Question 1

Which of the following statements are true in regard to the slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A) more women than men became slaves. 
B) male slaves who served in homes or in the royal court were castrated. 
C) important slave markets were located in Morocco. 
D) Mali's two major exports were gold and slaves. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) more women than men became slaves. 
B) male slaves who served in homes or in the royal court were castrated. 
C) important slave markets were located in Morocco. 
D) Mali's two major exports were gold and slaves. 
E) All of these choices. E

Question 2

The Book of Routes and Realms by al-Bakri provides one of the earliest and most detailed descriptions of the

Accepted Answer

A) kingdom of Ghana. 
B) Great Zimbabwe. 
C) reign of Mansa Musa. 
D) trading center at Sijilmasa. 
E) effect of the plague in Cairo. 
A) kingdom of Ghana. 
B) Great Zimbabwe. 
C) reign of Mansa Musa. 
D) trading center at Sijilmasa. 
E) effect of the plague in Cairo. A

Question 3

Many sub-Saharan peoples developed what kind of agricultural technique which caused them to farm land only once or twice before moving on?

Accepted Answer

A) terraced. 
B) reclaimed marshes. 
C) hydroponics. 
D) slash and burn. 
E) built artificial platforms. 
A) terraced. 
B) reclaimed marshes. 
C) hydroponics. 
D) slash and burn. 
E) built artificial platforms. D

Question 4

The humped back of Sundiata's mother was a symbol

Accepted Answer

A) that predicted future destruction of the kingdom by Sosso. 
B) of her unusual spiritual power. 
C) prophesying that Sundiata would be a strong king. 
D) that the gods were unhappy with the kingdom of Mali. 
E) prophesying that Sundiata would overthrow the Sosso dynasty. 
A) that predicted future destruction of the kingdom by Sosso. 
B) of her unusual spiritual power. 
C) prophesying that Sundiata would be a strong king. 
D) that the gods were unhappy with the kingdom of Mali. 
E) prophesying that Sundiata would overthrow the Sosso dynasty.

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
- qadi

Accepted Answer

A qadi (also spelled qāḍī, cadi, kadi or

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
- Ghana

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
- Ghana...

Question 7

Which of the following describes the iron-working experience in sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Did not experience working with copper before iron-making. 
B) Did not work iron,only imported it. 
C) Used bronze extensively,but only for tools. 
D) Ample resources of pure iron ore are available in sub-Saharan area. 
E) Never used a hot-air iron-smelting process. 
A) Did not experience working with copper before iron-making. 
B) Did not work iron,only imported it. 
C) Used bronze extensively,but only for tools. 
D) Ample resources of pure iron ore are available in sub-Saharan area. 
E) Never used a hot-air iron-smelting process.

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
- griot/griotte

Accepted Answer

A griot or griotte refers to a West Afri

Question 9

African smelting furnaces made iron more resistant to rust with enough dissolved carbon to have the properties of

Accepted Answer

A) aluminum. 
B) cement. 
C) steel. 
D) bronze. 
E) copper. 
A) aluminum. 
B) cement. 
C) steel. 
D) bronze. 
E) copper.

Question 10

Discuss the methods of iron smelting used by the sub-Saharan peoples and what advantages they had from their techniques and equipment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of  Discuss the methods of iron smelting used...

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
- Ibn Battuta

Accepted Answer

Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan Muslim schola

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
- lineage

Accepted Answer

Lineage refers to the line of descent or

Question 13

The task of a griot was to

Accepted Answer

A) act as an advisor to the leader on matters of state and policy. 
B) have ancestral knowledge. 
C) entertain by describing the accomplishments of the previous king. 
D) compose new sections to a story describing the achievements of the present king. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) act as an advisor to the leader on matters of state and policy. 
B) have ancestral knowledge. 
C) entertain by describing the accomplishments of the previous king. 
D) compose new sections to a story describing the achievements of the present king. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
- Delhi Sultanate

Accepted Answer

The Delhi Sultanate refers to a series o

Question 15

The people who populated the Middle Niger Valley spoke what language?

Accepted Answer

A) Swahili. 
B) Malinke. 
C) Arabic. 
D) Hadza. 
E) Songhai. 
A) Swahili. 
B) Malinke. 
C) Arabic. 
D) Hadza. 
E) Songhai.

Question 16

Elaborate on the idea that lineage or clan was the bedrock of Africa's diverse societies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of  Elaborate on the idea that lineage or...

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Sufis broke away from Islam. 
B) Sufis were believed to have baraka (divine grace). 
C) Sufis did not believe that God spoke to Abraham,Christ,or Muhammad. 
D) Each Sufi believed that upon death,a personal meeting with God was assured. 
E) The Sufi sect remained limited to Cairo. 
A) Sufis broke away from Islam. 
B) Sufis were believed to have baraka (divine grace). 
C) Sufis did not believe that God spoke to Abraham,Christ,or Muhammad. 
D) Each Sufi believed that upon death,a personal meeting with God was assured. 
E) The Sufi sect remained limited to Cairo.

Question 18

Cairo residents looked down on which of the following members of their society?

Accepted Answer

A) alcohol dealers. 
B) slave dealers. 
C) prostitutes. 
D) usurers. 
E) all of these choices. 
A) alcohol dealers. 
B) slave dealers. 
C) prostitutes. 
D) usurers. 
E) all of these choices.

Question 19

The statement that the farther one went from the Islamic heartland,the worse Islamic conditions became,even though the area was part of the Islamic Empire,fits the description from Ibn Battuta on his visit to Mali.Discuss this statement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of  The statement that the farther one went...

Question 20

What was the second largest city of the Mamluk Empire and another destination of Ibn Battuta?

Accepted Answer

A) Cairo. 
B) Jerusalem. 
C) Damascus. 
D) Baghdad. 
E) Kaffa. 
A) Cairo. 
B) Jerusalem. 
C) Damascus. 
D) Baghdad. 
E) Kaffa.

Exam 11: Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000 - 1500

Which of the following statements are true in regard to the slave trade?

The Book of Routes and Realms by al-Bakri provides one of the earliest and most detailed descriptions of the

Many sub-Saharan peoples developed what kind of agricultural technique which caused them to farm land only once or twice before moving on?

The humped back of Sundiata's mother was a symbol

Please define the following key terms. - qadi

Please define the following key terms. - Ghana

Which of the following describes the iron-working experience in sub-Saharan Africa?

Please define the following key terms. - griot/griotte

African smelting furnaces made iron more resistant to rust with enough dissolved carbon to have the properties of

Discuss the methods of iron smelting used by the sub-Saharan peoples and what advantages they had from their techniques and equipment.

Please define the following key terms. - Ibn Battuta

Please define the following key terms. - lineage

The task of a griot was to

Please define the following key terms. - Delhi Sultanate

The people who populated the Middle Niger Valley spoke what language?

Elaborate on the idea that lineage or clan was the bedrock of Africa's diverse societies.

Which of the following statements is true?

Cairo residents looked down on which of the following members of their society?

The statement that the farther one went from the Islamic heartland,the worse Islamic conditions became,even though the area was part of the Islamic Empire,fits the description from Ibn Battuta on his visit to Mali.Discuss this statement.

What was the second largest city of the Mamluk Empire and another destination of Ibn Battuta?

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