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Ch. 12 Ancient Africa
Ch. 12 Ancient Africa
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1
The Mwene Mutapa were the ancestors of the Shona.
False
True
2
Where was Songhai's center of Islamic faith and learning located?
Fez
Timbuktu
Madagascar
3
The city of Songhai became an empire
b/c he was a devout Muslim
b/c Sunni Ali led the fight for its independence and conquered other cities
b/c it was near the only sources of water for miles.
4
One way that we learned that geographers organize Africa for studying is by __.
Religion
Region
Nature
5
Whose migration route did linguists trace from the Benue River to Southern Africa?
Pygmies
Bantu
Tuareg
6
The Great Zimbabwe was a city of stone slab buildings and the Great Enclosure.
True
False
7
A group of families descended from a common ancestor
Family
Clan
Botanist
8
Historians divide Africa's early people into groups by common language.
False
True
9
What were 2 similarities of the independent cities of eastern Africa's coast?
They spoke Greek and valued the camel
They spoke the click language and dressed in dark blue cloth
spoke Swahili and adopted the religion of Islam
10
A Maasai warrior had to go through certain ceremonies
b/c he had to prove his manhood
to show devotion to Allah
b/c he wanted a wife
11
Ghana's location was ideal
b/c it had a lot of resources
b/c the Malian king gave away so much gold
b/c it was near the only sources of water for miles
12
What location is letter F
Rain Shadow Desert
Timbuktu
Horn of Africa
Madagascar
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An area w/ tall grasses and few trees
Oasis
Savanna
Desert
Rainforest
14
Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca
B/c it was near the only sources of water for miles.
B/c he was a devout Muslim
B/c the Malian king gave away so much gold
15
What was the Tuareg's most valuable possessions?
Salt
Cattle
Camels
16
The Arabian merchants brought the religion of __ to Ghana.
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
17
A rain shadow is a tropical forest filled w/ huge trees, vines, and large variety of wildlife.
False
True
18
By what did the Maasai measure their wealth and social standing?
# of brides they had
# of cattle they owned
# of camels they owned
19
The study of the structure and changes of languages
Linguistics
Botany
Grammar
20
The price of gold dropped in the region Mansa Musa traveled to
b/c he had to prove his manhood
b/c Sunni Ali led the fightor its independence and conquered other cities
b/c the Malian king gave away so much gold
21
The Tuareg were people of small stature who lived in the rainforest of the Congo Basin.
True
False
22
The Bushmen spoke an unusual __ language.
Click
Clapping
Sign
Tapping
23
What location is letter C
Horn of Africa
Sahara Desert
Kalahari Desert
24
The two groups of ppl who came to the southern tip of Africa were the Dutch and the __.
Vikings
English
Americans
Europeans
25
A region w/ few plants that receives less than ten inches of rain a year
Savanna
Rainforest
Desert
Oasis
26
A fertile area in the desert w/ water
Oasis
Desert
Rainforest
Savanna
27
What did Jesus use the Queen of Sheba as an example of?
The wisdom and riches that Solomon had revealed to her
The eager faith w/ which the Jews should have welcomed Him
the need to ask difficult questions like those she asked Solomon
28
What location is letter E
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Black Sea
29
Ghana could control all the trade of salt and gold b/c the __ were to the south of Ghana.
fields
mines
waters
growers
30
What location is letter D
Greece
Madagascar
Horn of Africa
31
Who was the strong ruler of Mali known as the Lion King?
Mansa Musa
Sunni Ali
Sundiata
32
What civilization did King Ezana make Christianity the official religion of?
Tuareg
Ghana
Aksum
33
What location is letter A
Madagascar
Nile River
Timbuktu
34
What location is letter B
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
35
Four ways of learning about ppl and their history other than written records are linguistics, botany, archeology, and __
Oral history
Painting
Remains
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A scientist who studies plants and traces the movements of ppl by their crops.
Plantologist
Botanist
Geologist
Archeologist
