Question 1

The story of the founding of Benin includes a reference to which pest?

Accepted Answer

A) Lice. 
B) Tsetse fly. 
C) Gnat. 
D) Locust. 
E) Cockroach. 
A) Lice. 
B) Tsetse fly. 
C) Gnat. 
D) Locust. 
E) Cockroach. A

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT a vital commodity in the Saharan trade?

Accepted Answer

A) Salt. 
B) Gold. 
C) Slaves. 
D) Silver. 
E) All were vital commodities. 
A) Salt. 
B) Gold. 
C) Slaves. 
D) Silver. 
E) All were vital commodities. D

Question 3

The people of Benin founded their city in

Accepted Answer

A) 1200 B.C.E. 
B) 200 C.E. 
C) 500 C.E. 
D) 800 C.E. 
E) 1300 C.E. 
A) 1200 B.C.E. 
B) 200 C.E. 
C) 500 C.E. 
D) 800 C.E. 
E) 1300 C.E. D

Question 4

All of the following contributed to the growth of the Ife EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) its geography and agricultural practices. 
B) its trading activities. 
C) it may have contained a local religious shrine. 
D) it had the most contact with Muslim leaders. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) its geography and agricultural practices. 
B) its trading activities. 
C) it may have contained a local religious shrine. 
D) it had the most contact with Muslim leaders. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 5

Term for identification: tribe

Accepted Answer

The term "tribe" is used to describe a f

Question 6

____________________ was the most valued trading commodity of West Africa.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the most valued trading commodity...

Question 7

Europeans' initial thoughts on the African slave trade seem to have been that it was

Accepted Answer

A) despicable. 
B) acceptable. 
C) shocking. 
D) inhumane. 
E) necessary. 
A) despicable. 
B) acceptable. 
C) shocking. 
D) inhumane. 
E) necessary.

Question 8

The Bantus moved into eastern and central Africa and absorbed the people they met there through

Accepted Answer

A) advanced agricultural methods. 
B) help from the Arabs. 
C) the use of iron weaponry. 
D) guns bought from Europeans. 
E) superior use of horses. 
A) advanced agricultural methods. 
B) help from the Arabs. 
C) the use of iron weaponry. 
D) guns bought from Europeans. 
E) superior use of horses.

Question 9

Compare and contrast the West Sudan, forest and woodland, East African and Great Zimbabwe civilizations.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a compar

Question 10

Which one of the most significant cultural aspects accepted in early Africa was ended by the coming of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A) Matrilineal descent. 
B) Patrilineal descent. 
C) The clan as the primary social unit. 
D) Slavery. 
E) Male polygamy. 
A) Matrilineal descent. 
B) Patrilineal descent. 
C) The clan as the primary social unit. 
D) Slavery. 
E) Male polygamy.

Question 11

How did most early Europeans who came to sub-Saharan Africa mistakenly view the native societies?

Accepted Answer

A) Highly individualistic. 
B) Politically unorganized. 
C) Non-spiritual. 
D) Overly loyal to their kings. 
E) Completely stateless. 
A) Highly individualistic. 
B) Politically unorganized. 
C) Non-spiritual. 
D) Overly loyal to their kings. 
E) Completely stateless.

Question 12

Which of the following was a forest or woodland civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) Mali 
B) Great Zimbabwe 
C) Ife 
D) Axum 
E) Nubia 
A) Mali 
B) Great Zimbabwe 
C) Ife 
D) Axum 
E) Nubia

Question 13

What did 13th century Arabs traveling to Africa find shocking by Muslim standards?

Accepted Answer

A) Widespread cannibalism in Africa. 
B) The freedom of African women. 
C) The fact that children were used as slaves. 
D) The wealth of African kings. 
E) The lack of any form of government. 
A) Widespread cannibalism in Africa. 
B) The freedom of African women. 
C) The fact that children were used as slaves. 
D) The wealth of African kings. 
E) The lack of any form of government.

Question 14

Term for identification: Oyo

Accepted Answer

The term "Oyo" refers to a historical ci

Question 15

What was the most notable aspect of the kingdom of Mali?

Accepted Answer

A) The strong Muslim group that founded the empire. 
B) Mali's great wealth that was based on gold. 
C) Its adoption of a very strict form of Islam. 
D) Mali's takeover of Ghana's vast gold holdings. 
E) Its strong reliance on taxes imposed on traders traveling through the kingdom. 
A) The strong Muslim group that founded the empire. 
B) Mali's great wealth that was based on gold. 
C) Its adoption of a very strict form of Islam. 
D) Mali's takeover of Ghana's vast gold holdings. 
E) Its strong reliance on taxes imposed on traders traveling through the kingdom.

Question 16

Term for identification: Mansa Musa

Accepted Answer

Mansa Musa, whose full name was Musa Kei

Question 17

The artwork from the Swahili involved the use of

Accepted Answer

A) wood. 
B) silver. 
C) gold and ivory. 
D) bronze and gold. 
E) diamonds. 
A) wood. 
B) silver. 
C) gold and ivory. 
D) bronze and gold. 
E) diamonds.

Question 18

The figure forest and woodland leaders claimed descent from was

Accepted Answer

A) Solomon. 
B) Oduduwa. 
C) Ghana. 
D) Mansa Musa. 
E) Muhammad. 
A) Solomon. 
B) Oduduwa. 
C) Ghana. 
D) Mansa Musa. 
E) Muhammad.

Question 19

Ghana and Mali earned some of their income from taxes they imposed on Saharan traders in three vital commodities: ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ghana and Mali earned some of their...

Question 20

Term for identification: Yoruba

Accepted Answer

The term "Yoruba" refers to an ethnic gr

Exam 17: Africa From Axum to 1400

The story of the founding of Benin includes a reference to which pest?

Which of the following was NOT a vital commodity in the Saharan trade?

The people of Benin founded their city in

All of the following contributed to the growth of the Ife EXCEPT

Term for identification: tribe

____________________ was the most valued trading commodity of West Africa.

Europeans' initial thoughts on the African slave trade seem to have been that it was

The Bantus moved into eastern and central Africa and absorbed the people they met there through

Compare and contrast the West Sudan, forest and woodland, East African and Great Zimbabwe civilizations.

Which one of the most significant cultural aspects accepted in early Africa was ended by the coming of Islam?

How did most early Europeans who came to sub-Saharan Africa mistakenly view the native societies?

Which of the following was a forest or woodland civilization?

What did 13th century Arabs traveling to Africa find shocking by Muslim standards?

Term for identification: Oyo

What was the most notable aspect of the kingdom of Mali?

Term for identification: Mansa Musa

The artwork from the Swahili involved the use of

The figure forest and woodland leaders claimed descent from was

Ghana and Mali earned some of their income from taxes they imposed on Saharan traders in three vital commodities: ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.

Term for identification: Yoruba

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