Question 1

If one traveled south from the grasslands of central Africa, one would reach the region of

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A) the transvaal. 
B) the Great Divide of the continent. 
C) the area in which the predecessors of modern human beings first lived. 
D) some of the world's richest deposits of minerals. 
E) the Nile River 
A) the transvaal. 
B) the Great Divide of the continent. 
C) the area in which the predecessors of modern human beings first lived. 
D) some of the world's richest deposits of minerals. 
E) the Nile River

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the Sahara Desert is true?

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A) Its western half was under the Atlantic Ocean until 2000 B.C.E. 
B) All evidence indicates that it was never anything other than a vast desert region. 
C) At one point, it was an area that was green and flourishing with life. 
D) It contained no significant trade routes. 
E) It completely cut off Egypt from the rest of Africa. 
A) Its western half was under the Atlantic Ocean until 2000 B.C.E. 
B) All evidence indicates that it was never anything other than a vast desert region. 
C) At one point, it was an area that was green and flourishing with life. 
D) It contained no significant trade routes. 
E) It completely cut off Egypt from the rest of Africa.

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-the Periplus

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The term "Periplus" refers to an ancient

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Ashanti

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The term "Ashanti" refers to an ethnic g

Question 5

Music in African societies

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A) was almost exclusively composed of singing, with supporting instruments rarely used. 
B) was rarely related to religious activity. 
C) employed various musical instruments, including the harp, bells, and the xylophone. 
D) was exported to the New World in the eleventh century. 
E) played no role in most communities. 
A) was almost exclusively composed of singing, with supporting instruments rarely used. 
B) was rarely related to religious activity. 
C) employed various musical instruments, including the harp, bells, and the xylophone. 
D) was exported to the New World in the eleventh century. 
E) played no role in most communities.

Question 6

Competition to Meroe's economic predominance came from

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A) Yoruba. 
B) Kush. 
C) Sahara. 
D) Axum. 
E) Saba. 
A) Yoruba. 
B) Kush. 
C) Sahara. 
D) Axum. 
E) Saba.

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Nubia

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Nubia is a region located in present-day

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-"noncentralized societies"

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Noncentralized societies, also known as

Question 9

Recent archeological and anthropological discoveries have shown that

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A) Africans took over the Arabian Peninsula before 1,000 B.C.E. 
B) African societies were much more involved in worldwide developments of human history than had previously been believed. 
C) the process of state-building was more advanced in sub-Sahara Africa than it was in ancient India, China and Mesopotamia. 
D) farming and kingship were concepts brought into Africa from Mesopotamia. 
E) Africa was totally isolated from the rest of the world until the tenth century C.E. 
A) Africans took over the Arabian Peninsula before 1,000 B.C.E. 
B) African societies were much more involved in worldwide developments of human history than had previously been believed. 
C) the process of state-building was more advanced in sub-Sahara Africa than it was in ancient India, China and Mesopotamia. 
D) farming and kingship were concepts brought into Africa from Mesopotamia. 
E) Africa was totally isolated from the rest of the world until the tenth century C.E.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Kush

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Kush refers to an ancient kingdom locate

Question 11

In southern Africa,

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A) an integration of Khoisan and Bantu-speaking peoples took place. 
B) the people of the area were generally darker and taller than the migrants from the north. 
C) the culture of the Khoisan-speaking society came to dominate the area. 
D) Islam became dominant in the 700s. 
E) Christianity survived in the mountains in the south until recent times. 
A) an integration of Khoisan and Bantu-speaking peoples took place. 
B) the people of the area were generally darker and taller than the migrants from the north. 
C) the culture of the Khoisan-speaking society came to dominate the area. 
D) Islam became dominant in the 700s. 
E) Christianity survived in the mountains in the south until recent times.

Question 12

Compare Ashanti beliefs ​with that of other polytheistic societies you have studied. How does the idea of hierarchy of the gods, their respective domains, and the social status of those who followed them compare?

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The Ashanti beliefs, like many other pol

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Zagwe churches

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The Zagwe churches refer to a group of r

Question 14

What are the several possible reasons that might explain Islam's success in Africa prior to 1500 C.E.? What do the career and accomplishments of Mansa Musa reveal about African society during the fourteenth century C.E.?

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Islam's success in Africa prior to 1500

Question 15

The great iron-working culture of northern Nigeria was the

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A) Nok. 
B) Axum. 
C) Kush. 
D) Berger. 
E) Malagasy. 
A) Nok. 
B) Axum. 
C) Kush. 
D) Berger. 
E) Malagasy.

Question 16

How did Karl Mauch's opinion of origin of the ruins he discovered reflect the general attitude of nineteenth century Europeans toward the sub-Saharan Africans? How have new discoveries about developments in Nubia, Kush, and the Sahara challenged historians' thinking about the origins of civilization in Africa, and the world? In your opinion, what are the most significant cultural contributions of African societies?

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Karl Mauch's opinion of the origin of th

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-"fleets of the desert"

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The term "fleets of the desert" is a met

Question 18

Which of the following is a true statement about African building materials during the first millennium C.E.?

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A) Stone was increasingly used in West Africa during in the first millennium C.E. 
B) The only construction material used during that period was dried mud. 
C) Mosques were always constructed of wood. 
D) The heavy use of mortar was predominant in buildings constructed at Great Zimbabwe. 
E) Metal became an important building material as early as 1000 B.C.E. 
A) Stone was increasingly used in West Africa during in the first millennium C.E. 
B) The only construction material used during that period was dried mud. 
C) Mosques were always constructed of wood. 
D) The heavy use of mortar was predominant in buildings constructed at Great Zimbabwe. 
E) Metal became an important building material as early as 1000 B.C.E.

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Saba

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Saba can refer to several different thin

Question 20

The first Arabic settlement in Africa was in ​

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A) ​Egypt 
B) ​Axum 
C) ​Tunisia 
D) ​Morocco 
E) ​Ghana 
A) ​Egypt 
B) ​Axum 
C) ​Tunisia 
D) ​Morocco 
E) ​Ghana

Exam 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

If one traveled south from the grasslands of central Africa, one would reach the region of

Which of the following statements about the Sahara Desert is true?

Identify the following terms. -the Periplus

Identify the following terms. -Ashanti

Music in African societies

Competition to Meroe's economic predominance came from

Identify the following terms. -Nubia

Identify the following terms. -"noncentralized societies"

Recent archeological and anthropological discoveries have shown that

Identify the following terms. -Kush

In southern Africa,

Compare Ashanti beliefs ​with that of other polytheistic societies you have studied. How does the idea of hierarchy of the gods, their respective domains, and the social status of those who followed them compare?

Identify the following terms. -Zagwe churches

What are the several possible reasons that might explain Islam's success in Africa prior to 1500 C.E.? What do the career and accomplishments of Mansa Musa reveal about African society during the fourteenth century C.E.?

The great iron-working culture of northern Nigeria was the

Identify the following terms. -"fleets of the desert"

Which of the following is a true statement about African building materials during the first millennium C.E.?

Identify the following terms. -Saba

The first Arabic settlement in Africa was in ​

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Compare Ashanti beliefs with that of other polytheistic societies you have studied. How does the idea of hierarchy of the gods, their respective domains, and the social status of those who followed them compare?

The first Arabic settlement in Africa was in