Question 1

The ancient African kingdom of Meroë is recognized for its wealth stemming from

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A)  gold. 
B)  silver. 
C)  bronze. 
D)  iron. 
E)  copper. 
A)  gold. 
B)  silver. 
C)  bronze. 
D)  iron. 
E)  copper.

Question 2

Slavery in Africa originated with the coming of the Europeans in the fifteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Kilwa

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Kilwa was a major trading city located o

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Meroë

Accepted Answer

Meroë was an ancient city located in pre

Question 5

The original reason for the rise of the kingdom of Ghana was

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A)  its water resources. 
B)  its rich silver deposits. 
C)  the role it played in the gold trade. 
D)  its commerce in silk. 
E)  its religious ties to the Byzantine Empire. 
A)  its water resources. 
B)  its rich silver deposits. 
C)  the role it played in the gold trade. 
D)  its commerce in silk. 
E)  its religious ties to the Byzantine Empire.

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Marrakech

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Marrakech is a city in Morocco that has

Question 7

What were the sources of Great Zimbabwe's wealth and power?

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Great Zimbabwe's wealth and power were d

Question 8

Slavery in Africa

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A)  was introduced by the Muslims. 
B)  went back to ancient times, long before the arrival of the Europeans. 
C)  saved its harshest treatment for the domestic and royal servants. 
D)  was virtually nonexistent in North Africa. 
E)  never involved more than two percent of the population. 
A)  was introduced by the Muslims. 
B)  went back to ancient times, long before the arrival of the Europeans. 
C)  saved its harshest treatment for the domestic and royal servants. 
D)  was virtually nonexistent in North Africa. 
E)  never involved more than two percent of the population.

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Karl Mauch

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Karl Mauch was a German explorer and geo

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Bantu

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The term "Bantu" refers to a large and d

Question 11

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 12

The Garamantes

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A)  transported goods across the Congo rain forest. 
B)  were known to the Chinese. 
C)  built complex irrigation systems. 
D)  were known to the Chinese.. 
E)  were a nomadic people. 
A)  transported goods across the Congo rain forest. 
B)  were known to the Chinese. 
C)  built complex irrigation systems. 
D)  were known to the Chinese.. 
E)  were a nomadic people.

Question 13

The trading cities of East Africa imported porcelain from

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A)  Italy. 
B)  Japan. 
C)  the Middle East. 
D)  China. 
E)  India. 
A)  Italy. 
B)  Japan. 
C)  the Middle East. 
D)  China. 
E)  India.

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Axum

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Axum was an ancient kingdom located in p

Question 15

The geographical obstacle which divides Africa's northern coast from the rest of the continent

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A)  is the Niger River. 
B)  is the Nile River. 
C)  are the Atlas Mountains. 
D)  is the Sahara Desert. 
E)  is the Kalahari Desert. 
A)  is the Niger River. 
B)  is the Nile River. 
C)  are the Atlas Mountains. 
D)  is the Sahara Desert. 
E)  is the Kalahari Desert.

Question 16

If one traveled south from the grasslands of central Africa, one would reach

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A)  the transvaal. 
B)  the Great Divide of the continent. 
C)  the area in which the predecessors of modern human beings first lived. 
D)  some of the world's richest deposits of minerals. 
E)  the Nile River 
A)  the transvaal. 
B)  the Great Divide of the continent. 
C)  the area in which the predecessors of modern human beings first lived. 
D)  some of the world's richest deposits of minerals. 
E)  the Nile River

Question 17

What role did trade play in the emergence of large kingdoms in West Africa?

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Trade played a crucial role in the emerg

Question 18

How did Ibn Battuta respond to African customs regarding women? Why did he respond as he did?

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Ibn Battuta responded to African customs

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Mansa Musa

Accepted Answer

Mansa Musa was the tenth Mansa, or emper

Question 20

East African trade

Accepted Answer

A)  was exclusively oriented through the Nile to the Mediterranean. 
B)  provided a lively, ocean-going commercial intercourse with civilizations far to the east. 
C)  maintained a strictly coastal exchange between African cultures only. 
D)  was mainly with Madagascar. 
E)  was dominated by Christian merchants from Constantinople. 
A)  was exclusively oriented through the Nile to the Mediterranean. 
B)  provided a lively, ocean-going commercial intercourse with civilizations far to the east. 
C)  maintained a strictly coastal exchange between African cultures only. 
D)  was mainly with Madagascar. 
E)  was dominated by Christian merchants from Constantinople.

Exam 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

The ancient African kingdom of Meroë is recognized for its wealth stemming from

Slavery in Africa originated with the coming of the Europeans in the fifteenth century.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Kilwa

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Meroë

The original reason for the rise of the kingdom of Ghana was

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Marrakech

What were the sources of Great Zimbabwe's wealth and power?

Slavery in Africa

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Karl Mauch

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Bantu

The local chieftain of a Mali farming village was called a

The Garamantes

The trading cities of East Africa imported porcelain from

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Axum

The geographical obstacle which divides Africa's northern coast from the rest of the continent

If one traveled south from the grasslands of central Africa, one would reach

What role did trade play in the emergence of large kingdoms in West Africa?

How did Ibn Battuta respond to African customs regarding women? Why did he respond as he did?

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Mansa Musa

East African trade

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

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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