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1
Which European nation sailed down African's western coast, being the slave trade in 1441?
Portugual
Germany
Spain
USA
2
Today only about 100 Africans speak Bantu languages.
False
True
3
True or False.
Slavery was only practiced in the United States.
True
False
4
Which of the following statements is true about African music and dance?
It did not express their religious feelings
Music and dance were connected to everyday life
African music only involved individual singing
Music and dance had a small role in community activities
5
Cause and Effect: Be
cause
Africa's contact with the Muslim world increased... (Effect?)
Portugal became the world's major supplier of sugar
Islam did not spread to Africa
mild climate was ideal for growing sugar cane
the trade in humans grew
6
Why did African woodcarvers make masks and statues ?
masks were believed to hold spiritual powers
to hide the identity of the king
to protect warriors in battle
to help with storytelling
7
Which members had more power in African society?
younger
older
8
What things did African children learn?
the history of their people
life lessons
all of the above
basic skills they would need as adults
9
True or False.
As in most other early societies, African women had the same rights as men.
True
False
10
Bantu villages were
matrilineal.
What does that mean?
ancestry was traced through fathers
ancestry was traced through grandmothers
a married woman joined her husband's family
ancestry was traced through mothers
11
Extended families were families made up of several generations.
True
False
12
Why did enslaved Africans rely on music?
to develop jazz
to remind them of their homeland
to secretly communicate with their ancestors
to cause noise and disturb slave owners
13
What formed the basis of African society?
food
the king
family
music and dance
14
In 3000 B.C. , where did the Bantu migration begin?
West Africa
South Africa
East Africa
Southwest Africa
15
True or False.
Art served religious purposes and taught people the history of the community.
False
True
16
Which of the following is true about African society?
villagers were generally farmers
traders, artisans thrived in African communities
most people lived in rural villages
all of the above
17
What are spirituals?
a religious statue
a special dance
an act of faith
a gospel song
18
How are griots and oral history connected?
griots wrote stories on clay tables
griots vividly told their village's oral history
all of the above
griots were the only ones who passed down oral history
19
Which is NOT true about Bantu customs and Bantu migrations?
Bantus spread their farming and iron making skills
A husband's family received gifts from the wife's family
Many African social practices result from Bantu migrations
migrants shared similar language, culture and technologies
20
Which powerful African governed lands in SW Africa&spent 30 years fighting Portuguese invaders?
Queen Nzinga
Mansa Musa
Queen Dahia al-Kahina
Sundiata Keita
21
What material was used by the people Benin to make statues of people and animals?
bronze and iron
bronze and copper
iron and ivory
Copper and aluminum
22
What were the earliest forms of art in Africa?
paintings on clay tablets
wood sculptures
rock paintings
none of the above
23
Which of the following musical genres (types) was influenced by African music?
rap
rock and roll and blues
all of the above
jazz and ragtime
24
Which of the following was NOT what African paintings showed?
people dancing
people carrying out everyday tasks
the privatization of water
the animals that were hunted
25
In Africa's villages, who was responsible for educating children?
none of the above
family and griots
all of the above
other villagers
