Question 1

The Middle Iron Age began about _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  AD 900 
B)  1475 cal BC 
C)  37 cal BC 
D)  AD 2187 
A)  AD 900 
B)  1475 cal BC 
C)  37 cal BC 
D)  AD 2187 A

Question 2

Who were the "Leopard's Kopje" people?

Accepted Answer

Bantu-speaking Iron Age people who established capitals at Bambandyanalo and Mapungubwe.

Question 3

What is daga? How was it used in southeastern African villages?

Accepted Answer

Daga is a mix of readily available cattle dung and mud to make structural walls.

Question 4

A kraal is a(n) ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mixture of dung and mud used to make walls 
B)  village chief's daughter 
C)  enclosed place for livestock 
D)  nugget of iron ore 
A)  mixture of dung and mud used to make walls 
B)  village chief's daughter 
C)  enclosed place for livestock 
D)  nugget of iron ore

Question 5

In this context, the abbreviation CCP stands for _________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Corral Central Pattern 
B)  Central Cattle Pattern 
C)  Contained Cows Pattern 
D)  Centralized Cattle Prediction 
A)  Corral Central Pattern 
B)  Central Cattle Pattern 
C)  Contained Cows Pattern 
D)  Centralized Cattle Prediction

Question 6

Some cognitive archaeologists interpret Great Zimbabwe's Great Enclosure at reflecting a ____________ division.

Accepted Answer

A)  plant/animal 
B)  male/female 
C)  dark/light 
D)  nature/culture 
A)  plant/animal 
B)  male/female 
C)  dark/light 
D)  nature/culture

Question 7

What was the cultural and historical significance of the "Bantu Expansion"?

Accepted Answer

The Bantu Expansion was a rapid migratio

Question 8

____________________ were a particularly prized import in Iron Age southeastern Africa.

Accepted Answer

A)  Etruscan ceramics 
B)  Llamas 
C)  Glass beads 
D)  Jade masks 
A)  Etruscan ceramics 
B)  Llamas 
C)  Glass beads 
D)  Jade masks

Question 9

Around AD 1290-1300, Mapungubwe was abandoned.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

One male burial at Mapungubwe included a gold ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  scepter 
B)  star 
C)  mask 
D)  phallus 
A)  scepter 
B)  star 
C)  mask 
D)  phallus

Question 11

Limpopo and Zambezi are major rivers in southeastern Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The _________________ confluence was a good place for African settlements, like Schroda.

Accepted Answer

A)  Congo Basin 
B)  Shashe-Limpopo 
C)  Shashe-Zaire 
D)  Zambezi 
A)  Congo Basin 
B)  Shashe-Limpopo 
C)  Shashe-Zaire 
D)  Zambezi

Question 13

Great Zimbabwe is located in the modern nation of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Zambezi 
B)  Botswana 
C)  Tanzania 
D)  Zimbabwe 
A)  Zambezi 
B)  Botswana 
C)  Tanzania 
D)  Zimbabwe

Question 14

_________ may have controlled as much as 90,000 square kilometers of the plateau region.

Accepted Answer

A)  Schroda 
B)  Great Zimbabwe 
C)  Zhizo 
D)  Bambandyanalo 
A)  Schroda 
B)  Great Zimbabwe 
C)  Zhizo 
D)  Bambandyanalo

Question 15

What were the three capitals of the Mapungubwe state?

Accepted Answer

Schroda, B

Question 16

A central kraal might contain cattle but also _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  diamond mines 
B)  men's burials 
C)  adobe pyramids 
D)  pithouses 
A)  diamond mines 
B)  men's burials 
C)  adobe pyramids 
D)  pithouses

Question 17

Great Zimbabwe might have had as many as _________________ residents.

Accepted Answer

A)  90 
B)  800 
C)  2500 
D)  18,000 
A)  90 
B)  800 
C)  2500 
D)  18,000

Question 18

Decorative birds at Great Zimbabwe were made of __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  soapstone 
B)  silver 
C)  turquoise 
D)  cattle dung 
A)  soapstone 
B)  silver 
C)  turquoise 
D)  cattle dung

Question 19

Lake Victoria is not bordered by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tanzania 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Uganda 
A)  Tanzania 
B)  Kenya 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Uganda

Question 20

Bambandyanalo was established by Zhizo people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The Middle Iron Age began about _______________.

Who were the "Leopard's Kopje" people?

What is daga? How was it used in southeastern African villages?

A kraal is a(n) ______________________.

In this context, the abbreviation CCP stands for _________________________.

Some cognitive archaeologists interpret Great Zimbabwe's Great Enclosure at reflecting a ____________ division.

What was the cultural and historical significance of the "Bantu Expansion"?

____________________ were a particularly prized import in Iron Age southeastern Africa.

Around AD 1290-1300, Mapungubwe was abandoned.

One male burial at Mapungubwe included a gold ________________.

Limpopo and Zambezi are major rivers in southeastern Africa.

The _________________ confluence was a good place for African settlements, like Schroda.

Great Zimbabwe is located in the modern nation of ____________________.

_________ may have controlled as much as 90,000 square kilometers of the plateau region.

What were the three capitals of the Mapungubwe state?

A central kraal might contain cattle but also _____________________.

Great Zimbabwe might have had as many as _________________ residents.

Decorative birds at Great Zimbabwe were made of __________________.

Lake Victoria is not bordered by ____________________.

Bambandyanalo was established by Zhizo people.

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Exam 15: Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe in Africa

The Middle Iron Age began about _______________.

Who were the "Leopard's Kopje" people?

What is daga? How was it used in southeastern African villages?

A kraal is a(n) ______________________.

In this context, the abbreviation CCP stands for _________________________.

Some cognitive archaeologists interpret Great Zimbabwe's Great Enclosure at reflecting a ____________ division.

What was the cultural and historical significance of the "Bantu Expansion"?

____________________ were a particularly prized import in Iron Age southeastern Africa.

Around AD 1290-1300, Mapungubwe was abandoned.

One male burial at Mapungubwe included a gold ________________.

Limpopo and Zambezi are major rivers in southeastern Africa.

The _________________ confluence was a good place for African settlements, like Schroda.

Great Zimbabwe is located in the modern nation of ____________________.

_________ may have controlled as much as 90,000 square kilometers of the plateau region.

What were the three capitals of the Mapungubwe state?

A central kraal might contain cattle but also _____________________.

Great Zimbabwe might have had as many as _________________ residents.

Decorative birds at Great Zimbabwe were made of __________________.

Lake Victoria is not bordered by ____________________.

Bambandyanalo was established by Zhizo people.

Acquiring and Interpreting Data in Archaeology

Humanitys Roots

Becoming Human

A World of Modern Humans

Hunting, Gathering, Foraging, Farming, and Complexity

Prehistoric Europe North of the Mediterranean

The North American Southwest

Eastern North America

Early Dynastic Mesopotamia

Pharaonic State and Old Kingdom Egypt

Shang China

The Indus Valley

Mesoamerica, the Classic Maya, and the Aztec Empire

Andean South America and the Inka Empire

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