Which is not true of the Bantu

Today, very few people speak Bantu

Which is not true of women in Africa?

Women were not important to food production

Which is not true of art forms in Africa?

Dance has played only a small part in African culture

Which is not true of the Mali Empire?

Judaism heavily influenced Malian society

Which is not true of traditional religion in Africa?

Beliefs were identical from place to place

Which is not true about Africa's landforms?

Africa has no major mountain ranges

Which is true of education in Africa?

Boys and girls took part in ceremonies to mark becoming adults

Which is true of the trans-Saharan slave trade?

Arab and Muslim conquest expanded the trade in the 600's AD

Which is not true of the Ghana Empire?

Fell when trade was disrupted by Southern armies

Which is not true about the spread of Islam in Africa?

Ibn Battuta was a Malian King who rejected Islam

Which is true of government in Western Kingdoms?

In Ghana leadership passed to the son of the King's sister

Which is true of the trans-Atlantic slave trade?

10-13 million slaves transported

Which is not true of family life in Africa?

Younger people have more power than older people

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WH7 CH 15 Africa

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1
When do scientists believe the first humans appeared in Africa?
1,500,000 years ago
1,500 Years ago
150,000 years ago
15,000 Years ago
2
Which is not true of the Bantu
Shared a similar language
Migrations spread their technology and culture
Today, very few people speak Bantu
Migrations started around 3000 BC
3
Which is not true of women in Africa?
Some women were traders and politicians
Some women were rulers
Some women were military leaders
Women were not important to food production
4
Which of these was not an important East African Kingdom?
Axum
Kush
Zimbabwe
Kenya
5
Starting around 400 BC this was the first group to cross the Sahara for trade?
Berbers
Somali
Sudanese
Mali
6
Which is not true of art forms in Africa?
The earliest art forms in Africa were cave paintings
Music was used to tell stories of hardship and hope
Dance has played only a small part in African culture
Griots were stroy tellers who told their villages oral history
7
Which is not true of the Mali Empire?
Mansa Musa was an influential ruler
Conquered Ghana
Most of its people were farmers
Judaism heavily influenced Malian society
8
Tropical grasslands dotted with small shrubs?
Sugarcane
Tundra
Savannah
Plateau
9
A group of people descended from the same ancestor?
Griot
Clan
Dhow
Matrilineal
10
Which is not true of traditional religion in Africa?
Religion provided rules and honored ancestors
Kings hired diviners to predict the future, especially harvests
Beliefs were identical from place to place
They believed in spirits that communicated with humans
11
Which is not true about Africa's landforms?
There are many plateaus
The Great Rift Valley has some of the earliest human fossils
The major rivers are the Nile and the Niger
Africa has no major mountain ranges
12
Which is true of education in Africa?
Boys learned to take care of the home
Most kids worked on farms and were not educated
Girls learned trades like fishing
Boys and girls took part in ceremonies to mark becoming adults
13
Which is true of the trans-Saharan slave trade?
Slaves were taken to the Americas
20-30 million were transported
Arab and Muslim conquest expanded the trade in the 600's AD
Crossed the treacherous Gobi desert
14
Which is not true of the Songhai Empire?
Conquered Ghana in 1300 AD
Fell to invaders in 1600 AD
Sunni Ali was an influential leader who expanded its borders
Was the largest empire in west Africa
15
When did people begin to settle into villages in Africa?
700,000 Years ago
7000 years ago
70,000 years ago
700 Years ago
16
Which is not true of the Ghana Empire?
Used military to dominate gold and salt trade
Reached the height of its power in 800 AD
Fell when trade was disrupted by Southern armies
Fell in about 1100 AD
17
Which is not one of the 5 geographic zones of Africa?
Tundras
Deserts
Tropical Rain Forsests
Savannahs
18
Which is not true about the spread of Islam in Africa?
Ibn Battuta was a Malian King who rejected Islam
The kings of Ghana accepted Islam to improve trade
Askia Muhammed made the Songhai Empire follow Islam
Mansa Musa travelled on a pilgrimage to Mecca
19
This first great trading empire rose to power in the 400s AD?
Mali
Egypt
Kenya
Ghana
20
What is a way that the slave trade affected Africans?
All of the above
Populations were reduced
People lost faith in their gods
Demand for slaves saw kidnappings and wars increase
21
Which is true of government in Western Kingdoms?
The father of the Songhai Empire was Mohamed Ali
All empires had weak militaries
In Ghana leadership passed to the son of the King's sister
Mali had a small government with only a few officials
22
Which was not a good traded by western empires across the Sahara?
Ivory
Silk
Salt
Gold
23
Which is true of the trans-Atlantic slave trade?
Started in the 1300's AD
10-13 million slaves transported
Cash crops in Europe increased demand
Ended in 1700's AD
24
Which is not true of family life in Africa?
People live in extended families
Some family groups can be several hundred people
The young are expected to care for the elderly
Younger people have more power than older people
25
What is true about impact of Islam in Africa?
Swahili is a blend of African and Islamic culture
All of the above
Islam influenced civil laws
Schools taught Arabic as the main langiage

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