central in promoting of a colony for ex-slaves in Sierra Leone

Islam was most popular in sub-Saharan Africa in

the commercial centers of west Africa and the Swahili city-states.

Islam and Christianity usually spread into sub-Saharan Africa

as syncretic versions of the originals.

The rise in maritime trade in the early modern era in Africa

resulted in regional kingdoms replacing the imperial states of west Africa

The vast majority of slaves

provided agricultural labor on plantations.

The Black Pioneers were

escaped slaves who fought to maintain British rule in American colonies

An alliance with Portugal brought wealth and foreign recognition to Kongo, as well as

the eventual destruction of the kingdom.

The arrival of the Europeans

dramatically increased previously existing slave networks.

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1
Thomas Peters was
the author of The Crime of Slavery.
central in promoting of a colony for ex-slaves in Sierra Leone
wealthy plantation owner and the largest slave owner in the Carolinas
captain of the first ship to bring slaves to North America.
2
Islam was most popular in sub-Saharan Africa in
poor areas, where payment for conversion had the greatest appeal.
the thinly populated rural areas.
areas that had previously had contact with Christian missionaries.
the commercial centers of west Africa and the Swahili city-states.
3
Islam and Christianity usually spread into sub-Saharan Africa
as religions picked up by runaway slaves.
because of the failure of Judaism to capture a larger audience.
solely because of military conquest.
as syncretic versions of the originals.
4
The founder of the religion that stressed that Jesus Christ had been a black man and that Kongo was the true holy land
King Pedro IV.
Queen Nzinga.
Dona Beatriz.
Nzinga Mbemba.
5
The chief obstacle to Portuguese control of Angola came from
Queen Nzinga.
King Afonso I.
Queen Dona Beatriz.
King Sunni Ali.
6
The only place where a slave revolt actually brought about an end to slavery was
Brazil.
Cuba.
Peru.
Saint-Domingue.
7
The heaviest slave trading took place in the
sixteenth century.
eighteenth century.
fifteenth century.
seventeenth century.
8
A trading post was built at Cape Town in 1652 by the
English.
Dutch.
Russians.
Portuguese.
9
The rise in maritime trade in the early modern era in Africa
led to the consolidation in the largest imperial states in African history
ironically led to a decrease in the trans-Atlantic slave trade
resulted in regional kingdoms replacing the imperial states of west Africa
led to political chaos and the destruction of the traditional African power
10
The first European nation to abolish the slave trade was
England.
France.
Portugal.
Denmark.
11
King Nzinga Mbemba of Kongo is best known for his
alliance with the British.
conversion to Catholicism.
rebellion against Portuguese rule.
fascination with Islam.
12
All Songhay emperors were
Christian.
Islamic.
Loved Eggnog.
Zoroastrian.
13
Over the course of the entire period of trans-Atlantic slavery, the mortality rate for the middle passage was
25 percent.
10 percent.
50 percent.
60 percent.
14
The most influential ruler in the rise of the Songhay empire was
Sundiata.
Nzinga.
Afonso I.
Mansa Musa.
15
The vast majority of slaves
became domestic servants.
provided agricultural labor on plantations.
died during the middle passage.
were trained for simple, bureaucratic work.
16
The most important early city in the Songhay empire was
Gao.
Jenne.
Mali.
Timbuktu.
17
Which of the following is NOT associated with the syncretic religions of the Africans in the Americas?
Candomblé
belief in spirits and supernatural powers
Saramaka
Vodou
18
The Black Pioneers were
former slaves who fought on the colonial side
the most notorious of the slave raiding organizations
escaped slaves who fought to maintain British rule in American colonies
Africans who served as indentured servants for land in the Caribbean
19
As part of the triangular slave trade, the Europeans usually picked up slaves in Africa in return for
European technological innovations.
silver from the Americas.
firearms.
sugar or molasses.
20
An alliance with Portugal brought wealth and foreign recognition to Kongo, as well as
an inroad into European politics.
the eventual destruction of the kingdom.
the right to limit the slave trade.
a later alliance with the English.
21
In 1505 all the Swahili city-states were subdued by the
Spanish.
Portuguese.
Ottoman Turks.
Dutch.
22
Throughout most of history, the majority of slaves came from
traditional outcast portions of society.
renegade members of the royal family.
religious obligations to traditional, usually animistic, gods.
war captives.
23
The most important American crop introduced into Africa in the sixteenth century was
peanuts.
manioc.
tomatoes.
maize.
24
The arrival of the Europeans
created a slave market where none had existed before.
had almost no influence on the slave networks.
halted the slave market because of Christian rules against slavery.
dramatically increased previously existing slave networks.
25
What was the massive fortified city in southern Africa that dominated the gold trade
Great Zimbabwe
Cape Town
Jenne
Mbanza
26
The Songhay empire fell in 1591 to
a Moroccan army.
a Dutch army.
a Portuguese army.
an English army.
27
The center of Islamic learning in west Africa was
Gao.
Kilwa.
Timbuktu.
Jenne.
28
In an effort to drive the Portuguese out of Ndongo, Queen Nzinga formed an alliance with the
kingdom of Zimbabwe.
kingdom of Axum.
Kongolese.
Dutch.
29
The first European colony in sub-Saharan Africa was
Zimbabwe.
Angola.
Kanem-Bornu.
Mozambique.

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