Question 1

Traditionally, slavery in Africa NOT

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A)  oppressive. 
B)  for life. 
C)  based on race. 
D)  a result of war. 
A)  oppressive. 
B)  for life. 
C)  based on race. 
D)  a result of war.

Question 2

North Africa's most populous and prosperous 15th century realm was

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A)  Mali. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  Ethiopia. 
D)  Sudan. 
A)  Mali. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  Ethiopia. 
D)  Sudan.

Question 3

Which European nation began the Atlantic slave trade?

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The answer of Which European nation began the Atlantic slave...

Question 4

Which of these explains the shape and extent of Songhai?

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A)  its position along the Congo River 
B)  its control of trade along the coast of West Africa 
C)  its position along the region between the Sahara and sub-Saharan Africa 
D)  its spread from Benin southward 
A)  its position along the Congo River 
B)  its control of trade along the coast of West Africa 
C)  its position along the region between the Sahara and sub-Saharan Africa 
D)  its spread from Benin southward

Question 5

The Islamic domination of North Africa gave an added boost to the trans-Sahara slave trade.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why were the Swahili regions resistant to European Christianity?

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A)  Christianity had acquired a poor reputation. 
B)  Theyhad been Muslims for centuries. 
C)  Monotheism was too foreign a concept. 
D)  The region was already Coptic. 
A)  Christianity had acquired a poor reputation. 
B)  Theyhad been Muslims for centuries. 
C)  Monotheism was too foreign a concept. 
D)  The region was already Coptic.

Question 7

Most of the slaves transported to the Americas went to Brazil and the Caribbean.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What was the ngola?

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The answer of What was the ngola?...

Question 9

Compare and contrast slavery in the Americas with slavery in the Middle East.

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Slavery in the Americas and slavery in t

Question 10

Santeria and Vodou are examples of

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A)  traditional African religions. 
B)  the survival and development of African customs in the New World. 
C)  a blend of Islamic and Christian customs. 
D)  a blend of African and Amerind cultures. 
A)  traditional African religions. 
B)  the survival and development of African customs in the New World. 
C)  a blend of Islamic and Christian customs. 
D)  a blend of African and Amerind cultures.

Question 11

Which statement best describes the typical European ideology regarding the practice of slavery?

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A)  Slavery was immoral, but necessary for Africans' salvation. 
B)  Africans were less than human, making their enslavement justifiable. 
C)  Buying slaves was a good way to introduce Christianity and seek converts. 
D)  Blacks were selling their own people, so all the moral fault fell on Africans. 
A)  Slavery was immoral, but necessary for Africans' salvation. 
B)  Africans were less than human, making their enslavement justifiable. 
C)  Buying slaves was a good way to introduce Christianity and seek converts. 
D)  Blacks were selling their own people, so all the moral fault fell on Africans.

Question 12

The kingdom of Ethiopia was inhabited by

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A)  Muslims. 
B)  Catholics. 
C)  Coptic Christians. 
D)  Hindus. 
A)  Muslims. 
B)  Catholics. 
C)  Coptic Christians. 
D)  Hindus.

Question 13

By the 1600s, Portugal established a colony that was the major source of African slaves in

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A)  Egypt. 
B)  Mali. 
C)  Sudan. 
D)  Angola. 
A)  Egypt. 
B)  Mali. 
C)  Sudan. 
D)  Angola.

Question 14

Which man conquered the declining Mali kingdom and established the Songhai Empire?

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A)  Sonni Ali 
B)  Muhammad I Askia 
C)  Mansa Musa 
D)  Muhammad Ali 
A)  Sonni Ali 
B)  Muhammad I Askia 
C)  Mansa Musa 
D)  Muhammad Ali

Question 15

What is the relationship of Kanem-Bornu to Songhai?

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A)  Kanem-Bornu conquered Songhai. 
B)  Kanem-Bornu replaced Songhai in the trans-Saharan trade. 
C)  Songhai overran Kanem-Bornu, taking most of its territory. 
D)  Kanem-Bornu and Songhai rose and fell at about the same time. 
A)  Kanem-Bornu conquered Songhai. 
B)  Kanem-Bornu replaced Songhai in the trans-Saharan trade. 
C)  Songhai overran Kanem-Bornu, taking most of its territory. 
D)  Kanem-Bornu and Songhai rose and fell at about the same time.

Question 16

Europeans carried out the first part of the slave trading process which involved shackling and chaining slaves and marching them to the coast.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What was the basis of Mali's power?

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A)  control of gold mining in West Africa 
B)  trans-Saharan trade and connections 
C)  the slave trade 
D)  subjugation of the Kongo kingdom 
A)  control of gold mining in West Africa 
B)  trans-Saharan trade and connections 
C)  the slave trade 
D)  subjugation of the Kongo kingdom

Question 18

Evaluate the effects of the slave trade on the African family unit.

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The slave trade had a devastating impact

Question 19

Until the 19th century, the main source of slaves was

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A)  North Africa. 
B)  South Africa. 
C)  West Africa. 
D)  East Africa. 
A)  North Africa. 
B)  South Africa. 
C)  West Africa. 
D)  East Africa.

Question 20

Idris Alawma

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A)  united the kingdoms of Kanem and Bornu. 
B)  ended the trans-Saharan trade. 
C)  was a devout Christian. 
D)  established a dynasty that lasted hundreds of years. 
A)  united the kingdoms of Kanem and Bornu. 
B)  ended the trans-Saharan trade. 
C)  was a devout Christian. 
D)  established a dynasty that lasted hundreds of years.

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

Traditionally, slavery in Africa NOT

North Africa's most populous and prosperous 15th century realm was

Which European nation began the Atlantic slave trade?

Which of these explains the shape and extent of Songhai?

The Islamic domination of North Africa gave an added boost to the trans-Sahara slave trade.

Why were the Swahili regions resistant to European Christianity?

Most of the slaves transported to the Americas went to Brazil and the Caribbean.

What was the ngola?

Compare and contrast slavery in the Americas with slavery in the Middle East.

Santeria and Vodou are examples of

Which statement best describes the typical European ideology regarding the practice of slavery?

The kingdom of Ethiopia was inhabited by

By the 1600s, Portugal established a colony that was the major source of African slaves in

Which man conquered the declining Mali kingdom and established the Songhai Empire?

What is the relationship of Kanem-Bornu to Songhai?

Europeans carried out the first part of the slave trading process which involved shackling and chaining slaves and marching them to the coast.

What was the basis of Mali's power?

Evaluate the effects of the slave trade on the African family unit.

Until the 19th century, the main source of slaves was

Idris Alawma

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