chapter 8 history final

Question 1

A special class of ____ believed they had the power to foretell events, usually by working with supernatural forces.

Accepted Answer

diviners

Question 2

The demand of enslaved ppls increased in the 1490s when

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the Europeans settled in the Americas and began planting sugar cane

Question 3

broad grassland dotted with small trees and shrubs

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savanna

Question 4

_____ was the first of the Great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara.

Accepted Answer

Ghana

Question 5

highly desired trade for Ghanians because it was needed for their health

Accepted Answer

salt

Question 6

Ancestors were a key element in African religion because

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ancestors were believed to be closer to the gods

Question 7

the semi-dry region of Africa between the Sahara and the grasslands of the savanna

Accepted Answer

Sahel

Question 8

After ____, Africa is the largest of the continents.

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 9

society that lacks a defined state but can be organized into groups and ruled by a local chief or clan head

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stateless society

Question 10

The official religion of Axum was

Accepted Answer

Christianity, which was 1st brought by shipwrecked Syrians

Question 11

Before the African societies had written language, legends were passed through all EXCEPT

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tatoos

Question 12

story tellers who orally passed along African history

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griots

Question 13

What was the connection between art and religion in early African history?

Accepted Answer

artwork showed connections between ancestors and spiritual themes

Question 14

The architectural style of the elites' houses in Great Zimbabwe was the

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clay house with circular stone walls

Question 15

the belief that all natural things contain spirits

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animism

Question 16

The Bantu communities were based on

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substinence farming, they grew crops for personal use not for trade

Question 17

About 40% of the African continent is covered by

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the savannas, broad grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs

Question 18

Altogether, deserts cover about ____ percent of Africa

Accepted Answer

40

Question 19

Which of the following deserts is located in the southern part of Africa?

Accepted Answer

Kalahari

Question 20

larger communities made up of extended family units

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lineage groups

Question 21

Mali was established in the mid-thirteenth century by

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Sundiata Keita

Question 22

societies in which descent is traced through the father, not the mother

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patrilineal

Question 23

societies in which descent is traced through the mother, not the father

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matrilineal

Question 24

Music and story telling were

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used to pass along a community's history in absence of written language

Question 25

connection trough common ancestors or tribal relations

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kinship

Question 26

The Berber camel caravans became known as the

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fleets of the desert

Question 27

the practice of growing enough for personal use

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subsistence farming

Question 28

relatively high flat land area

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plateau

Question 29

Children in some early African communities were educated by

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being divided into age grades

Question 30

the largest desert on Earth

Accepted Answer

Sahara

Question 31

Many African societies were matrilineal, meaning

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descent was traced through the mother

Question 32

Islam was slow to spread in East Africa because

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many of Islam's beliefs conflicted with traditional African beliefs

Question 33

people who believe they have the ability to foretell events, usually by supernatural forces

Accepted Answer

diviners

Question 34

cover 10% of the African continent

Accepted Answer

rainforest

chapter 8 history final

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chapter 8 history final

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