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WH - Ch. 8 Review - African Civilizations
WH - Ch. 8 Review - African Civilizations
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A review game for Ch. 8.
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1
What is the belief of followers of Animism?
Spirits play an important role in regulating everyday life.
Storytellers are sacred beings who keep history alive.
There is one god.
People are organized into family groups and clans.
2
What is unusual about the West African Iron Age?
There is no physical evidence of an iron age.
They did not have the technology or skills to smelt iron.
West Africans had to learn smelting from Arab traders.
West Africa did not go through a Copper or Bronze Age.
3
From what region did the Bantu-speaking people originate?
Just South of the Sahara
Just South of the Kalahari
Near the Red Sea
Near the Mediterranean Sea.
4
This grassy plain covers two-fifths of Africa.
Sahel
Rain Forest
Savanna
Sahara
5
What is the believed reason for the Bantu Migrations?
They were victims of ethnic conflict.
They were fleeing the slave trade.
They developed Iron Smelting.
They needed more land for a growing population.
6
Inhospitable region of northern Africa covers an area roughly equal to that of the USA.
Sahel
Sahara
Rain Forest
Savanna
7
What was the effect of the Bantu-speaking peoples migration?
An increase in the slave trade globally
Civil wars and isolation of many peoples
A diversity of culture and widespread family of languages
A clan that continues to move throughout Africa
8
Migration refers to...
Being a hunter/gatherer
Being Nomadic
Moving from one region to another for a new place to settle.
Constantly moving around without wanting to settle down.
9
What did King Ezana of Aksum establish as the Kingdom's official religion during his reign?
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
10
"Coastline" in Arabic, the desert this region borders seems like a vast ocean of sand.
Savanna
Sahara
Sahel
Rain Forest
11
What was the major reason the city of Adulis attracted foreigners?
Christianity was practiced there.
Many languages were spoken there.
It was a center of trade.
It had a diverse culture.
12
Which of the following events is an example of Migration?
The development of written languages
The spread of Christianity
The movement of Aksum south
The movement of trade goods.
13
belief in, or worship of, spirits, including those of plants, animals, people & natural forces.
Griot
Djenné-Djeno
Nok
Animism
14
What lasting legacies did the Kingdom of Aksum leave?
A written alphabet, a numeric system, and stone architecture
Christianity, Stone Architecture, and Terrace Farming
Terrace farming, a written alphabet, and the calendar
Numeric system, Christianity, and democracy
15
What was the way of life for Africa's EARLIEST people?
Settled farmers
Hunter-gatherers
Settled herders.
Nomadic farmers
16
In Africa what led to specialization and permanent villages?
The development of agriculture
The ability to make iron tools
The invention of the wheel
The belief in one god
17
When did the Kingdom of Aksum decline and fall?
When it depleted its environment.
When it became isolated from other Christian states.
When it became unable to maintain its trade.
"All of the above."
18
What was West Africa's earliest known culture?
Nok
Aksum
Bambuti
San
19
What city was the center of trade in Aksum?
Meroë
Adulis
Nok
Djenné-Djeno
20
What conflict contributed to the fall of Aksum?
Conflict between Christian Aksumites and Islamic invaders.
Conflict between various Bantu peoples
Conflict between the Kush and Egyptians
Conflict between the Roman Empire and the Persian Empire
21
The Aksum civilization probably began as a blend of what two cultures?
Bantu and San culture
Arab and Kushite cultures
Egypt and Nubian cultures
Nok and Greek cultures
22
There are still nomadic hunter/gathering peoples in Africa today.
True
False
23
West Africa's earliest known culture. This people lived in Nigeria between 500 B.C. to 200 A.D.
Nok
Animism
Griot
Djenné-Djeno
24
What does the word "Bantu" mean?
"Nomad"
"Those with iron"
"Speaker"
"The People"
25
Along the equator. The region is mostly uninhabitable because of its canopy & dangerous animals
Rain Forest
Savanna
Sahara
Sahel
26
West Africa's oldest known city. It was inhabited between 250 B.C. and 1400 A.D.
Animism
Djenné-Djeno
Griot
Nok
27
Which of the following roles is similar to the role of Griot in West African Society?
Military Leader
Historian
Scientist
Musician
28
The largest number of people live on this, perhaps because it supports agriculture.
Rain Forest
Savanna
Sahara
Sahel
29
Why do many people believe the Bantu were related to the Nok People?
They had the same written Language.
They both had Iron technology.
They were both nomadic hunter/gatherers.
Their use of Slash and Burn Agriculture.
30
The most practiced religion in Ethiopia today is...
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
31
This person is responsible for keeping and passing down the history of a people.
Griot
Djenné-Djeno
Animism
Nok
32
The earliest recorded king of Aksum.
Zoskales
Nok
Bantu
Ezana
33
To be Nomadic means...
To Settle in one place, build a community and raise crops.
To move around constantly without settling in one place.
To be a hunter/gatherer.
To have the ability to produce iron technology.
34
Aksum conquered the Kingdom of Kush and burned Meroë to the ground.
True
Flase
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What was the basis of power of Adulis?
Its location in relation to trade routes
Its fertile farming regions
Its proximity to the Mediterranean sea.
Its location near the paths of the Bantu migrations.
