty priest 
D)  bountiful caravans 
E)  perfumed breath

Question 13

The Kingdom of Mali

Accepted Answer

A)  profited greatly from the pearl trade. 
B)  was sufficiently dry to enable its farmers to grow corn, as well as sorghum and millet. 
C)  maintained a very active pro-Islamic policy under Mansa Musa. 
D)  rejected Islam in favor of Ethiopian-style Christianity. 
E)  disappeared in the fifth century C.E. 
A)  profited greatly from the pearl trade. 
B)  was sufficiently dry to enable its farmers to grow corn, as well as sorghum and millet. 
C)  maintained a very active pro-Islamic policy under Mansa Musa. 
D)  rejected Islam in favor of Ethiopian-style Christianity. 
E)  disappeared in the fifth century C.E.

Question 14

What was true of African building materials during the first millennium C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stone was increasingly used in West Africa during in the first millennium C.E. 
B)  The only construction material used during that period was dried mud. 
C)  Mosques were always constructed of wood. 
D)  The heavy use of mortar was predominant in buildings constructed at Great Zimbabwe. 
E)  Metal became an important building material as early as 1000 B.C.E. 
A)  Stone was increasingly used in West Africa during in the first millennium C.E. 
B)  The only construction material used during that period was dried mud. 
C)  Mosques were always constructed of wood. 
D)  The heavy use of mortar was predominant in buildings constructed at Great Zimbabwe. 
E)  Metal became an important building material as early as 1000 B.C.E.

Question 15

In Ethiopia, in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, during the era of Zagwe dynasty, Christian churches were carved out of solid rock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What was true about Swahili?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a culture reflecting a mixture of Indian and African influences. 
B)  It was a language that employed Bantu grammar and Arabic linguistic terms. 
C)  It was a term that derives from the Arab word for "jungle." 
D)  It was exclusively a written language. 
E)  It became the official language of Islam. 
A)  It was a culture reflecting a mixture of Indian and African influences. 
B)  It was a language that employed Bantu grammar and Arabic linguistic terms. 
C)  It was a term that derives from the Arab word for "jungle." 
D)  It was exclusively a written language. 
E)  It became the official language of Islam.

Question 17

What was the ancient African kingdom that claimed to be descended from the Arabian kingdom of Saba (or Sheba)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Axum 
B)  Kush 
C)  Meroë 
D)  Egypt 
E)  Nubia 
A)  Axum 
B)  Kush 
C)  Meroë 
D)  Egypt 
E)  Nubia

Question 18

From 8000 to 4000 BCE, the Sahara featured lakes and ponds and vast grasslands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

The Nok culture eventually became one of the most active iron working societies in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

The ancient civilization that was located in the highlands of what is known today as Ethiopia was

The northern area of Africa, from the Atlantic to the Indian Oceans, is composed of the greatest desert on Earth, the

Until the 1950s, the prevailing view among Western historians was that Africa was a continent without a history.

The great river that dominates the western region of Africa, the so-called "hump of Africa," is the

Prior to the arrival of Islam, most African religions were monotheistic.

The vast majority of African lived in coastal trading ports.

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

Which of the following is not a valid observation about the ancient civilization of the Kush?

It is not certain when agriculture was first practiced on the continent of Africa.

The Khoi people of southern Africa were

All of the following were true about the southern African state of Zimbabwe except

The term "Zanj" refers to the "____" of the indigenous population of East Africa.

The Kingdom of Mali

What was true of African building materials during the first millennium C.E.?

In Ethiopia, in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, during the era of Zagwe dynasty, Christian churches were carved out of solid rock.

What was true about Swahili?

What was the ancient African kingdom that claimed to be descended from the Arabian kingdom of Saba (or Sheba)?

From 8000 to 4000 BCE, the Sahara featured lakes and ponds and vast grasslands.

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

The Nok culture eventually became one of the most active iron working societies in Africa.

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

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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