Question 1

As a source,Equiano's Interesting Narrative has been disputed because

Accepted Answer

A) there are some doubts that he was ever a slave. 
B) his literacy is in doubt. 
C) he may not have been African. 
D) it is possible he fabricated the early sections. 
E) there is no evidence that he even existed. 
A) there are some doubts that he was ever a slave. 
B) his literacy is in doubt. 
C) he may not have been African. 
D) it is possible he fabricated the early sections. 
E) there is no evidence that he even existed. D

Question 2

Which of the following is associated with traditional fictive kinship?

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A) Pawning of a child. 
B) Incorporation into a community. 
C) Preference for female slaves. 
D) Children of slave women becoming full members of the father's lineage in a patriarchal society. 
E) All of the answers are correct. 
A) Pawning of a child. 
B) Incorporation into a community. 
C) Preference for female slaves. 
D) Children of slave women becoming full members of the father's lineage in a patriarchal society. 
E) All of the answers are correct. E

Question 3

The Seven Years' War involved England and France at war in all of the following areas except

Accepted Answer

A) Canada. 
B) India. 
C) Africa. 
D) Ohio River Valley. 
E) Europe. 
A) Canada. 
B) India. 
C) Africa. 
D) Ohio River Valley. 
E) Europe. C

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
- Great Lakes region

Accepted Answer

The Great Lakes region refers to the are

Question 5

British mercantilist policies especially upset

Accepted Answer

A) cotton-producing colonies. 
B) British shippers. 
C) rice and tobacco colonies. 
D) commercial cities in the British colonies. 
E) the slave trade. 
A) cotton-producing colonies. 
B) British shippers. 
C) rice and tobacco colonies. 
D) commercial cities in the British colonies. 
E) the slave trade.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
- Sultan of Oman

Accepted Answer

The "Sultan of Oman" is a title that ref

Question 7

The sea was populated by desperate people,as exhibited by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) kidnapped sailors forced to serve on ships. 
B) English peasants forced off their land by enclosure laws. 
C) Irish peasants forced off their land by landed gentry. 
D) all of the answers are correct. 
E) potentially mutinous crews. 
A) kidnapped sailors forced to serve on ships. 
B) English peasants forced off their land by enclosure laws. 
C) Irish peasants forced off their land by landed gentry. 
D) all of the answers are correct. 
E) potentially mutinous crews.

Question 8

A major fishing area for fishermen from New England,as well as Europe,was the Grand Banks found off the coast of

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A) Newfoundland. 
B) Cape Cod. 
C) Boston. 
D) Maine. 
E) Greenland. 
A) Newfoundland. 
B) Cape Cod. 
C) Boston. 
D) Maine. 
E) Greenland.

Question 9

Those who claim that the effects on Africa from the slave trade have been exaggerated point to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) many African societies had no contact with the slave trade. 
B) farming and herding remained the principle economic activity of Africa through the years. 
C) many African societies had slave markets of long standing 
D) all of the answers are correct. 
E) new plants that were introduced into Africa produced more calories per acre than traditional crops. 
A) many African societies had no contact with the slave trade. 
B) farming and herding remained the principle economic activity of Africa through the years. 
C) many African societies had slave markets of long standing 
D) all of the answers are correct. 
E) new plants that were introduced into Africa produced more calories per acre than traditional crops.

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
- Santeria

Accepted Answer

Santería, also known as Regla de Ocha, L

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
- Songhai Empire

Accepted Answer

The Songhai Empire was a prominent state

Question 12

Before the intense involvement with Europeans,most African policies relied nearly universally on what type of system as a foundation for decision making?

Accepted Answer

A) Clan elders. 
B) Military power. 
C) Wealth. 
D) Democracy. 
E) Monarchies. 
A) Clan elders. 
B) Military power. 
C) Wealth. 
D) Democracy. 
E) Monarchies.

Question 13

What was the fate of Asante Kingdom prisoners of war before the rise of the Atlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A) Prisoner exchange. 
B) All of the answers are correct. 
C) Exchange of payment. 
D) Integration into Asante households as servants. 
E) Redemption for ransom. 
A) Prisoner exchange. 
B) All of the answers are correct. 
C) Exchange of payment. 
D) Integration into Asante households as servants. 
E) Redemption for ransom.

Question 14

African history does not have any ancient connections to

Accepted Answer

A) the Red Sea. 
B) Asia. 
C) the Indian Ocean. 
D) the Americas. 
E) Europe. 
A) the Red Sea. 
B) Asia. 
C) the Indian Ocean. 
D) the Americas. 
E) Europe.

Question 15

Many African leaders became involved in the slave trade to

Accepted Answer

A) protect their territories from European developers. 
B) keep their own people from being enslaved. 
C) become involved in religious wars. 
D) unite various tribes against Europeans. 
E) acquire guns,which now became the base of wealth. 
A) protect their territories from European developers. 
B) keep their own people from being enslaved. 
C) become involved in religious wars. 
D) unite various tribes against Europeans. 
E) acquire guns,which now became the base of wealth.

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
- Triangular Trade

Accepted Answer

Triangular Trade refers to a historical

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
- Methodist movement

Accepted Answer

The Methodist movement is a group of his

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
- Press Gangs

Accepted Answer

Press gangs refer to groups of officers

Question 19

In the seventeenth century,the native Khoisan peoples of South Africa were devastated by

Accepted Answer

A) cholera. 
B) smallpox. 
C) syphilis. 
D) influenza. 
E) Bubonic plague. 
A) cholera. 
B) smallpox. 
C) syphilis. 
D) influenza. 
E) Bubonic plague.

Question 20

Absentee ownership became common on Caribbean plantations,and overseeing slave labor was sometimes performed by

Accepted Answer

A) loyal slaves who received better living conditions and wages. 
B) imported mercenary soldiers. 
C) lower-status European immigrants legendary for their harshness. 
D) the master's private army. 
E) Jesuit priests and the members of their Amerindian schools. 
A) loyal slaves who received better living conditions and wages. 
B) imported mercenary soldiers. 
C) lower-status European immigrants legendary for their harshness. 
D) the master's private army. 
E) Jesuit priests and the members of their Amerindian schools.

Exam 19: The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550 - 1807

As a source,Equiano's Interesting Narrative has been disputed because

Which of the following is associated with traditional fictive kinship?

The Seven Years' War involved England and France at war in all of the following areas except

Please define the following key terms. - Great Lakes region

British mercantilist policies especially upset

Please define the following key terms. - Sultan of Oman

The sea was populated by desperate people,as exhibited by which of the following?

A major fishing area for fishermen from New England,as well as Europe,was the Grand Banks found off the coast of

Those who claim that the effects on Africa from the slave trade have been exaggerated point to which of the following?

Please define the following key terms. - Santeria

Please define the following key terms. - Songhai Empire

Before the intense involvement with Europeans,most African policies relied nearly universally on what type of system as a foundation for decision making?

What was the fate of Asante Kingdom prisoners of war before the rise of the Atlantic slave trade?

African history does not have any ancient connections to

Many African leaders became involved in the slave trade to

Please define the following key terms. - Triangular Trade

Please define the following key terms. - Methodist movement

Please define the following key terms. - Press Gangs

In the seventeenth century,the native Khoisan peoples of South Africa were devastated by

Absentee ownership became common on Caribbean plantations,and overseeing slave labor was sometimes performed by

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