Many African societies were matrilineal, meaning

descent was traced through the mother

Ancestors were a key element in African religion because

ancestors were believed to be closer to the gods

The official religion of Axum was

Christianity, first brought by shipwrecked Syrians

Kush declined because of the rise of

Axum, a new power located in the highlands of what is now Ethiopia

Islam was slow to spread in East Africa because

many of Islam's beliefs conflicted with traditional African beliefs

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Unit 7 - Early African Civilizations

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1
Aromatic tree resin that is burned as incense
Perfume
Colone
Myrrh
Frankenise
2
The Songhai Empire reached the height of its power during the reign of?
Seljuk Turkin
Muhammad Ture
Shotoku Taishi
Allah
3
What was mansa musa known for?
He was known for what he did while living in Paris
His goal
His money
For being an African warlord/tyrant
4
Who was Ibn Battuta?
A Buddhist Philosopher
Emperor of the Abbasid dynasty
A Hinduism Philosopher
Muslim Traveler
5
Infects both animals and humans with sleeping sickness
fleas
tsetse flies
African bees
mosquitoes
6
Many African societies were matrilineal, meaning
descent was traced through the father
descent was traced through the mother
women could vote and had higher positions of authority
women were the warriors and men the child bearers.
7
Mali was established in the mid-thirteenth century by
Sunni Ali
Sundiata Keita
Muhammad Ture
Mali Ali
8
For how long did Ibn Battuta travel the world?
37 years
22 years
29 years
24 years
9
What is the largest desert on Earth?
Proudman
Kalahari
Gobi
Sahara
10
Ancestors were a key element in African religion because
ancestors were believed to be closer to the gods
it was believed one's ancestors became gods at death
it was believed that ancestors could return to fight for them
ancestors were believed to control the weather
11
The people of Ghana often traded their gold for
Camels
Salt
Iron
Peanuts
12
Berber camel caravans became known as
"desert horses"
"fleets of the desert"
"camel caravans"
"the saviors"
13
Highly desired trade item for Ghanians
Myrrh
Salt
Gold
Spices
14
The official religion of Axum was
the worship of over a hundred gods.
Christianity, first brought by shipwrecked Syrians
Islam, established shortly after founding
Judaism, discovered through trade with Israel
15
A ______________ is a group of independent villages organized by a local ruler or clan head.
renegade society
Kilwa
Bantu
stateless society
16
Emerged as an independent trading state that combined Arab and African cultures
Mali
Ghana
Axum
Kush
17
The Nok culture is the oldest known West African culture to
have three females to every one male.
have created sculpture.
develop a game very similar to basketball.
pass their cultural history along through storytelling and music.
18
Nicknamed the "Lion Prince", who united Mali's people during his rule?
Sunni Ali
Askia Muhammad
Mansu Musa
Sundiata Kieta
19
The largest continent is:
Europe
Asia
North America
South America
20
Kush declined because of the rise of
the Moroccans, who taught the Kushites how to smelt iron ore
the Italian civilization, which conquered Kush
the Nubians, a powerful trading organization to the south
Axum, a new power located in the highlands of what is now Ethiopia
21
Mansa Musa was...
The richest man to ever live
a king of China
The leader of Mali
A slave who lived in Mecca
22
The Bantu communities were based on
gold mining
subsistance farming
fundamentals of Christianity
transport of goods by camel caravans
23
Societies in which descent is traced through the father, not the mother
maternal
patrilineal
fraternal
matrilineal
24
People who believe they have the ability to foretell events.
physicists
Griots
psychotics
diviners
25
people in Ghana who worshipped Nyame and a group of lesser gods
Yoruba
Berbers
Ashanti
Ethiopians
26
Islam was slow to spread in East Africa because
those who tried to convert Africans to Islam were killed
most cultures lacked a written language
many of Islam's beliefs conflicted with traditional African beliefs
few Muslim traders spoke Arabic
27
Axum owed much of its prosperity to
King Zambezi
it's water
its location along the Red Sea
its export of banana's
28
The first of the great West African trading states.
Songhai
Ghana
Mali
Axum
29
Altogether deserts cover about ____ of Africa
80%
12%
40%
60%
30
Why was music and storytelling important in African civilizations?
considered a very holy act
used to pass along history
disregarded as unworthy
highest form of art by the Nok people

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