Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-matrilinear

Accepted Answer

Matrilineal refers to a system of lineag

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Axum

Accepted Answer

Axum, also spelled Aksum, is an ancient

Question 3

Slavery in Africa began only with the arrival of the Europeans in the late fifteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-African slavery

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African slavery refers to the historical

Question 5

A Malay settlement was established on the island of

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A)  Madagascar. 
B)  Zimbabwe. 
C)  Saba. 
D)  Rhapta. 
E)  Malawi. 
A)  Madagascar. 
B)  Zimbabwe. 
C)  Saba. 
D)  Rhapta. 
E)  Malawi.

Question 6

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

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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 7

African culture

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A)  is notable for its use of bards to retain and spread communal history and religious beliefs. 
B)  rapidly did away with bards once the Arabic and Swahili languages were established. 
C)  never used the storytelling talents of women to spread and perpetuate knowledge and beliefs. 
D)  used only wooden carvings for religious purposes, reserving terra-cotta and metal objects for secular occasions. 
E)  was never subject to outside influences. 
A)  is notable for its use of bards to retain and spread communal history and religious beliefs. 
B)  rapidly did away with bards once the Arabic and Swahili languages were established. 
C)  never used the storytelling talents of women to spread and perpetuate knowledge and beliefs. 
D)  used only wooden carvings for religious purposes, reserving terra-cotta and metal objects for secular occasions. 
E)  was never subject to outside influences.

Question 8

The lowest and most basic level of African social groupings was the

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A)  tribe. 
B)  lineage group. 
C)  nuclear family. 
D)  clan. 
E)  caste. 
A)  tribe. 
B)  lineage group. 
C)  nuclear family. 
D)  clan. 
E)  caste.

Question 9

All of the following were true about the southern African state of Zimbabwe except

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A)  it was located south of the Zambezi River. 
B)  it played no significant role in the gold trade with the Swahili states to the east. 
C)  it derived great wealth from its role in expanded trade activities between coastal Africa and regions of the continent's interior. 
D)  a possible explanation for its demise may have been its unsound environmental practices, such as overgrazing. 
E)  it had a significant role in the gold trade with the Swahili states. 
A)  it was located south of the Zambezi River. 
B)  it played no significant role in the gold trade with the Swahili states to the east. 
C)  it derived great wealth from its role in expanded trade activities between coastal Africa and regions of the continent's interior. 
D)  a possible explanation for its demise may have been its unsound environmental practices, such as overgrazing. 
E)  it had a significant role in the gold trade with the Swahili states.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-al-Maghrib

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Al-Maghrib, also known as the Maghreb, i

Question 11

In regard to the urban life of African towns,it can be said that

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A)  they initially developed in areas with poor farmland. 
B)  they usually developed from smaller, fortified walled villages. 
C)  they were composed solely of individual linear family groupings. 
D)  there was no commercial relationship between the ruler and the business people. 
E)  slaves were in the vast majority. 
A)  they initially developed in areas with poor farmland. 
B)  they usually developed from smaller, fortified walled villages. 
C)  they were composed solely of individual linear family groupings. 
D)  there was no commercial relationship between the ruler and the business people. 
E)  slaves were in the vast majority.

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-mansa

Accepted Answer

The term "Mansa" is a title used by rule

Question 13

The Romans called East Africa "Azania" and the Greeks called the area "Zanj."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-Rhapta

Accepted Answer

Rhapta was an ancient marketplace believ

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Ibn Battuta

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Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan Muslim schola

Question 16

The text raises the question of whether Africa is a continent without history.Why would earlier historians have held such a view,and what prompted the modification of that perspective? In what way is the general perception of what constitutes "history" shaped by distinctly European preconceptions? In what ways are historians of Africa able to overcome the paucity of written sources? What correct historical information can be gleaned from the Hausa oral traditions recorded in the story "Honoring the Sacred Tree God," found in the Kano Chronicle?

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Earlier historians may have held the vie

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Swahili

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following terms.
-Swahili...

Question 18

The Ethiopian Christian dynasty which experienced a long-lasting conflict with African Muslims was the

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A)  Solomonid. 
B)  Coptic. 
C)  Zagwe. 
D)  Adal. 
E)  Gamal. 
A)  Solomonid. 
B)  Coptic. 
C)  Zagwe. 
D)  Adal. 
E)  Gamal.

Question 19

The king of Mali who went on a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in the fourteenth century was Mansa Musa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Zagwe churches

Accepted Answer

The Zagwe churches refer to a group of r

Exam 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

Identify the following terms. -matrilinear

Identify the following terms. -Axum

Slavery in Africa began only with the arrival of the Europeans in the late fifteenth century.

Identify the following terms. -African slavery

A Malay settlement was established on the island of

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

African culture

The lowest and most basic level of African social groupings was the

All of the following were true about the southern African state of Zimbabwe except

Identify the following terms. -al-Maghrib

In regard to the urban life of African towns,it can be said that

Identify the following terms. -mansa

The Romans called East Africa "Azania" and the Greeks called the area "Zanj."

Identify the following terms. -Rhapta

Identify the following terms. -Ibn Battuta

Identify the following terms. -Swahili

The Ethiopian Christian dynasty which experienced a long-lasting conflict with African Muslims was the

The king of Mali who went on a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in the fourteenth century was Mansa Musa.

Identify the following terms. -Zagwe churches

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

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