Question 1

The geographical obstacle which divides Africa's northern coast from the rest of the continent

Accepted Answer

A)  is the Niger River. 
B)  is the Nile River. 
C)  are the Atlas Mountains. 
D)  is the Sahara Desert. 
E)  is the Kalahari Desert. 
A)  is the Niger River. 
B)  is the Nile River. 
C)  are the Atlas Mountains. 
D)  is the Sahara Desert. 
E)  is the Kalahari Desert.

Question 2

The original reason for the rise of the kingdom of Ghana was

Accepted Answer

A)  its water resources. 
B)  its rich silver deposits. 
C)  the role it played in the gold trade. 
D)  its commerce in silk. 
E)  its religious ties to the Byzantine Empire. 
A)  its water resources. 
B)  its rich silver deposits. 
C)  the role it played in the gold trade. 
D)  its commerce in silk. 
E)  its religious ties to the Byzantine Empire.

Question 3

All of the following are correct about the land of Zanj except

Accepted Answer

A)  it had a large minority of residents from the Persian Gulf and Arabian peninsula. 
B)  it was ruled by the Zagwe and Azim dynasties for 400 years. 
C)  it exported rhinoceros horn, gold, and ivory. 
D)  it included the cities of Pemba, Kilwa, and Mombasa. 
E)  most of the coastal states were self-governing. 
A)  it had a large minority of residents from the Persian Gulf and Arabian peninsula. 
B)  it was ruled by the Zagwe and Azim dynasties for 400 years. 
C)  it exported rhinoceros horn, gold, and ivory. 
D)  it included the cities of Pemba, Kilwa, and Mombasa. 
E)  most of the coastal states were self-governing.

Question 4

The states of Luba and Kongo were primarily mercantile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The following were true about the trans-Sahara caravan trade except

Accepted Answer

A)  the Arab introduction of the camel into Africa enabled this trade to greatly increase. 
B)  cultural exchanges were stimulated by the growth of the caravan activity. 
C)  it enabled the Sahara region to become a major crossroad of international commerce. 
D)  it brought the first Islamic traders to central Africa in the first century BCE 
E)  it allowed Islam to influence much of Africa south of the Sahara. 
A)  the Arab introduction of the camel into Africa enabled this trade to greatly increase. 
B)  cultural exchanges were stimulated by the growth of the caravan activity. 
C)  it enabled the Sahara region to become a major crossroad of international commerce. 
D)  it brought the first Islamic traders to central Africa in the first century BCE 
E)  it allowed Islam to influence much of Africa south of the Sahara.

Question 6

Competition to Meroe's economic predominance came from

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which state developed in the southern half of Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Luba 
B)  Timbuktu 
C)  Marrakech 
D)  Ditripoli 
E)  Axum 
A)  Luba 
B)  Timbuktu 
C)  Marrakech 
D)  Ditripoli 
E)  Axum

Question 8

Swahili civilization was based on a mixture of native African and ____ cultures.

Accepted Answer

A)  Arab 
B)  Roman 
C)  Indian 
D)  Byzantine 
E)  Khoisan 
A)  Arab 
B)  Roman 
C)  Indian 
D)  Byzantine 
E)  Khoisan

Question 9

Music in African societies

Accepted Answer

A)  was almost exclusively composed of singing, with supporting instruments rarely used. 
B)  was rarely related to religious activity. 
C)  employed various musical instruments, including the harp, bells and the xylophone. 
D)  was exported to the New World in the eleventh century. 
E)  played no role in most communities. 
A)  was almost exclusively composed of singing, with supporting instruments rarely used. 
B)  was rarely related to religious activity. 
C)  employed various musical instruments, including the harp, bells and the xylophone. 
D)  was exported to the New World in the eleventh century. 
E)  played no role in most communities.

Question 10

About ____ years ago, Homo sapiens sapiens began to spread out across Eurasia.

Accepted Answer

A)  one million 
B)  200,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  50,000 
E)  20,000 
A)  one million 
B)  200,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  50,000 
E)  20,000

Question 11

The Garamantes carried out an extensive trade with the Romans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The "Hump of Africa" refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  burden of poverty the continent caries today. 
B)  sites of earliest human evolution. 
C)  set of massive political problems the continent has been dealing with since the end of colonial rule. 
D)  westernmost grasslands and tropical forests that border on the Atlantic Ocean. 
E)  highest peaks of the Atlas Mountains. 
A)  burden of poverty the continent caries today. 
B)  sites of earliest human evolution. 
C)  set of massive political problems the continent has been dealing with since the end of colonial rule. 
D)  westernmost grasslands and tropical forests that border on the Atlantic Ocean. 
E)  highest peaks of the Atlas Mountains.

Question 13

In the fourth century, the rulers of Axum adopted the Roman Catholic form of Christianity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

All of the following statements about the arrival of Islam in Africa are true except

Accepted Answer

A)  it began with the Arab defeat of the Byzantines in Egypt. 
B)  Muslim conversion was probably stimulated by tax incentives. 
C)  the Arab capture of Carthage unified their hegemony over what they called al-Maghrib. 
D)  Berber resistance blocked Arab expansion to the westward continental limits until after 1200. 
E)  Arab merchants played a notable role in trade in much of northern, central, and eastern Africa. 
A)  it began with the Arab defeat of the Byzantines in Egypt. 
B)  Muslim conversion was probably stimulated by tax incentives. 
C)  the Arab capture of Carthage unified their hegemony over what they called al-Maghrib. 
D)  Berber resistance blocked Arab expansion to the westward continental limits until after 1200. 
E)  Arab merchants played a notable role in trade in much of northern, central, and eastern Africa.

Question 15

The well-known African city of Marrakech is located in which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Morocco 
B)  Ghana 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Ethiopia 
E)  Kenya 
A)  Morocco 
B)  Ghana 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Ethiopia 
E)  Kenya

Question 16

The major trading cities of East Africa were founded by Bantu-speakers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

African art

Accepted Answer

A)  consists only of poetry and sculpture. 
B)  is very limited, due to the fact that wood was the universal medium of artistic statement. 
C)  contains no other major examples of architectural achievement except the pyramids. 
D)  includes the impressively crafted, mortar-less structures at Great Zimbabwe. 
E)  appeared only with the coming of Islam. 
A)  consists only of poetry and sculpture. 
B)  is very limited, due to the fact that wood was the universal medium of artistic statement. 
C)  contains no other major examples of architectural achievement except the pyramids. 
D)  includes the impressively crafted, mortar-less structures at Great Zimbabwe. 
E)  appeared only with the coming of Islam.

Question 18

Bronze heads sculptures and relief plaques depicting West African court life were created in

Accepted Answer

A)  Benin. 
B)  Ife. 
C)  Nok. 
D)  San. 
E)  Kongo. 
A)  Benin. 
B)  Ife. 
C)  Nok. 
D)  San. 
E)  Kongo.

Question 19

Which of the following states developed in the center of Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Luba 
B)  Timbuktu 
C)  Marrakech 
D)  Ditripoli 
E)  Axum 
A)  Luba 
B)  Timbuktu 
C)  Marrakech 
D)  Ditripoli 
E)  Axum

Exam 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

The geographical obstacle which divides Africa's northern coast from the rest of the continent

The original reason for the rise of the kingdom of Ghana was

All of the following are correct about the land of Zanj except

The states of Luba and Kongo were primarily mercantile.

The following were true about the trans-Sahara caravan trade except

Competition to Meroe's economic predominance came from

Which state developed in the southern half of Africa?

Swahili civilization was based on a mixture of native African and ____ cultures.

Music in African societies

About ____ years ago, Homo sapiens sapiens began to spread out across Eurasia.

The Garamantes carried out an extensive trade with the Romans.

The "Hump of Africa" refers to the

In the fourth century, the rulers of Axum adopted the Roman Catholic form of Christianity.

All of the following statements about the arrival of Islam in Africa are true except

The well-known African city of Marrakech is located in which country?

The major trading cities of East Africa were founded by Bantu-speakers.

African art

Bronze heads sculptures and relief plaques depicting West African court life were created in

Which of the following states developed in the center of 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

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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

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