Question 1

Slavery in Africa began only with the arrival of the Europeans in the late fifteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which of the following was not true about the spread of Islam in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) It achieved only limited success in the mountains of Ethiopia. 
B) It interfered with the efforts of African rulers to strengthen their power. 
C) Its concepts of egalitarianism and polygamy had great appeal among the common people. 
D) A different and distinctly African form of the religion developed, as local religious practices replaced basic Islamic ones. 
E) It had considerable success in both West Africa and in East Africa 
A) It achieved only limited success in the mountains of Ethiopia. 
B) It interfered with the efforts of African rulers to strengthen their power. 
C) Its concepts of egalitarianism and polygamy had great appeal among the common people. 
D) A different and distinctly African form of the religion developed, as local religious practices replaced basic Islamic ones. 
E) It had considerable success in both West Africa and in East Africa B

Question 3

The people in trade in North Africa who were not nomads were the

Accepted Answer

A) Saba 
B) Lebanese. 
C) Garamantes. 
D) Mauritanians. 
E) Phoenicians. 
A) Saba 
B) Lebanese. 
C) Garamantes. 
D) Mauritanians. 
E) Phoenicians. C

Question 4

From 8000 to 4000 B.C.E., the Sahara featured lakes and ponds and vast grasslands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Zagwe dynasty

Accepted Answer

The Zagwe dynasty was a historical rulin

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-mansa

Accepted Answer

The term "Mansa" is a title used by rule

Question 7

In Ethiopia in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, during the era of Zagwe dynasty, Christian churches were carved out of solid rock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Kingdom of Ghana

Accepted Answer

A) remained poor, in spite of large lead deposits, because of series of spendthrift rulers. 
B) exported gold, leather goods, slaves, and ostrich feathers. 
C) was the first African state to develop large-scale fish farming. 
D) had an merchant class but refused to trade with Berbers from the north. 
E) accepted the tenets of Buddhism. 
A) remained poor, in spite of large lead deposits, because of series of spendthrift rulers. 
B) exported gold, leather goods, slaves, and ostrich feathers. 
C) was the first African state to develop large-scale fish farming. 
D) had an merchant class but refused to trade with Berbers from the north. 
E) accepted the tenets of Buddhism.

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Congo River

Accepted Answer

The Congo River, also known as the Zaire

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Axum

Accepted Answer

Axum, also spelled Aksum, is an ancient

Question 11

Describe African societies in terms of urban life, family relationships, and the parts played by women and the institution of slavery in their social fabrics.

Accepted Answer

African societies have a diverse range o

Question 12

The San

Accepted Answer

A) was the largest tribal grouping in West Africa. 
B) kept the Bantu out of their lands for eight centuries by using a guerrilla war strategy. 
C) created the largest city in southern Africa in the eleventh century. 
D) linguistically were related to the Khoi, distinguished by the use of "clicking" sounds. 
E) overwhelmed the fortress at Marrakech in 1066. 
A) was the largest tribal grouping in West Africa. 
B) kept the Bantu out of their lands for eight centuries by using a guerrilla war strategy. 
C) created the largest city in southern Africa in the eleventh century. 
D) linguistically were related to the Khoi, distinguished by the use of "clicking" sounds. 
E) overwhelmed the fortress at Marrakech in 1066.

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-al-Maghrib

Accepted Answer

Al-Maghrib, also known as the Maghreb, i

Question 14

A Malay settlement was established on the island of

Accepted Answer

A) Madagascar. 
B) Zimbabwe. 
C) Saba. 
D) Rhapta. 
E) Malawi. 
A) Madagascar. 
B) Zimbabwe. 
C) Saba. 
D) Rhapta. 
E) Malawi.

Question 15

​What was the chief reason for migration of peoples in North Africa to go east and south to resettle?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Invasion by Egyptians. 
B) ​Warfare among tribes in the the Sahalian kingdoms. 
C) ​Egyptians dammed the Nile river and made settled agriculture impossible. 
D) ​Drying up of the Saharan grasslands. 
E) ​Trade connections with the Indian ocean network. 
A) ​Invasion by Egyptians. 
B) ​Warfare among tribes in the the Sahalian kingdoms. 
C) ​Egyptians dammed the Nile river and made settled agriculture impossible. 
D) ​Drying up of the Saharan grasslands. 
E) ​Trade connections with the Indian ocean network.

Question 16

The vast grasslands that border the great desert region of the Sahara are known as

Accepted Answer

A) meoris. 
B) wetlands. 
C) savannahs. 
D) jungles. 
E) transvaals. 
A) meoris. 
B) wetlands. 
C) savannahs. 
D) jungles. 
E) transvaals.

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Cape Guardafui

Accepted Answer

Cape Guardafui, also known as Ras Asir,

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Axum stelae

Accepted Answer

The Axum stelae, also known as obelisks,

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Mombasa, Zanzibar, and Mogadishu

Accepted Answer

Mombasa, Zanzibar, and Mogadishu are all

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Mali

Accepted Answer

Mali is a landlocked country located in

Exam 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

Slavery in Africa began only with the arrival of the Europeans in the late fifteenth century.

Which of the following was not true about the spread of Islam in Africa?

The people in trade in North Africa who were not nomads were the

From 8000 to 4000 B.C.E., the Sahara featured lakes and ponds and vast grasslands.

Identify the following terms. -Zagwe dynasty

Identify the following terms. -mansa

In Ethiopia in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, during the era of Zagwe dynasty, Christian churches were carved out of solid rock.

The Kingdom of Ghana

Identify the following terms. -Congo River

Identify the following terms. -Axum

Describe African societies in terms of urban life, family relationships, and the parts played by women and the institution of slavery in their social fabrics.

The San

Identify the following terms. -al-Maghrib

A Malay settlement was established on the island of

​What was the chief reason for migration of peoples in North Africa to go east and south to resettle?

The vast grasslands that border the great desert region of the Sahara are known as

Identify the following terms. -Cape Guardafui

Identify the following terms. -Axum stelae

Identify the following terms. -Mombasa, Zanzibar, and Mogadishu

Identify the following terms. -Mali

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War 2

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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