Question 1

The Kingdom of Ghana

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A)  remained poor, in spite of large lead deposits, because of series of spendthrift rulers. 
B)  exported gold, leather goods, slaves, and ostrich feathers. 
C)  was the first African state to develop large-scale fish farming. 
D)  had an merchant class but refused to trade with Berbers from the north. 
E)  accepted the tenets of Buddhism. 
A)  remained poor, in spite of large lead deposits, because of series of spendthrift rulers. 
B)  exported gold, leather goods, slaves, and ostrich feathers. 
C)  was the first African state to develop large-scale fish farming. 
D)  had an merchant class but refused to trade with Berbers from the north. 
E)  accepted the tenets of Buddhism.

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Benin bronzes

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The Benin Bronzes refer to a group of se

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Saba

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Saba can refer to several different thin

Question 4

In southern Africa,

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A)  an integration of Khoisan and Bantu-speaking peoples took place. 
B)  the people of the area were generally darker and taller than the migrants from the north. 
C)  the culture of the Khoisan-speaking society came to dominate the area. 
D)  Islam became dominant in the 700s. 
E)  Christianity survived in the mountains in the south until recent times. 
A)  an integration of Khoisan and Bantu-speaking peoples took place. 
B)  the people of the area were generally darker and taller than the migrants from the north. 
C)  the culture of the Khoisan-speaking society came to dominate the area. 
D)  Islam became dominant in the 700s. 
E)  Christianity survived in the mountains in the south until recent times.

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Axum stelae

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The Axum stelae, also known as obelisks,

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-desiccation of the Sahara

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The term "desiccation of the Sahara" ref

Question 7

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

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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 B.C.E. 
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 B.C.E. 
E)  it allowed Islam to influence much of Africa south of the Sahara.

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Niger River

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The Niger River is a major river in West

Question 9

The people of North Africa,who served as trade intermediaries for the great trans-Saharan commerce,were the

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A)  Kurds. 
B)  Phoenicians. 
C)  Carthaginians. 
D)  Berbers. 
E)  Cree. 
A)  Kurds. 
B)  Phoenicians. 
C)  Carthaginians. 
D)  Berbers. 
E)  Cree.

Question 10

Swahili comes from the Arabic sahel,which means "forest" or "jungle."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Great Zimbabwe

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-Great Zimbabwe...

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Luba and Kongo

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Luba and Kongo refer to two distinct his

Question 13

What are the several possible reasons that might explain Islam's success in Africa prior to 1500 C.E.? What do the career and accomplishments of Mansa Musa reveal about African society during the fourteenth century C.E.?

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Islam's success in Africa prior to 1500

Question 14

The local chieftain of a Mali farming village was called a

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A)  mansa. 
B)  nkisi. 
C)  bantu. 
D)  saba. 
E)  sheikh. 
A)  mansa. 
B)  nkisi. 
C)  bantu. 
D)  saba. 
E)  sheikh.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Ethiopia

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Ethiopia is a landlocked country located

Question 16

Social practices typical in many African societies included

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A)  election of kings by all adult males. 
B)  a lineage system that was often matrilineal rather than patrilineal. 
C)  behavior patterns between the sexes that were more relaxed than those found in societies in other parts of the world. 
D)  both a lineage system that was often matrilineal rather than patrilineal and behavior patterns between the sexes that were more relaxed than those found in other societies. 
E)  none of these 
A)  election of kings by all adult males. 
B)  a lineage system that was often matrilineal rather than patrilineal. 
C)  behavior patterns between the sexes that were more relaxed than those found in societies in other parts of the world. 
D)  both a lineage system that was often matrilineal rather than patrilineal and behavior patterns between the sexes that were more relaxed than those found in other societies. 
E)  none of these

Question 17

The San

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A)  was the largest tribal grouping in West Africa. 
B)  kept the Bantu out of their lands for eight centuries by using a guerrilla war strategy. 
C)  created the largest city in southern Africa in the eleventh century. 
D)  linguistically were related to the Khoi, distinguished by the use of "clicking" sounds. 
E)  overwhelmed the fortress at Marrakech in 1066. 
A)  was the largest tribal grouping in West Africa. 
B)  kept the Bantu out of their lands for eight centuries by using a guerrilla war strategy. 
C)  created the largest city in southern Africa in the eleventh century. 
D)  linguistically were related to the Khoi, distinguished by the use of "clicking" sounds. 
E)  overwhelmed the fortress at Marrakech in 1066.

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-rock paintings

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Rock paintings, also known as pictograph

Question 19

In what way does the story "The Nyanga Meet the Pygmies of Gabon" reflect the concept held by most early societies that law is sacred in origin?

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The story "The Nyanga Meet the Pygmies o

Question 20

Which of the following is the earliest form of surviving architecture found in Africa?

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A)  the Moorish palaces at Zanzibar 
B)  the pyramids of Egypt 
C)  the ruins of Great Zimbabwe 
D)  the mound city of Timbuktu 
E)  the ruins of Carthage 
A)  the Moorish palaces at Zanzibar 
B)  the pyramids of Egypt 
C)  the ruins of Great Zimbabwe 
D)  the mound city of Timbuktu 
E)  the ruins of Carthage

Exam 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

The Kingdom of Ghana

Identify the following terms. -Benin bronzes

Identify the following terms. -Saba

In southern Africa,

Identify the following terms. -Axum stelae

Identify the following terms. -desiccation of the Sahara

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

Identify the following terms. -Niger River

The people of North Africa,who served as trade intermediaries for the great trans-Saharan commerce,were the

Swahili comes from the Arabic sahel,which means "forest" or "jungle."

Identify the following terms. -Great Zimbabwe

Identify the following terms. -Luba and Kongo

What are the several possible reasons that might explain Islam's success in Africa prior to 1500 C.E.? What do the career and accomplishments of Mansa Musa reveal about African society during the fourteenth century C.E.?

The local chieftain of a Mali farming village was called a

Identify the following terms. -Ethiopia

Social practices typical in many African societies included

The San

Identify the following terms. -rock paintings

In what way does the story "The Nyanga Meet the Pygmies of Gabon" reflect the concept held by most early societies that law is sacred in origin?

Which of the following is the earliest form of surviving architecture found in Africa?

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

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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