Question 1

What was the major occupation for slaves in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What was the major occupation for slaves...

Question 2

Africa's food supply was substantially increased by the introduction of

Accepted Answer

A)  cassava. 
B)  potatoes. 
C)  peanuts. 
D)  tobacco. 
A)  cassava. 
B)  potatoes. 
C)  peanuts. 
D)  tobacco.

Question 3

Which of these describes 15th century Central and South Africa?

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A)  deeply Islamic 
B)  city-states based on a commercial economy 
C)  commercial ties to North Africa 
D)  farming and herding with many stateless societies 
A)  deeply Islamic 
B)  city-states based on a commercial economy 
C)  commercial ties to North Africa 
D)  farming and herding with many stateless societies

Question 4

How did the relations between Portugal and Kongo resemble Portuguese relations with the Mutapa kingdom?

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A)  Both kingdoms wanted Portuguese help in the slave trade. 
B)  Both kingdoms initially welcomed relations with the Portuguese. 
C)  In both, gold mining was the chief attraction. 
D)  Both kingdoms wished to convert to Christianity. 
A)  Both kingdoms wanted Portuguese help in the slave trade. 
B)  Both kingdoms initially welcomed relations with the Portuguese. 
C)  In both, gold mining was the chief attraction. 
D)  Both kingdoms wished to convert to Christianity.

Question 5

What percentage of all slaves shipped across the Atlantic from Africa went to what is now the United States?

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A)  almost 50 percent 
B)  about 10 percent 
C)  almost 70 percent 
D)  less than 5 percent 
A)  almost 50 percent 
B)  about 10 percent 
C)  almost 70 percent 
D)  less than 5 percent

Question 6

Which 15th century African regions were comprised mostly of non-Islamic societies?

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A)  North and West 
B)  North and East 
C)  Central and South 
D)  Central and East 
A)  North and West 
B)  North and East 
C)  Central and South 
D)  Central and East

Question 7

In the Middle East, a slave could hope to become free by converting to Islam.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What led Diogo Cão to the Congo River?

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A)  He was searching for Prester John. 
B)  He was searching for direct access to gold mines. 
C)  He was searching for a waterway across Africa. 
D)  He was searching for diamonds. 
A)  He was searching for Prester John. 
B)  He was searching for direct access to gold mines. 
C)  He was searching for a waterway across Africa. 
D)  He was searching for diamonds.

Question 9

"Manikongo" means

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A)  lord of Kongo. 
B)  conqueror of Kongo. 
C)  governor of Kongo. 
D)  man of Kongo. 
A)  lord of Kongo. 
B)  conqueror of Kongo. 
C)  governor of Kongo. 
D)  man of Kongo.

Question 10

Angola was established as a slave-trading colony.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Evaluate the practice of polygyny in Africa.

Accepted Answer

Polygyny, the practice of having multipl

Question 12

Who were the Boers?

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A)  English settlers in South Africa 
B)  Native Africans in South Africa 
C)  Dutch settlers in South Africa 
D)  Freed slaves in South Africa 
A)  English settlers in South Africa 
B)  Native Africans in South Africa 
C)  Dutch settlers in South Africa 
D)  Freed slaves in South Africa

Question 13

Cassavaor manioc was native to Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of these was the most important reason for the growth of the slave trade in the 1600s?

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A)  population loss due to the Black Death 
B)  expansion of sugar plantations 
C)  the Wars of Religion 
D)  expansion of tobacco plantations in North America 
A)  population loss due to the Black Death 
B)  expansion of sugar plantations 
C)  the Wars of Religion 
D)  expansion of tobacco plantations in North America

Question 15

Before European contact, Ethiopia was a Muslim state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What was Manikongo Nzinga Mbemba's complaint to the king of Portugal?

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A)  He was getting none of the profit from the slave trade. 
B)  His country was being depopulated by slave traders. 
C)  Portuguese settlers were seizing farm lands. 
D)  Portuguese traders were entering the country illegally. 
A)  He was getting none of the profit from the slave trade. 
B)  His country was being depopulated by slave traders. 
C)  Portuguese settlers were seizing farm lands. 
D)  Portuguese traders were entering the country illegally.

Question 17

Njinga of Ndongo did all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  engage in the slave trade. 
B)  forge an alliance with the Portuguese. 
C)  dress as a man. 
D)  command her armies in combat. 
A)  engage in the slave trade. 
B)  forge an alliance with the Portuguese. 
C)  dress as a man. 
D)  command her armies in combat.

Question 18

What was Ibn Khaldun's assessment of African slavery?

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A)  Slavery was an evil institution that should be resisted by any means necessary. 
B)  Black people accepted slavery because they had a low degree of humanity. 
C)  Since black people comprised the majority in Africa, they should rebel and then enslave white people. 
D)  Slavery was ordained by God as a way to keep social order. 
A)  Slavery was an evil institution that should be resisted by any means necessary. 
B)  Black people accepted slavery because they had a low degree of humanity. 
C)  Since black people comprised the majority in Africa, they should rebel and then enslave white people. 
D)  Slavery was ordained by God as a way to keep social order.

Question 19

Discuss the differing historical views on the slave trade's long-term effects on Africa.

Accepted Answer

The historical views on the long-term ef

Question 20

Coptic Christianity was considered "Monophysite." What does that mean?

Accepted Answer

Jesus was

Exam 23: Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400-1800

What was the major occupation for slaves in the Middle East?

Africa's food supply was substantially increased by the introduction of

Which of these describes 15th century Central and South Africa?

How did the relations between Portugal and Kongo resemble Portuguese relations with the Mutapa kingdom?

What percentage of all slaves shipped across the Atlantic from Africa went to what is now the United States?

Which 15th century African regions were comprised mostly of non-Islamic societies?

In the Middle East, a slave could hope to become free by converting to Islam.

What led Diogo Cão to the Congo River?

"Manikongo" means

Angola was established as a slave-trading colony.

Evaluate the practice of polygyny in Africa.

Who were the Boers?

Cassavaor manioc was native to Africa.

Which of these was the most important reason for the growth of the slave trade in the 1600s?

Before European contact, Ethiopia was a Muslim state.

What was Manikongo Nzinga Mbemba's complaint to the king of Portugal?

Njinga of Ndongo did all of the following EXCEPT

What was Ibn Khaldun's assessment of African slavery?

Discuss the differing historical views on the slave trade's long-term effects on Africa.

Coptic Christianity was considered "Monophysite." What does that mean?

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