Question 1

The great river that dominates the western region of Africa, the so-called "hump of Africa," is the

Accepted Answer

A) Nile. 
B) Niger. 
C) Congo. 
D) Zaire. 
E) Zambeze. 
A) Nile. 
B) Niger. 
C) Congo. 
D) Zaire. 
E) Zambeze.

Question 2

How does the relative lack of indigenous Great Traditions in Africa affect our understanding of African history, particularly sub-Saharan?​

Accepted Answer

The relative lack of indigenous Great Tr

Question 3

Which of the following is not a valid observation about the ancient civilization of the Kush?

Accepted Answer

A) It was located in Nubia. 
B) Evidence suggests that it may have developed an agricultural kingdom before the Egyptians. 
C) It spread its empire to the north by driving the Romans out of Egypt. 
D) It had emerged as a major trading state by the end of the second millennium B.C.E. 
E) It declined in the mid-first millennium B.C.E. 
A) It was located in Nubia. 
B) Evidence suggests that it may have developed an agricultural kingdom before the Egyptians. 
C) It spread its empire to the north by driving the Romans out of Egypt. 
D) It had emerged as a major trading state by the end of the second millennium B.C.E. 
E) It declined in the mid-first millennium B.C.E.

Question 4

All of the following statements about the arrival of Islam in Africa are true except

Accepted Answer

A) it began with the Arab defeat of the Byzantines in Egypt. 
B) Muslim conversion was probably stimulated by tax incentives. 
C) the Arab capture of Carthage unified their hegemony over what they called al-Maghrib. 
D) Berber resistance blocked Arab expansion to the westward continental limits until after 1200. 
E) Arab merchants played a notable role in trade in much of northern, central, and eastern Africa. 
A) it began with the Arab defeat of the Byzantines in Egypt. 
B) Muslim conversion was probably stimulated by tax incentives. 
C) the Arab capture of Carthage unified their hegemony over what they called al-Maghrib. 
D) Berber resistance blocked Arab expansion to the westward continental limits until after 1200. 
E) Arab merchants played a notable role in trade in much of northern, central, and eastern Africa.

Question 5

In regard to the urban life of African towns, it can be said that

Accepted Answer

A) they initially developed in areas with poor farmland. 
B) they usually developed from smaller, fortified walled villages. 
C) they were composed solely of individual linear family groupings. 
D) there was no commercial relationship between the ruler and the business people. 
E) slaves were in the vast majority. 
A) they initially developed in areas with poor farmland. 
B) they usually developed from smaller, fortified walled villages. 
C) they were composed solely of individual linear family groupings. 
D) there was no commercial relationship between the ruler and the business people. 
E) slaves were in the vast majority.

Question 6

The distinctively carved stone pillars used to mark the tombs of Axum kings are known as

Accepted Answer

A) stelae. 
B) mansa. 
C) sasa. 
D) zamani. 
E) ziggurats. 
A) stelae. 
B) mansa. 
C) sasa. 
D) zamani. 
E) ziggurats.

Question 7

Which of the following statements accurately depicts the nature of the African lineage group?

Accepted Answer

A) It was similar in many respects to the clan in China and the caste system in India. 
B) Outsiders were never permitted to join it. 
C) It maintained the same limits of social class that the Maya had developed. 
D) It was similar to the nuclear family. 
E) It was disappeared with the coming of Islam. 
A) It was similar in many respects to the clan in China and the caste system in India. 
B) Outsiders were never permitted to join it. 
C) It maintained the same limits of social class that the Maya had developed. 
D) It was similar to the nuclear family. 
E) It was disappeared with the coming of Islam.

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-bards and The Epic of Son-Jara

Accepted Answer

Bards are storytellers, poets, and perfo

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-savannas

Accepted Answer

Savannas, also spelled savannahs, are a

Question 10

In addition to woodcarvings, other major African artistic contributions have been

Accepted Answer

A) steel sculptures of European visitors done before 100 B.C.E. 
B) ivory statues from southern Nigeria. 
C) bronze and iron statuary produced at today's southern Nigeria. 
D) wooden fortresses constructed in Zimbabwe. 
E) Saharan aqueducts at Aswan. 
A) steel sculptures of European visitors done before 100 B.C.E. 
B) ivory statues from southern Nigeria. 
C) bronze and iron statuary produced at today's southern Nigeria. 
D) wooden fortresses constructed in Zimbabwe. 
E) Saharan aqueducts at Aswan.

Question 11

Discuss, with specific examples, the impact of climate upon the development of African societies.

Accepted Answer

The impact of climate on the development

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Kilwa

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following terms.
-Kilwa...

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Luba and Kongo

Accepted Answer

Luba and Kongo refer to two distinct his

Question 14

Which of the following states developed in the center of Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Luba 
B) Timbuktu 
C) Marrakech 
D) Ditripoli 
E) Axum 
A) Luba 
B) Timbuktu 
C) Marrakech 
D) Ditripoli 
E) Axum

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Zambezi River

Accepted Answer

The Zambezi River is one of the major ri

Question 16

African culture

Accepted Answer

A) is notable for its use of bards to retain and spread communal history and religious beliefs. 
B) rapidly did away with bards once the Arabic and Swahili languages were established. 
C) never used the storytelling talents of women to spread and perpetuate knowledge and beliefs. 
D) used only wooden carvings for religious purposes, reserving terra-cotta and metal objects for secular occasions. 
E) was never subject to outside influences. 
A) is notable for its use of bards to retain and spread communal history and religious beliefs. 
B) rapidly did away with bards once the Arabic and Swahili languages were established. 
C) never used the storytelling talents of women to spread and perpetuate knowledge and beliefs. 
D) used only wooden carvings for religious purposes, reserving terra-cotta and metal objects for secular occasions. 
E) was never subject to outside influences.

Question 17

Compare and contrast the elements of civilization in sub-Saharan Africa with the civilizations of Mesoamerica. What are the similarities and differences and why?

Accepted Answer

The elements of civilization in sub-Saha

Question 18

All of the following are correct about the land of Zanj except

Accepted Answer

A) it had a large minority of residents from the Persian Gulf and Arabian peninsula. 
B) it was ruled by the Zagwe and Azim dynasties for 400 years. 
C) it exported rhinoceros horn, gold, and ivory. 
D) it included the cities of Pemba, Kilwa, and Mombasa. 
E) most of the coastal states were self-governing. 
A) it had a large minority of residents from the Persian Gulf and Arabian peninsula. 
B) it was ruled by the Zagwe and Azim dynasties for 400 years. 
C) it exported rhinoceros horn, gold, and ivory. 
D) it included the cities of Pemba, Kilwa, and Mombasa. 
E) most of the coastal states were self-governing.

Question 19

The king of Mali who went on a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in the fourteenth century was Mansa Musa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Trade along East Africa ​and across the Indian ocean was facilitated by

Accepted Answer

A) ​a string of islands making distances between landfall shorter. 
B) ​the Trade Winds. 
C) ​an extensive network of maritime republics to trade routes. 
D) ​monsoon winds. 
E) ​lack of sharks. 
A) ​a string of islands making distances between landfall shorter. 
B) ​the Trade Winds. 
C) ​an extensive network of maritime republics to trade routes. 
D) ​monsoon winds. 
E) ​lack of sharks.

Exam 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

The great river that dominates the western region of Africa, the so-called "hump of Africa," is the

How does the relative lack of indigenous Great Traditions in Africa affect our understanding of African history, particularly sub-Saharan?​

Which of the following is not a valid observation about the ancient civilization of the Kush?

All of the following statements about the arrival of Islam in Africa are true except

In regard to the urban life of African towns, it can be said that

The distinctively carved stone pillars used to mark the tombs of Axum kings are known as

Which of the following statements accurately depicts the nature of the African lineage group?

Identify the following terms. -bards and The Epic of Son-Jara

Identify the following terms. -savannas

In addition to woodcarvings, other major African artistic contributions have been

Discuss, with specific examples, the impact of climate upon the development of African societies.

Identify the following terms. -Kilwa

Identify the following terms. -Luba and Kongo

Which of the following states developed in the center of Africa?

Identify the following terms. -Zambezi River

African culture

Compare and contrast the elements of civilization in sub-Saharan Africa with the civilizations of Mesoamerica. What are the similarities and differences and why?

All of the following are correct about the land of Zanj except

The king of Mali who went on a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in the fourteenth century was Mansa Musa.

Trade along East Africa ​and across the Indian ocean was facilitated by

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

Filters

How does the relative lack of indigenous Great Traditions in Africa affect our understanding of African history, particularly sub-Saharan?

Trade along East Africa and across the Indian ocean was facilitated by