Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Describe the characteristics of the various geographical regions of Africa. To what degree does access to, or lack of, water determine their boundaries?

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-Describe the characteristics of...

Question 2

Why did the spread of Islam tie African populations into a larger network than that of Christian conversion in Ethiopia? ​What effect did trade have versus religion? How did this help to elevate the awareness of African kingdoms?

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Question 3

Some archeologists claim that agriculture may have appeared first in Nubia rather than in the lower Nile valley.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Nok culture

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Question 5

What are the possible explanations-geographical, political, religious, and economic-which kept the West in almost total ignorance of sub-Saharan Africa until relatively recent times?

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Question 6

Before Islam developed in Africa,

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A) most of the continent, aside from Egypt and Axum, did not have organized religions. 
B) most African societies already had well-developed systems of religious belief. 
C) the Ashanti worshiped a supreme god, Siva. 
D) all Africans were agnostics. 
E) Christianity had a strong presence in the far south of the continent.

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Benin bronzes

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-Benin bronzes...

Question 8

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

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Question 9

According to Swahili oral tradition, the founding of the Zanj ​

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A) ​was due to the desire to convert to Islam. 
B) ​an obstacle to prevent assimilation by the Malay peoples. 
C) ​reflected the degree to which Africa merchants were tied into international trade. 
D) ​brought Zoroastrianism to East Africa. 
E) ​initiated the Indian ocean slave trade.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Mansa Musa

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Question 11

The first conversion of rulers to Islam in Africa was the royal family of Gao.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-African slavery

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-African slavery...

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Bantu

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-Bantu...

Question 14

What were some of the possible factors that inhibited the growth of civilized "states" in southern Africa?

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Question 15

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

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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 16

Identify the following terms.
-Ghana and Saleh

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Question 17

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

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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 18

Identify the following terms.
-Ethiopia

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Question 19

​One of the main reasons for the decline of the kingdom of Axum was

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A) ​warfare with Berbers. 
B) ​assimilation by Romans. 
C) ​a shift in trade routes to the Arabian peninsula and Persian gulf. 
D) ​competing farming with yam-producing Madagascar. 
E) ​desiccation of the Sahara.

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-the Garamantes

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Exam 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

Identify the following terms. -Describe the characteristics of the various geographical regions of Africa. To what degree does access to, or lack of, water determine their boundaries?

Why did the spread of Islam tie African populations into a larger network than that of Christian conversion in Ethiopia? What effect did trade have versus religion? How did this help to elevate the awareness of African kingdoms?

Some archeologists claim that agriculture may have appeared first in Nubia rather than in the lower Nile valley.

Identify the following terms. -Nok culture

What are the possible explanations-geographical, political, religious, and economic-which kept the West in almost total ignorance of sub-Saharan Africa until relatively recent times?

Before Islam developed in Africa,

Identify the following terms. -Benin bronzes

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

According to Swahili oral tradition, the founding of the Zanj

Identify the following terms. -Mansa Musa

The first conversion of rulers to Islam in Africa was the royal family of Gao.

Identify the following terms. -African slavery

Identify the following terms. -Bantu

What were some of the possible factors that inhibited the growth of civilized "states" in southern Africa?

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

Identify the following terms. -Ghana and Saleh

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

Identify the following terms. -Ethiopia

One of the main reasons for the decline of the kingdom of Axum was

Identify the following terms. -the Garamantes

Exam 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

Identify the following terms. -Describe the characteristics of the various geographical regions of Africa. To what degree does access to, or lack of, water determine their boundaries?

Why did the spread of Islam tie African populations into a larger network than that of Christian conversion in Ethiopia? ​What effect did trade have versus religion? How did this help to elevate the awareness of African kingdoms?

Some archeologists claim that agriculture may have appeared first in Nubia rather than in the lower Nile valley.

Identify the following terms. -Nok culture

What are the possible explanations-geographical, political, religious, and economic-which kept the West in almost total ignorance of sub-Saharan Africa until relatively recent times?

Before Islam developed in Africa,

Identify the following terms. -Benin bronzes

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

According to Swahili oral tradition, the founding of the Zanj ​

Identify the following terms. -Mansa Musa

The first conversion of rulers to Islam in Africa was the royal family of Gao.​

Identify the following terms. -African slavery

Identify the following terms. -Bantu

What were some of the possible factors that inhibited the growth of civilized "states" in southern Africa?

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

Identify the following terms. -Ghana and Saleh

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

Identify the following terms. -Ethiopia

​One of the main reasons for the decline of the kingdom of Axum was

Identify the following terms. -the Garamantes

Why did the spread of Islam tie African populations into a larger network than that of Christian conversion in Ethiopia? What effect did trade have versus religion? How did this help to elevate the awareness of African kingdoms?

According to Swahili oral tradition, the founding of the Zanj

The first conversion of rulers to Islam in Africa was the royal family of Gao.

One of the main reasons for the decline of the kingdom of Axum was