Question 1

What factors contributed to the "cosmopolitan" nature of the Swahili city-states?

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Question 2

Term for identification: Great Zimbabwe

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Great Zimbabwe is an ancient city locate

Question 3

Elaborate on the social organization of early African civilizations.

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Question 4

The modern-day country of Ethiopia was known as the kingdom of Axum and its rise coincides with its conversion to which religion?

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A) Islam. 
B) Hinduism. 
C) Christianity. 
D) Animism. 
E) Paganism. 
A) Islam. 
B) Hinduism. 
C) Christianity. 
D) Animism. 
E) Paganism.

Question 5

Term for identification: madrasa

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A madrasa (also spelled madrasah, madres

Question 6

Mansa Musa was the most famous ruler of which kingdom?

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A) Songhay. 
B) Axum. 
C) Mali. 
D) Ghana. 
E) Ethiopia. 
A) Songhay. 
B) Axum. 
C) Mali. 
D) Ghana. 
E) Ethiopia.

Question 7

In the early centuries CE, gold was discovered in the Senegal River region and transported to the western Sudan and North Africa. What were these trade routes called?

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A) Coastal Swahili Trade Emporium. 
B) The Indian Ocean Free Trade Zone. 
C) The Pan African Union. 
D) The Road of Great Zimbabwe. 
E) The trans-Saharan trade routes. 
A) Coastal Swahili Trade Emporium. 
B) The Indian Ocean Free Trade Zone. 
C) The Pan African Union. 
D) The Road of Great Zimbabwe. 
E) The trans-Saharan trade routes.

Question 8

Elaborate on the forest and woodland cultures.

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Question 9

Due to a general absence of written languages in sub-Saharan Africa, the arts became important, and the most famous of these were sculptures known as ____________________.

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The answer of Due to a general absence of written...

Question 10

Which of the following would most accurately describe Sudanic kingship?

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A) The king acted as intermediary between the living and the dead. 
B) African kings were elected to their positions by members of their tribes. 
C) A sick or weak king was viewed as a threat to the survival of the group. 
D) Both A and B. 
E) Both A and C. 
A) The king acted as intermediary between the living and the dead. 
B) African kings were elected to their positions by members of their tribes. 
C) A sick or weak king was viewed as a threat to the survival of the group. 
D) Both A and B. 
E) Both A and C.

Question 11

Term for identification: matrilineal/patrilineal descent

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The terms "matrilineal" and "patrilineal

Question 12

Muslim traders seemed "shocked" at the amount of freedom women had, Europeans found which of the following most disturbing?

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A) The matrilineal nature of some societies. 
B) The lack of a clear governmental structure. 
C) The prominence of Islam. 
D) The small number of natural resources in Africa. 
E) The amount of dangerous wildlife. 
A) The matrilineal nature of some societies. 
B) The lack of a clear governmental structure. 
C) The prominence of Islam. 
D) The small number of natural resources in Africa. 
E) The amount of dangerous wildlife.

Question 13

Term for identification: Benin/ Benin bronzes

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The term "Benin" refers to both a modern

Question 14

Term for identification: Kumbi Saleh

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Kumbi Saleh refers to the capital city o

Question 15

The ancient civilized center of Southern Africa, whose ruins were only discovered in 1871, is ____________________.

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The answer of The ancient civilized center of Southern Africa,...

Exam 17: Africa From Axum to 1400

What factors contributed to the "cosmopolitan" nature of the Swahili city-states?

Term for identification: Great Zimbabwe

Elaborate on the social organization of early African civilizations.

The modern-day country of Ethiopia was known as the kingdom of Axum and its rise coincides with its conversion to which religion?

Term for identification: madrasa

Mansa Musa was the most famous ruler of which kingdom?

In the early centuries CE, gold was discovered in the Senegal River region and transported to the western Sudan and North Africa. What were these trade routes called?

Elaborate on the forest and woodland cultures.

Due to a general absence of written languages in sub-Saharan Africa, the arts became important, and the most famous of these were sculptures known as ____________________.

Which of the following would most accurately describe Sudanic kingship?

Term for identification: matrilineal/patrilineal descent

Muslim traders seemed "shocked" at the amount of freedom women had, Europeans found which of the following most disturbing?

Term for identification: Benin/ Benin bronzes

Term for identification: Kumbi Saleh

The ancient civilized center of Southern Africa, whose ruins were only discovered in 1871, is ____________________.

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