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Chapter 11 Civilizations of Africa
Chapter 11 Civilizations of Africa
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Kilwa was a ______________ and had its own government & controlled the land around it.
city-nation
city-state
city-country
state-nation
2
Most of the gold that was brought to the Swahili city-states came from around
Portugal.
Kenya.
Poland.
Great Zimbabwe.
3
Who drove out the rulers of Aksum from the coast of Africa?
Muslim traders
Indian traders
Christian kings
Bantu farmers
4
Stories that are passed down by word of mouth are ______________.
comedies.
oral history.
bedtime stories.
oral stories.
5
Historians study the Bantu migrations by examining
books written by Bantu leaders.
artifacts made of wood and iron.
griots.
stories told by traditional African storytellers.
6
The most important kingdoms of the West African forests were
Songhai and Ile Ife.
Songhai and Benin.
Mali and Benin.
Benin and Ile Ife.
7
Why did the Ethiopians develop their own form of Christianity?
They became Islam.
They would not trade salt for gold.
They were cut off from the rest of the world.
They built walls around their cities.
8
What did the Bantu-speaking people spread across Africa as they migrated?
their religion of Islam
their love of animals in the savanna
their religion of Christianity
their language and culture
9
The Bantu migrations laster for how long?
about 500 years
about 100 years
about 2000 years
about 1000 years
10
Which Muslim city thrived because of its trade with foreign lands?
Aksum
Kilwa
Ethiopia
Paris
11
What's the largest desert in the world?
the Sonoma
the Sahara
the Kalahari
the Arabian
12
Who wanted Mali to be a leading center of Muslim learning?
Barney
Fred
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
13
What item did the people of West African usually trade to get salt?
silver
gold
silk
ivory
14
East African port cities traded with
Europe and the Americas.
West African port cities.
Southwest Asia, India and Europe.
India, Southwest Asia, and China.
15
Not even physical barriers can stop a great _________ or movement of people.
irrigation
migration
transportation
immigration
16
Why did the Bantu migrate?
They were looking for herds of elephants and hipppos.
They wanted to trade their gold for salt.
They were looking for better farmland and better grazing.
They wanted to find jobs in the cities.
17
A group of families who trace their roots to the same ancestor is called a
clan.
fam.
klan.
clam.
18
Which language has roots in Bantu, has Arabic words, and is spoken along the E African coast?
Arabici
Aksum
Swahili
Swahilli
19
Who made Mali the most powerful kingdom in West Africa?
Aksum
Swahili
George
Sudiata
20
Muslim scholars in the empire of Mali taught students about
religion, mathematics, astronomy, and law.
religion, mathematics, accounting, and finance.
religion, mathematics, medicine, and law.
the Christian Bible.
21
Africans rain forests are located on either side of what?
the Equator
the coastal plains
the Sahara Desert
mountain lowlands
22
Much of the area north and south of Arica's rain forests is _________, or grassland.
savanna
desert
scrubby bush
swampland
23
The two most important products traded in West Africa were
salt and gold.
salt and copper.
copper and gold.
iron and silver.
24
During the A.D. 300s, what became the official religion of Aksum?
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
