Question 1

In 1324, the king of Mali, ____________________, made the pilgrimage to the holy places in Arabia.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1324, the king of Mali, ____________________,...

Question 2

Which of the following did African merchants NOT gain access to by adopting Islam?

Accepted Answer

A) literacy 
B) new commercial and financial connections 
C) the Muslim trade network 
D) a written law code 
E) a common currency 
A) literacy 
B) new commercial and financial connections 
C) the Muslim trade network 
D) a written law code 
E) a common currency

Question 3

From whom did forest and woodland leaders claim descent?

Accepted Answer

A) Solomon 
B) Oduduwa 
C) Mansa Sulayman 
D) Mansa Musa 
E) Muhammad 
A) Solomon 
B) Oduduwa 
C) Mansa Sulayman 
D) Mansa Musa 
E) Muhammad

Question 4

Term for identification: Kilwa

Accepted Answer

Kilwa is a historical term referring to

Question 5

In what year did the people of Benin found their city?

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.

Question 6

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 7

Term for identification: matrilineal and patrilineal descent

Accepted Answer

Matrilineal and patrilineal descent refe

Question 8

Term for identification: Axum

Accepted Answer

Axum, also spelled Aksum, is an ancient

Question 9

Term for identification: Oyo

Accepted Answer

The term "Oyo" refers to a historical ci

Question 10

The Swahili cities were invigorated by an influx of ____________________ traders in the seventh and eighth centuries C.E.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Swahili cities were invigorated by an...

Question 11

____________________ was the most valued trading commodity of West Africa.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Term for identification: ôba

Accepted Answer

The term "ôba" is a word from the Yoruba

Question 13

Describe the similarities and differences of the forest and woodland cultures including political, economic, and religious aspects.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 14

Which kingdom was founded by the Soninke people?

Accepted Answer

A) Ghana 
B) Mali 
C) Great Zimbabwe 
D) Oyo 
E) Benin 
A) Ghana 
B) Mali 
C) Great Zimbabwe 
D) Oyo 
E) Benin

Question 15

Which Sudanese kingdom was destroyed in the eleventh and twelfth centuries in part because of a Muslim jihad?

Accepted Answer

A) Ghana 
B) Mali 
C) Kush 
D) Sudan 
E) Meroe 
A) Ghana 
B) Mali 
C) Kush 
D) Sudan 
E) Meroe

Question 16

Term for identification: Benin bronzes

Accepted Answer

The term "Benin Bronzes" refers to a gro

Question 17

All of the following contributed to the growth of the Ifè 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) It used waterways to engage in long-distance trade. 
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) It used waterways to engage in long-distance trade.

Question 18

Term for identification: age sets

Accepted Answer

Age sets refer to a social system in whi

Question 19

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 ____________________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of the following was NOT a Sudanic kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A) Ghana 
B) Mali 
C) Kanem-Bornu 
D) Songhay 
E) Kilwa 
A) Ghana 
B) Mali 
C) Kanem-Bornu 
D) Songhay 
E) Kilwa

Exam 17: Africa From Axum to 1400

In 1324, the king of Mali, ____________________, made the pilgrimage to the holy places in Arabia.

Which of the following did African merchants NOT gain access to by adopting Islam?

From whom did forest and woodland leaders claim descent?

Term for identification: Kilwa

In what year did the people of Benin found their city?

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

Term for identification: matrilineal and patrilineal descent

Term for identification: Axum

Term for identification: Oyo

The Swahili cities were invigorated by an influx of ____________________ traders in the seventh and eighth centuries C.E.

____________________ was the most valued trading commodity of West Africa.

Term for identification: ôba

Describe the similarities and differences of the forest and woodland cultures including political, economic, and religious aspects.

Which kingdom was founded by the Soninke people?

Which Sudanese kingdom was destroyed in the eleventh and twelfth centuries in part because of a Muslim jihad?

Term for identification: Benin bronzes

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

Term for identification: age sets

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 was NOT a Sudanic kingdom?

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