Question 1

By what process did rulers in this area become seen as sacred?

Accepted Answer

They took over the responsibil

Question 2

The state centered at Great Zimbabwe was the successor to the __________ state.

Accepted Answer

A)  Torwa 
B)  Uganda 
C)  Mutapa 
D)  Mapungubwe 
A)  Torwa 
B)  Uganda 
C)  Mutapa 
D)  Mapungubwe

Question 3

In what ways was metallurgy a symbolically male activity in historic times?

Accepted Answer

Metallurgy was highly ritualized and ass

Question 4

The Chifumbaze is an example of a(n) ________________ complex.

Accepted Answer

A)  Early Iron Age 
B)  Neolithic 
C)  Chalcolithic 
D)  Late Iron Age 
A)  Early Iron Age 
B)  Neolithic 
C)  Chalcolithic 
D)  Late Iron Age

Question 5

Which of these was the defining feature of the Zimbabwe Pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  Copper bangles 
B)  Stone-walled enclosures 
C)  Hilltop kraals 
D)  Soapstone eagles 
A)  Copper bangles 
B)  Stone-walled enclosures 
C)  Hilltop kraals 
D)  Soapstone eagles

Question 6

Bantu-speaking metallurgists reached southeastern Africa about __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  AD 300 
B)  AD 770 
C)  AD 1138 
D)  AD 1420 
A)  AD 300 
B)  AD 770 
C)  AD 1138 
D)  AD 1420

Question 7

The Jaguar Paw burial was found at Mapungubwe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Great Zimbabwe declined around _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  AD 1420 
B)  AD 1530 
C)  AD 900 
D)  AD 1980 
A)  AD 1420 
B)  AD 1530 
C)  AD 900 
D)  AD 1980

Question 9

Two elite burials at Mapungubwe contained gold _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  lions 
B)  pheasants 
C)  rhinos 
D)  hippos 
A)  lions 
B)  pheasants 
C)  rhinos 
D)  hippos

Question 10

What is the Chifumbaze complex?

Accepted Answer

An Early Iron Age Bantu-speaki

Question 11

The people of Great Zimbabwe were the ancestors of modern Shona speakers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The primary ritual responsibility of Great Zimbabwe's rulers was ensuring the fertility of cattle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why is iron metallurgy such a technologically complex process?

Accepted Answer

It requires expertise, clay ov

Question 14

Archaeologists have used the modern ______________ traditions to infer female initiations at Great Zimbabwe.

Accepted Answer

A)  Arikara 
B)  Hohokam 
C)  Venda 
D)  Mbuti 
A)  Arikara 
B)  Hohokam 
C)  Venda 
D)  Mbuti

Question 15

What temperature must be reached to smelt iron?

Accepted Answer

A)  1100°C 
B)  350°C 
C)  9000°C 
D)  6300°C 
A)  1100°C 
B)  350°C 
C)  9000°C 
D)  6300°C

Question 16

What is the genetic origin of southeastern African cattle?

Accepted Answer

They are a combinati

Question 17

The elites of Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe acquired glazed ceramics from ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Venezuela 
B)  Morocco 
C)  Pakistan 
D)  China 
A)  Venezuela 
B)  Morocco 
C)  Pakistan 
D)  China

Question 18

The Central Cattle Pattern was the basis of village life in southeastern Africa for centuries. What was this pattern?

Accepted Answer

The Central Cattle Pattern (CCP) is "a v

Question 19

Sheep and goats were introduced to southeastern Africa from the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What role did cattle play in southeastern African state-level polities?

Accepted Answer

Cattle provided all of the expected subs

By what process did rulers in this area become seen as sacred?

The state centered at Great Zimbabwe was the successor to the __________ state.

In what ways was metallurgy a symbolically male activity in historic times?

The Chifumbaze is an example of a(n) ________________ complex.

Which of these was the defining feature of the Zimbabwe Pattern?

Bantu-speaking metallurgists reached southeastern Africa about __________________.

The Jaguar Paw burial was found at Mapungubwe.

Great Zimbabwe declined around _________________.

Two elite burials at Mapungubwe contained gold _____________.

What is the Chifumbaze complex?

The people of Great Zimbabwe were the ancestors of modern Shona speakers.

The primary ritual responsibility of Great Zimbabwe's rulers was ensuring the fertility of cattle.

Why is iron metallurgy such a technologically complex process?

Archaeologists have used the modern ______________ traditions to infer female initiations at Great Zimbabwe.

What temperature must be reached to smelt iron?

What is the genetic origin of southeastern African cattle?

The elites of Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe acquired glazed ceramics from ____________________.

The Central Cattle Pattern was the basis of village life in southeastern Africa for centuries. What was this pattern?

Sheep and goats were introduced to southeastern Africa from the Middle East.

What role did cattle play in southeastern African state-level polities?

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Exam 15: Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe in Africa

By what process did rulers in this area become seen as sacred?

The state centered at Great Zimbabwe was the successor to the __________ state.

In what ways was metallurgy a symbolically male activity in historic times?

The Chifumbaze is an example of a(n) ________________ complex.

Which of these was the defining feature of the Zimbabwe Pattern?

Bantu-speaking metallurgists reached southeastern Africa about __________________.

The Jaguar Paw burial was found at Mapungubwe.

Great Zimbabwe declined around _________________.

Two elite burials at Mapungubwe contained gold _____________.

What is the Chifumbaze complex?

The people of Great Zimbabwe were the ancestors of modern Shona speakers.

The primary ritual responsibility of Great Zimbabwe's rulers was ensuring the fertility of cattle.

Why is iron metallurgy such a technologically complex process?

Archaeologists have used the modern ______________ traditions to infer female initiations at Great Zimbabwe.

What temperature must be reached to smelt iron?

What is the genetic origin of southeastern African cattle?

The elites of Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe acquired glazed ceramics from ____________________.

The Central Cattle Pattern was the basis of village life in southeastern Africa for centuries. What was this pattern?

Sheep and goats were introduced to southeastern Africa from the Middle East.

What role did cattle play in southeastern African state-level polities?

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

Filters