Question 1

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
The Epic of Son-Jara

Accepted Answer

The Epic of Son-Jara is a West African o

Question 2

The African Nok culture which is remembered for its early, sophisticated sculptures was located in the ____ region.

Accepted Answer

A)  Congo 
B)  Kalahari 
C)  Niger River 
D)  Sahara 
E)  East-African coastal 
A)  Congo 
B)  Kalahari 
C)  Niger River 
D)  Sahara 
E)  East-African coastal

Question 3

The southern African state of Zimbabwe

Accepted Answer

A)  lacked an adequate water supply. 
B)  had an exclusively agricultural economy. 
C)  collapsed around the seventh century C.E. 
D)  was the mightiest empire Africa had ever known. 
E)  had a significant role in the gold trade with the Swahili states. 
A)  lacked an adequate water supply. 
B)  had an exclusively agricultural economy. 
C)  collapsed around the seventh century C.E. 
D)  was the mightiest empire Africa had ever known. 
E)  had a significant role in the gold trade with the Swahili states.

Question 4

The original Bantu homeland was located in what today is

Accepted Answer

A)  Namibia. 
B)  Angola. 
C)  Chad. 
D)  Nigeria. 
E)  Zambia. 
A)  Namibia. 
B)  Angola. 
C)  Chad. 
D)  Nigeria. 
E)  Zambia.

Question 5

The Epic of Son-Jara tells the story of the founder and ruler of

Accepted Answer

A)  Ghana. 
B)  Mali. 
C)  the Zanj. 
D)  Great Zimbabwe. 
E)  Kush. 
A)  Ghana. 
B)  Mali. 
C)  the Zanj. 
D)  Great Zimbabwe. 
E)  Kush.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Cape Guardafui is a prominent headland i

Question 7

The so-called "cradle of humanity," where the earliest hominids evolved, is located in

Accepted Answer

A)  the Hump of Africa. 
B)  the Great African Rift valley. 
C)  modern-day Egypt. 
D)  the Niger River region. 
E)  ancient Ghana. 
A)  the Hump of Africa. 
B)  the Great African Rift valley. 
C)  modern-day Egypt. 
D)  the Niger River region. 
E)  ancient Ghana.

Question 8

Scholars believe that the Garamantes kingdom declined as a result of ____ and the drying up of the Sahara.

Accepted Answer

A)  an Egyptian invasion 
B)  the fall of the Roman Empire 
C)  a devastating plague 
D)  civil war 
E)  the rise of Ghana 
A)  an Egyptian invasion 
B)  the fall of the Roman Empire 
C)  a devastating plague 
D)  civil war 
E)  the rise of Ghana

Question 9

Compare and contrast Ghana and Mali. In what ways were the two kingdoms similar? How were they different?

Accepted Answer

Ghana and Mali were both powerful kingdo

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A lineage group is a social organization

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Swahili refers to both a language and a

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

The Nok culture refers to an ancient civ

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
"hermit kingdom"

Accepted Answer

The term "hermit kingdom" historically r

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

The term "Luba" refers to an ethnic grou

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Hump of Africa

Accepted Answer

The term "Hump of Africa" refers to the

Question 16

Agriculture first emerged in ____ Africa.

Accepted Answer

A)  northern 
B)  southern 
C)  western 
D)  eastern 
E)  central 
A)  northern 
B)  southern 
C)  western 
D)  eastern 
E)  central

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Rhapta was an ancient trading city locat

Question 18

The major trading cities of East Africa were founded by Bantu-speakers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The states of Luba and Kongo were primarily mercantile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

By the eighth and ninth centuries, much of the trade across the Sahara Desert from Ghana was conducted by

Accepted Answer

A)  Arab merchants. 
B)  Chinese immigrants. 
C)  central African slaves. 
D)  the Ghanaian army. 
E)  Italian mercenaries. 
A)  Arab merchants. 
B)  Chinese immigrants. 
C)  central African slaves. 
D)  the Ghanaian army. 
E)  Italian mercenaries.

Exam 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. The Epic of Son-Jara

The African Nok culture which is remembered for its early, sophisticated sculptures was located in the ____ region.

The southern African state of Zimbabwe

The original Bantu homeland was located in what today is

The Epic of Son-Jara tells the story of the founder and ruler of

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

The so-called "cradle of humanity," where the earliest hominids evolved, is located in

Scholars believe that the Garamantes kingdom declined as a result of ____ and the drying up of the Sahara.

Compare and contrast Ghana and Mali. In what ways were the two kingdoms similar? How were they different?

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

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

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

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. "hermit kingdom"

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

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Hump of Africa

Agriculture first emerged in ____ Africa.

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

The major trading cities of East Africa were founded by Bantu-speakers.

The states of Luba and Kongo were primarily mercantile.

By the eighth and ninth centuries, much of the trade across the Sahara Desert from Ghana was conducted by

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