Marking Period 1 Review

Question 1

Altogether, deserts cover about ___ percent of Africa.

Accepted Answer

40

Question 2

Which of the following is the largest desert on Earth?

Accepted Answer

the Sahara

Question 3

The Sumerians believed gods and goddesses ____ the cities.

Accepted Answer

owned

Question 4

These skilled workers made weapons and jewelry and traded them with neighboring peoples.

Accepted Answer

artisans

Question 5

This history of Egypt begins around 3100 B.C., when

Accepted Answer

Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt

Question 6

Kush declined because of the rise of

Accepted Answer

Axum, a new power located in what is now Ethiopia

Question 7

The people of Ghana often traded their gold for

Accepted Answer

salt

Question 8

Modern historians have divided Egyptian history into three major periods, known as

Accepted Answer

the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom

Question 9

The process of slowly drying a dead body to prevent it from rotting is called ____

Accepted Answer

mummification

Question 10

What was the name for the journey of slaves from Africa to America?

Accepted Answer

the Middle Passage

Question 11

Hammurabi is remembed for

Accepted Answer

his law code, a collection of laws for Mesopotamian society

Question 12

What was a crucial factor in African trade across the Sahara for the Berbers?

Accepted Answer

camels

Question 13

Early people used fire for warmth and to keep ______ away from their camp site.

Accepted Answer

wild animals

Question 14

Which was an effect of European conquering Africa?

Accepted Answer

Africans were forced to adopt European customs

Question 15

In theory, Egyptian _____ owned all the land and granted parts of it to their subjects.

Accepted Answer

pharaohs

Question 16

Name the two rivers that surrounded Mesopotamia.

Accepted Answer

the Tigris and Euphrates

Question 17

The invention of cuneiform is credited to

Accepted Answer

the Sumerians

Question 18

A theocracy is a government in which

Accepted Answer

leaders rule by divine authority

Question 19

Mali was established in the mid-thirteenth century by

Accepted Answer

Sundiata Keita

Question 20

Many African societies were matrilineal, meaning

Accepted Answer

descent was traced through the mother

Question 21

A government by divine authority is called ___

Accepted Answer

a theocracy

Question 22

The Triangle of Trade was the pattern of trade that connected Africa, Europe and the Americas.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

The Suez Canal linked the Mediterranean Sea and the ______

Accepted Answer

Red Sea

Question 24

Axum owned much of its prosperity to

Accepted Answer

its location along the Red Sea

Question 25

Originally, African slaves were brought to the Americas to supply labor for the

Accepted Answer

sugarcane plantations

Question 26

Which of the following best describes the life of Africans under European rule?

Accepted Answer

Africans saw little benefit of their hard work

Question 27

Which of the following was the first of the great trading states to emerge in West Africa?

Accepted Answer

Ghana

Question 28

Music and storytelling were

Accepted Answer

to pass on history when there is no written language

Question 29

The Bantu communities were based on

Accepted Answer

subsistence farming

Question 30

Which of the following seized power in Egypt in 1805 and established a separate Egyptian state?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Ali

Question 31

What were the two civilizations in West Africa?

Accepted Answer

Kush and Axum

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