Question 1

Discuss Portugal's role in the Atlantic slave trade.

Accepted Answer

Portugal played a significant role in th

Question 2

About how many people did Africa lose as a result of the slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  5million 
B)  20 million 
C)  10 million 
D)  15 million 
A)  5million 
B)  20 million 
C)  10 million 
D)  15 million

Question 3

The Songhai Empire was established after the conquest of

Accepted Answer

A)  Kongo. 
B)  Ethiopia. 
C)  Morocco. 
D)  Mali. 
A)  Kongo. 
B)  Ethiopia. 
C)  Morocco. 
D)  Mali.

Question 4

Polygyny persisted in western and central Africa because

Accepted Answer

A)  these areas were primarily Muslim. 
B)  these areas were primarily Christian. 
C)  slavery had depleted the male population. 
D)  slavery had depleted the female population. 
A)  these areas were primarily Muslim. 
B)  these areas were primarily Christian. 
C)  slavery had depleted the male population. 
D)  slavery had depleted the female population.

Question 5

The Portuguese first used slaves for working

Accepted Answer

A)  on sugar plantations. 
B)  as domestic servants. 
C)  in cotton fields. 
D)  in coal mines. 
A)  on sugar plantations. 
B)  as domestic servants. 
C)  in cotton fields. 
D)  in coal mines.

Question 6

Afonso I came to regret his Portuguese connection after he saw the disastrous results of

Accepted Answer

A)  smallpox. 
B)  slave trading. 
C)  the break with Islamic traders. 
D)  the Crusades. 
A)  smallpox. 
B)  slave trading. 
C)  the break with Islamic traders. 
D)  the Crusades.

Question 7

Which of these was a large Central African kingdom based on agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mali 
B)  Kongo 
C)  Zimbabwe 
D)  Kilwa 
A)  Mali 
B)  Kongo 
C)  Zimbabwe 
D)  Kilwa

Question 8

In Benin, the word "oba" means

Accepted Answer

A)  slave. 
B)  European. 
C)  African. 
D)  king. 
A)  slave. 
B)  European. 
C)  African. 
D)  king.

Question 9

What was the basis of the Swahili city-states' economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  agriculture 
B)  Indian Ocean trade 
C)  herding 
D)  trade with Egypt 
A)  agriculture 
B)  Indian Ocean trade 
C)  herding 
D)  trade with Egypt

Question 10

What was the source of Mali's great wealth?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What was the source of Mali's great...

Question 11

The voyage that transported the slaves from Africa to the Americas was known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Atlantic Passage. 
B)  Middle Passage. 
C)  Ocean Terror. 
D)  Atlantic Voyage. 
A)  Atlantic Passage. 
B)  Middle Passage. 
C)  Ocean Terror. 
D)  Atlantic Voyage.

Question 12

What was the "African Diaspora"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Atlantic slave trade 
B)  transplanted Africans and their descendents 
C)  the selling of Africans to other Africans 
D)  the selling of Africans to the Muslims 
A)  the Atlantic slave trade 
B)  transplanted Africans and their descendents 
C)  the selling of Africans to other Africans 
D)  the selling of Africans to the Muslims

Question 13

What is the basis for classification according to race?

Accepted Answer

A)  achievement 
B)  observed behavior 
C)  external appearance 
D)  religion 
A)  achievement 
B)  observed behavior 
C)  external appearance 
D)  religion

Question 14

Why did the Portuguese want to find Prester John?

Accepted Answer

They believed that h

Question 15

Why were Africans slaves transported to Brazil?

Accepted Answer

to work on

Question 16

Manikongo Nzinga Mbemba became known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Sonni Ali. 
B)  King Afonso I. 
C)  Prester John. 
D)  Mansa Musa. 
A)  Sonni Ali. 
B)  King Afonso I. 
C)  Prester John. 
D)  Mansa Musa.

Question 17

Angola remained under Portuguese rule until

Accepted Answer

A)  1675. 
B)  1775. 
C)  1875. 
D)  1975. 
A)  1675. 
B)  1775. 
C)  1875. 
D)  1975.

Question 18

Why did Portugal turn to slavery in its colonies earlier than other European states?

Accepted Answer

A)  small population and labor shortage 
B)  an entrenched racial ideology 
C)  competition with Spain 
D)  a richer and larger state that could better afford slaves 
A)  small population and labor shortage 
B)  an entrenched racial ideology 
C)  competition with Spain 
D)  a richer and larger state that could better afford slaves

Question 19

West Africa's most prosperous 15th century kingdom was

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The European visitors who first arrived in West Africa did not come to purchase slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Discuss Portugal's role in the Atlantic slave trade.

About how many people did Africa lose as a result of the slave trade?

The Songhai Empire was established after the conquest of

Polygyny persisted in western and central Africa because

The Portuguese first used slaves for working

Afonso I came to regret his Portuguese connection after he saw the disastrous results of

Which of these was a large Central African kingdom based on agriculture?

In Benin, the word "oba" means

What was the basis of the Swahili city-states' economy?

What was the source of Mali's great wealth?

The voyage that transported the slaves from Africa to the Americas was known as the

What was the "African Diaspora"?

What is the basis for classification according to race?

Why did the Portuguese want to find Prester John?

Why were Africans slaves transported to Brazil?

Manikongo Nzinga Mbemba became known as

Angola remained under Portuguese rule until

Why did Portugal turn to slavery in its colonies earlier than other European states?

West Africa's most prosperous 15th century kingdom was

The European visitors who first arrived in West Africa did not come to purchase slaves.

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