Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-"noncentralized societies"

Accepted Answer

Noncentralized societies, also known as

Question 2

Which of the following is the earliest form of surviving architecture found in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Moorish palaces at Zanzibar 
B)  the pyramids of Egypt 
C)  the ruins of Great Zimbabwe 
D)  the mound city of Timbuktu 
E)  the ruins of Carthage 
A)  the Moorish palaces at Zanzibar 
B)  the pyramids of Egypt 
C)  the ruins of Great Zimbabwe 
D)  the mound city of Timbuktu 
E)  the ruins of Carthage

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Swahili

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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 5

African art

Accepted Answer

A)  consists only of poetry and sculpture. 
B)  is very limited, due to the fact that wood was the universal medium of artistic statement. 
C)  contains no other major examples of architectural achievement except the pyramids. 
D)  includes the impressively crafted, mortar-less structures at Great Zimbabwe. 
E)  appeared only with the coming of Islam. 
A)  consists only of poetry and sculpture. 
B)  is very limited, due to the fact that wood was the universal medium of artistic statement. 
C)  contains no other major examples of architectural achievement except the pyramids. 
D)  includes the impressively crafted, mortar-less structures at Great Zimbabwe. 
E)  appeared only with the coming of Islam.

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Cape Guardafui

Accepted Answer

Cape Guardafui, also known as Ras Asir,

Question 7

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 8

Karl Mauch found the ruins of

Accepted Answer

A)  Katmandu. 
B)  Pietermar Teburg. 
C)  Great Zimbabwe. 
D)  Kilwa. 
E)  Namibia. 
A)  Katmandu. 
B)  Pietermar Teburg. 
C)  Great Zimbabwe. 
D)  Kilwa. 
E)  Namibia.

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-mansa

Accepted Answer

The term "Mansa" is a title used by rule

Question 10

The text raises the question of whether Africa is a continent without history.Why would earlier historians have held such a view,and what prompted the modification of that perspective? In what way is the general perception of what constitutes "history" shaped by distinctly European preconceptions? In what ways are historians of Africa able to overcome the paucity of written sources? What real historical information can be gleaned from the Hausa oral traditions recorded in the story "Honoring the Sacred Tree God," found in the Kano Chronicle?

Accepted Answer

Earlier historians may have held the vie

Question 11

Which of the following is a correct statement about Swahili?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a culture reflecting a mixture of Indian and African influences. 
B)  As a language, it employed Bantu grammar and Arabic linguistic terms. 
C)  The term derives from the Arab word for "jungle." 
D)  It was exclusively a written language. 
E)  It became the official language of Islam. 
A)  It was a culture reflecting a mixture of Indian and African influences. 
B)  As a language, it employed Bantu grammar and Arabic linguistic terms. 
C)  The term derives from the Arab word for "jungle." 
D)  It was exclusively a written language. 
E)  It became the official language of Islam.

Question 12

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 13

Identify the following terms.
-Zanj/Azania

Accepted Answer

The terms "Zanj" and "Azania" refer to h

Question 14

The Romans called East Africa "Azania" and the Greeks called the area "Zanj."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-the Periplus

Accepted Answer

The term "Periplus" refers to an ancient

Question 16

The family of languages spoken by people who inhabit the region of Central Africa south of the Sahara Desert is

Accepted Answer

A)  Kalaharian. 
B)  Nok. 
C)  Swahili. 
D)  Bantu. 
E)  Khoisan. 
A)  Kalaharian. 
B)  Nok. 
C)  Swahili. 
D)  Bantu. 
E)  Khoisan.

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Niger River

Accepted Answer

The Niger River is a major river in West

Question 18

The Bantu languages feature a "click" sound.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Ghana and Saleh

Accepted Answer

Ghana and Saleh can refer to different c

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-rock paintings

Accepted Answer

Rock paintings, also known as pictograph

Identify the following terms. -"noncentralized societies"

Which of the following is the earliest form of surviving architecture found in Africa?

Identify the following terms. -Swahili

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.

African art

Identify the following terms. -Cape Guardafui

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

Karl Mauch found the ruins of

Identify the following terms. -mansa

Which of the following is a correct statement about Swahili?

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

Identify the following terms. -Zanj/Azania

The Romans called East Africa "Azania" and the Greeks called the area "Zanj."

Identify the following terms. -the Periplus

The family of languages spoken by people who inhabit the region of Central Africa south of the Sahara Desert is

Identify the following terms. -Niger River

The Bantu languages feature a "click" sound.

Identify the following terms. -Ghana and Saleh

Identify the following terms. -rock paintings

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

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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

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Exam 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

Identify the following terms. -"noncentralized societies"

Which of the following is the earliest form of surviving architecture found in Africa?

Identify the following terms. -Swahili

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.

African art

Identify the following terms. -Cape Guardafui

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

Karl Mauch found the ruins of

Identify the following terms. -mansa

Which of the following is a correct statement about Swahili?

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

Identify the following terms. -Zanj/Azania

The Romans called East Africa "Azania" and the Greeks called the area "Zanj."

Identify the following terms. -the Periplus

The family of languages spoken by people who inhabit the region of Central Africa south of the Sahara Desert is

Identify the following terms. -Niger River

The Bantu languages feature a "click" sound.

Identify the following terms. -Ghana and Saleh

Identify the following terms. -rock paintings

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

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