Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Nyame

Accepted Answer

Nyame is a term that originates from the

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Zagwe churches

Accepted Answer

The Zagwe churches refer to a group of r

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Bards are storytellers, poets, and perfo

Question 4

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 5

The great iron-working culture of northern Nigeria was the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Saba

Accepted Answer

Saba can refer to several different thin

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-the Khoi and the San

Accepted Answer

The Khoi and the San are two distinct in

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Karl Mauch/19th century Europeans

Accepted Answer

Karl Mauch was a 19th-century German exp

Question 9

All of the following were true about the southern African state of Zimbabwe except

Accepted Answer

A)  it was located south of the Zambezi River. 
B)  it played no significant role in the gold trade with the Swahili states to the east. 
C)  it derived great wealth from its role in expanded trade activities between coastal Africa and regions of the continent's interior. 
D)  a possible explanation for its demise may have been its unsound environmental practices, such as overgrazing. 
E)  it had a significant role in the gold trade with the Swahili states. 
A)  it was located south of the Zambezi River. 
B)  it played no significant role in the gold trade with the Swahili states to the east. 
C)  it derived great wealth from its role in expanded trade activities between coastal Africa and regions of the continent's interior. 
D)  a possible explanation for its demise may have been its unsound environmental practices, such as overgrazing. 
E)  it had a significant role in the gold trade with the Swahili states.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-"hermit kingdom"

Accepted Answer

The term "hermit kingdom" is a historica

Question 11

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 12

East African trade

Accepted Answer

A)  was exclusively oriented through the Nile to the Mediterranean. 
B)  provided a lively, ocean-going commercial intercourse with civilizations far to the east. 
C)  maintained a strictly coastal exchange between African cultures only. 
D)  was mainly with Madagascar. 
E)  was dominated by Christian merchants from Constantinople. 
A)  was exclusively oriented through the Nile to the Mediterranean. 
B)  provided a lively, ocean-going commercial intercourse with civilizations far to the east. 
C)  maintained a strictly coastal exchange between African cultures only. 
D)  was mainly with Madagascar. 
E)  was dominated by Christian merchants from Constantinople.

Question 13

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

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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 14

Identify the following terms.
-Zagwe dynasty

Accepted Answer

The Zagwe dynasty was a historical rulin

Question 15

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 16

Recent archeological and anthropological discoveries have shown that

Accepted Answer

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 17

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 18

The original reason for the rise of the kingdom of Ghana was

Accepted Answer

A)  its water resources. 
B)  its rich silver deposits. 
C)  the role it played in the gold trade. 
D)  its commerce in silk. 
E)  its religious ties to the Byzantine Empire. 
A)  its water resources. 
B)  its rich silver deposits. 
C)  the role it played in the gold trade. 
D)  its commerce in silk. 
E)  its religious ties to the Byzantine Empire.

Question 19

The geographical obstacle which divides Africa's northern coast from the rest of the continent

Accepted Answer

A)  is the Niger River. 
B)  is the Nile River. 
C)  are the Atlas Mountains. 
D)  is the Sahara Desert. 
E)  is the Kalahari Desert. 
A)  is the Niger River. 
B)  is the Nile River. 
C)  are the Atlas Mountains. 
D)  is the Sahara Desert. 
E)  is the Kalahari Desert.

Question 20

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

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The elements of civilization in sub-Saha

Identify the following terms. -Nyame

Identify the following terms. -Zagwe churches

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

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

The great iron-working culture of northern Nigeria was the

Identify the following terms. -Saba

Identify the following terms. -the Khoi and the San

Identify the following terms. -Karl Mauch/19th century Europeans

All of the following were true about the southern African state of Zimbabwe except

Identify the following terms. -"hermit kingdom"

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

East African trade

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

Identify the following terms. -Zagwe dynasty

A Malay settlement was established on the island of

Recent archeological and anthropological discoveries have shown that

The San

The original reason for the rise of the kingdom of Ghana was

The geographical obstacle which divides Africa's northern coast from the rest of the continent

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

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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Exam 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

Identify the following terms. -Nyame

Identify the following terms. -Zagwe churches

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

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

The great iron-working culture of northern Nigeria was the

Identify the following terms. -Saba

Identify the following terms. -the Khoi and the San

Identify the following terms. -Karl Mauch/19th century Europeans

All of the following were true about the southern African state of Zimbabwe except

Identify the following terms. -"hermit kingdom"

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

East African trade

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

Identify the following terms. -Zagwe dynasty

A Malay settlement was established on the island of

Recent archeological and anthropological discoveries have shown that

The San

The original reason for the rise of the kingdom of Ghana was

The geographical obstacle which divides Africa's northern coast from the rest of the continent

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

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

Filters