World Studies Chapter 03

Question 1

Most African religions did not promote belief in a Supreme Being.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 2

The Supreme Being of the Kikuyu people

Accepted Answer

Ngai

Question 3

__________ is another name for Aksum.

Accepted Answer

Ethiopia

Question 4

River that borders Zimbabwe’s empire

Accepted Answer

Zambezi

Question 5

What common trade language did Africans speak along the eastern coast of Africa?

Accepted Answer

Swahili

Question 6

The Kikuyu clan believed in one god.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 7

Which of the following were two items that were involved in western African trade?

Accepted Answer

cotton cloth and iron

Question 8

What city-state built near the Sabi River has a name that means “great house of stone”?

Accepted Answer

Zimbabwe

Question 9

Swahili is composed of words from all of the following languages except __________.

Accepted Answer

Japanese

Question 10

Coptic Christians regard Menelik as the offspring of what king?

Accepted Answer

Solomon

Question 11

What town did Ibn Battuta describe as "one of the finest and most substantially built towns"?

Accepted Answer

Kilwa (or Kulwa)

Question 12

Kilwa engaged in jihad against this people

Accepted Answer

Zinj

Question 13

Several unusual churches at Lalibela were made by carving into rock below ground level.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 14

The rulers of Ghana became Coptic Christians by the eleventh century.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 15

Speakers of the Bantu language lived along the coast of what body of water?

Accepted Answer

Indian Ocean

Question 16

Founded the Kingdom of Mali

Accepted Answer

Sunjata

Question 17

Early trade city on Somali Coast now known for violence

Accepted Answer

Mukdisho

Question 18

Coptics believe that the cathedral at Aksum contains the tablets of the Ten Commandments.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 19

Salt was an abundant natural resource in western Africa.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 20

Name three West African trading items.

Accepted Answer

iron, gold, cotton cloth

Question 21

What is the name of the trade language used in eastern Africa?

Accepted Answer

Swahili

Question 22

Timbuktu never developed a large population.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 23

What is the belief that spirits live in objects in nature, including the air?

Accepted Answer

animism

Question 24

The Dinka tribe believes the High God walked with man until a selfish woman made him angry.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 25

Who introduced Coptic Christianity to Ethiopia?

Accepted Answer

Frumentius

Question 26

What title of the Mali king means "ruler"?

Accepted Answer

Mansa

Question 27

This modern town, formerly known as Mukdisho, is located on Somalia's eastern coast.

Accepted Answer

Mogadishu

Question 28

A tribe is the largest family group in African society.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 29

Ethiopia was an important empire in West Africa.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 30

In sub-Saharan Africa, where is MILLET grown?

Accepted Answer

Ethiopia

Question 31

What material did the Africans forge into tools and use as a form of money?

Accepted Answer

iron

Question 32

What slave introduced Coptic Christianity to the people of Aksum?

Accepted Answer

Frumentius

Question 33

Muslims conquered Egypt during the 1200s.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 34

Animists believe that spirits exist only in the air.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 35

West Africans were among the first to use this animal for desert travel.

Accepted Answer

the camel

Question 36

Which of the following names is commonly used to describe camels?

Accepted Answer

Ship of the Desert

Question 37

Trade flourished in eastern African empires, but western African empires traded little.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 38

What city-state built near the Sabi River has a name that means "great house of stone"?

Accepted Answer

Zimbabwe

Question 39

What king of Mali made a pilgrimage to Mecca and gave away much gold?

Accepted Answer

Musa

Question 40

Which African clan believed in a Supreme Being known as Ngai?

Accepted Answer

the Kikuyu clan

Question 41

Business in eastern African cities centered around the following commodities EXCEPT _________.

Accepted Answer

olive oil

Question 42

Arabic became widely adopted in northern Africa due to the spread of Islam in this region.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 43

The kingdom of Kush was located on the Nile River between Egypt and __________.

Accepted Answer

Ethiopia

Question 44

What has been the imperial title of Ethiopian rulers?

Accepted Answer

"The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah"

Question 45

The Sahel is a wide strip of land between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 46

How is a camel's body built for desert survival?

Accepted Answer

It can store enough liquid to live 5 to 7 days w/ no water., It can store energy-rich fat in its hump., It can shut out debris during sandstorms w/ its nostrils., It can shut out debris during sandstorms w/ long eyelashes.

Question 47

Ethiopian king who became a Coptic Christian

Accepted Answer

Ezana

Question 48

Cambay was a city located in __________.

Accepted Answer

India.

Question 49

In Africa, livestock served as a sign of wealth and prosperity.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 50

The empire of Zimbabwe was located between what two major rivers?

Accepted Answer

the Limpopo and the Zambezi

Question 51

The Muslims of Kilwa engaged in __________ against the Zinj people.

Accepted Answer

jihad

Question 52

African clans were composed of two or more tribes.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 53

The gold mined on the coast of West Africa led Europeans to refer to this area by what name?

Accepted Answer

the Gold Coast

Question 54

In sub-Saharan Africa, where is CORN grown?

Accepted Answer

savannah

Question 55

What name did the Greeks give to Aksum and all the territories below it?

Accepted Answer

Ethiopia

Question 56

In what village were several churches carved out of rock underground?

Accepted Answer

Lalibela

Question 57

Maize is another name for __________.

Accepted Answer

corn

Question 58

Africans grew yams in the desert.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 59

Which of the following is not located in East Africa?

Accepted Answer

the Amazon River

Question 60

Major port city used by Great Zimbabwe for transporting gold

Accepted Answer

Kilwa

Question 61

In sub-Saharan Africa, where are YAMS grown?

Accepted Answer

rain forests

Question 62

African empires built advanced cities during Europe's Dark Ages.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 63

In sub-Saharan Africa, where is COTTON grown?

Accepted Answer

Sahel

Question 64

The family was the most important element of traditional African culture.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

World Studies Chapter 03

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World Studies Chapter 03

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