Question 1

How have scholars used the Sundiata narrative to reconstruct the history of the Mali Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

The answer of  How have scholars used the Sundiata narrative...

Question 2

What is sharia?

Accepted Answer

A) A trade route. 
B) Islamic law. 
C) Title of royal power. 
D) Military strategy. 
E) A book in the Quran. 
A) A trade route. 
B) Islamic law. 
C) Title of royal power. 
D) Military strategy. 
E) A book in the Quran.

Question 3

In describing the peoples of Zimbabwe,which of the following statements is true?

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A) Located on the high plateau between Zambezi and Limpopo. 
B) Used iron tools. 
C) Built enclosure known as "venerated houses." 
D) Did not keep written records. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) Located on the high plateau between Zambezi and Limpopo. 
B) Used iron tools. 
C) Built enclosure known as "venerated houses." 
D) Did not keep written records. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 4

Historical use of upstreaming allows historians of Africa before 1000 to

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A) predict a future event. 
B) make comparisons. 
C) make generalizations about what they actually see and what might have caused what they see. 
D) create a consensus. 
E) eliminate bias in studying evidence. 
A) predict a future event. 
B) make comparisons. 
C) make generalizations about what they actually see and what might have caused what they see. 
D) create a consensus. 
E) eliminate bias in studying evidence.

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
- Sundiata

Accepted Answer

Sundiata Keita, also known as Sundjata o

Question 6

How did the Mamluks defeat the Mongols at Ayn Jalut?

Accepted Answer

A) Mamluks had more advanced weapons. 
B) Mongols were weakened by plague. 
C) Mamluks had Byzantine mercenaries. 
D) Mamluks had faster horses than the Mongols. 
E) Mamluks vastly outnumbered the Mongols 12:1. 
A) Mamluks had more advanced weapons. 
B) Mongols were weakened by plague. 
C) Mamluks had Byzantine mercenaries. 
D) Mamluks had faster horses than the Mongols. 
E) Mamluks vastly outnumbered the Mongols 12:1.

Question 7

Domesticated by the fourth century c.e. ,why did the camel become the major source of transport in the Saharan region?

Accepted Answer

A) It was cheaper than human transport. 
B) It was hardy. 
C) It could go long distances without water. 
D) It was capable of carrying heavy loads. 
E) All of these. 
A) It was cheaper than human transport. 
B) It was hardy. 
C) It could go long distances without water. 
D) It was capable of carrying heavy loads. 
E) All of these.

Question 8

Sundiata's dynasty was ended when what kingdom conquered Mali in c.1450?

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A) Ghana. 
B) Songhai. 
C) Benin. 
D) Oyo. 
A) Ghana. 
B) Songhai. 
C) Benin. 
D) Oyo.

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
- Mamluk empire

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The Mamluk Empire, also known as the Mam

Question 10

Walls of dwellings on the southern edge of the Sahara were made from

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A) clay. 
B) mud. 
C) camel skins. 
D) salt blocks. 
E) cotton sheeting. 
A) clay. 
B) mud. 
C) camel skins. 
D) salt blocks. 
E) cotton sheeting.

Question 11

The geographical surface features of the continent of Africa include

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A) desert. 
B) grass savannas. 
C) rainforests. 
D) wooded savannas. 
E) all of these choice. 
A) desert. 
B) grass savannas. 
C) rainforests. 
D) wooded savannas. 
E) all of these choice.

Question 12

The Indian Ocean spanned which three regions as a part of their trade networks?

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A) East Africa,the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula,and the west coast of India. 
B) East Africa,all of India,and all of the Arabian peninsula. 
C) West Africa,East India,and the western Arabian peninsula. 
D) Northeastern Africa,western Arabia,and the southern tip of India. 
E) East Africa,the southern tip of Arabia,and western India. 
A) East Africa,the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula,and the west coast of India. 
B) East Africa,all of India,and all of the Arabian peninsula. 
C) West Africa,East India,and the western Arabian peninsula. 
D) Northeastern Africa,western Arabia,and the southern tip of India. 
E) East Africa,the southern tip of Arabia,and western India.

Question 13

When Ibn Battuta used the term "Zinj" he was referring to

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A) storytellers. 
B) black Africans. 
C) Sufi mystics. 
D) Bantu merchants. 
E) slave traders. 
A) storytellers. 
B) black Africans. 
C) Sufi mystics. 
D) Bantu merchants. 
E) slave traders.

Question 14

Although griots were considered to be royal storytellers,what other functions did they fulfill?

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The answer of  Although griots were considered to be royal...

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
- sharia

Accepted Answer

Sharia, also spelled Shariah or Shari'a,

Question 16

In what ways were Ghana and Mali Islamic kingdoms? In what ways were they not Islamic?

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The answer of  In what ways were Ghana and Mali...

Question 17

Archaeologists who study Zimbabwe have concluded that the society was very active in trade.What was not found in this archaeological cache?

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A) Broken Chinese pottery. 
B) Persian plates. 
C) Celadon pottery. 
D) Greek coins. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) Broken Chinese pottery. 
B) Persian plates. 
C) Celadon pottery. 
D) Greek coins. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 18

In Mali history,who was one of the wealthiest successors to Sundiata?

Accepted Answer

A) Mansa Musa. 
B) Sundiata's griot. 
C) Muslim umma of the Malinke peoples. 
D) The Mali general who defeated the Sosso. 
E) A Mali storyteller who wrote down the Sundiata. 
A) Mansa Musa. 
B) Sundiata's griot. 
C) Muslim umma of the Malinke peoples. 
D) The Mali general who defeated the Sosso. 
E) A Mali storyteller who wrote down the Sundiata.

Question 19

Why was the trip of Ibn Battuta significant for its time in history?

Accepted Answer

A) It was the longest known recorded trip by an individual before 1500. 
B) Ibn Battuta made the entire trip by water. 
C) The trip involved 75,000 miles,and he never left the Islamic Empire. 
D) He left as a Muslim and returned a Buddhist. 
E) He encountered people that had never been known to the Muslim world. 
A) It was the longest known recorded trip by an individual before 1500. 
B) Ibn Battuta made the entire trip by water. 
C) The trip involved 75,000 miles,and he never left the Islamic Empire. 
D) He left as a Muslim and returned a Buddhist. 
E) He encountered people that had never been known to the Muslim world.

Question 20

What physical geographical feature divides the continent of Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) The Nile River. 
B) Rain forests. 
C) Rugged mountains and foothills. 
D) The Sahara Desert. 
E) Arid steppe lands. 
A) The Nile River. 
B) Rain forests. 
C) Rugged mountains and foothills. 
D) The Sahara Desert. 
E) Arid steppe lands.

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

How have scholars used the Sundiata narrative to reconstruct the history of the Mali Kingdom?

What is sharia?

In describing the peoples of Zimbabwe,which of the following statements is true?

Historical use of upstreaming allows historians of Africa before 1000 to

Please define the following key terms. - Sundiata

How did the Mamluks defeat the Mongols at Ayn Jalut?

Domesticated by the fourth century c.e. ,why did the camel become the major source of transport in the Saharan region?

Sundiata's dynasty was ended when what kingdom conquered Mali in c.1450?

Please define the following key terms. - Mamluk empire

Walls of dwellings on the southern edge of the Sahara were made from

The geographical surface features of the continent of Africa include

The Indian Ocean spanned which three regions as a part of their trade networks?

When Ibn Battuta used the term "Zinj" he was referring to

Although griots were considered to be royal storytellers,what other functions did they fulfill?

Please define the following key terms. - sharia

In what ways were Ghana and Mali Islamic kingdoms? In what ways were they not Islamic?

Archaeologists who study Zimbabwe have concluded that the society was very active in trade.What was not found in this archaeological cache?

In Mali history,who was one of the wealthiest successors to Sundiata?

Why was the trip of Ibn Battuta significant for its time in history?

What physical geographical feature divides the continent of Africa?

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