All of the following is true about the kingdom of Kongo EXCEPT

Portuguese supported the power of king/central gov

All of the following is true about age grades EXCEPT

Age grades did not cross kinship lines

All of the following is true of the Mali Empire EXCEPT

It was smaller than the kingdom of Ghana

All of the following were beliefs common to traditional religions of sub-Saharan Africa EXCEPT

Focus on the importance of the afterlife

All of the following is true of Bantu people EXCEPT

They migrated across the Sahara to n. Africa

All of the following are examples of sex determining your job EXCEPT

Different jobs were given to different age grades

Mansa Musa is important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

He went on a Christian pilgrimage to Lalibela

The single creator god...

did or did not intervene in people's lives--beliefs varied

All of the following is relevant to political organization after 1000 CE EXCEPT

Population pressure made kingdom dev unnecessary

Mali collapsed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Rebellions caused by forced conversion of subjects

All of the following is true of how Islam was practiced in sub-Saharan Africa EXCEPT

Af. Muslim women could only converse w/men in immediate fam

All of the following is true about the Swahili city-states EXCEPT

They became more powerful 10/1100 due to trans-Saharan trade

All of the following is true about the kingdom of Kongo EXCEPT

It was the least centralized of Bantu kingdoms

African religious rituals focused on all of the following EXCEPT

Gaining entrance to heaven on the day of judgment

All of the following is true of the organization of the kingdom of Kongo EXCEPT

6 provinces were administered by local officials (not from capital/king)

All of the following are also true facts about the Swahili city-states EXCEPT

Ghana was one of the wealthiest city-states

All of the following is true about Islamic kingdoms in sub-Saharan Africa EXCEPT

Kings converted to Islam and force-converted their people

All of the following kingdom - achievement pairings are correct EXCEPT

Libraries and universities - Great Zimbabwe

All of the following is true of the Bantu migration EXCEPT

They integrated the h&g they met, forming nomadic villages

All of the following is true about Bantu political organization before 1000 CE EXCEPT

Villages of about 1000 made up of ~3 extended families

All of the following is true about the formation of kingdoms/states EXCEPT

Kinship networks determined who had power

All of the following were effects of the Bantu migrations EXCEPT

Over 90 billion people speak Bantu langs today

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All of the following is true about the kingdom of Kongo EXCEPT
it fell b/c Portuguese slave traders took too many men
Portuguese supported the power of king/central gov
it lasted 1300-1600
It spanned modern-day Angola and Congo
2
All of the following is true about age grades EXCEPT
It was a form of social org that crossed kinship lines
Age grades did not cross kinship lines
Age grade members would help each other in hard times
Age grade members would help eachother @ important junctures
3
All of the following is true of the Mali Empire EXCEPT
It was in west Africa
Connected to trade of e hemisphre thru trans-Saharan trade
It was connected to n Af thru camel caravans of 25,000
It was smaller than the kingdom of Ghana
4
Someone might ask a diviner for help (medicine or ritual) with...
Illness
Crop failure
All of the above
Sterility
5
All of the following were beliefs common to traditional religions of sub-Saharan Africa EXCEPT
Belief in lesser deities (of nature) and ancestor spirits
Role of diviners (like priests) who found remedies for probs
Focus on the importance of the afterlife
Belief in a supreme creator god
6
All of the following is true of Bantu people EXCEPT
They were farmers and herders
They spoke Bantu languages and originated in cw Af./Niger r.
They migrated across the Sahara to n. Africa
They lived in clan-based villages-several extended families
7
All the following is true about the Queen of Sheba EXCEPT
Ethiopians believe her baby w/King Solomon connected Ethiop. w/Christianity
The Old Testament described how she visited King Solomon to test his wisdom
Sheba was in the same cultural zone as the kingdom of Axum
All of the above
8
The pace of migration increased due to...
Iron metallurgy (more ag/food and better fighting) - 500 BCE
Apples from se Asia to Madagascar to ss Africa (500 CE)
Answers 1 and 2
Bananas from se Asia to Madagascar to all ss Africa (500 CE)
9
All of the following are examples of sex determining your job EXCEPT
Men did most skilled jobs - leather tanning, black smithing
Different jobs were given to different age grades
Some women engaged in combat, organized all-female units
Women did planting/harvesting, household chores childrearing
10
Islam did not hinder women's opportunities in sub-Saharan African society because
African Islam allowed women to converse with any man
African Islam didn't make women wear veils
Islam wasnt practiced among the generalpop for several centuries
All of the above
11
Mansa Musa is important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
He was inspired to finance mosques and Islamic schools
He ruled Mali at its height
One can see the sig. of trade and Islam during his rule
He went on a Christian pilgrimage to Lalibela
12
The single creator god...
was associated with features of nature
intervened in people's lives
did or did not intervene in people's lives--beliefs varied
did not intervene in people's lives
13
All of the following is relevant to political organization after 1000 CE EXCEPT
Conflicts arose between villages/districts--> need for army
Population pressure made kingdom dev unnecessary
As pops continued to grow there was no place to migrate to
By 1000 Bantu had migrated to every part of sub-Saharan Af.
14
Mali collapsed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
provinces seceeded
Rebellions caused by forced conversion of subjects
factions weakened the central gov
military pressure from neighboring kingdoms + Sahara nomads
15
Kingdoms developed in...
All of the above
west sub-Saharan Africa
east sub-Saharan Africa
central and south sub-Saharan Africa
16
The social structure of kingdoms included
All of the above
ruling elites, military nobles, admin officials
peasants, slaves
religious authorities, merchants, business entrepreneurs
17
Christianity first came to sub-Saharan Africa through
Trade between merchants of Axum and Christian merchants
All of the above
Modern-day Ethiopia
Christian missionaries who converted the rulers of Axum
18
All of the following is true of how Islam was practiced in sub-Saharan Africa EXCEPT
African converts also practiced traditional beliefs
Af converts did rituals to please nature/ ancestor spirits
Af. Muslim women could only converse w/men in immediate fam
Converted ruling elites kept to traditions to help them rule
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All of the following is true about the Swahili city-states EXCEPT
Examples were Mogadishu, Kilwa and Sofala
They were city-states on the east coast
Provided Mulsim merchants w/slaves gold ivory from interior
They became more powerful 10/1100 due to trans-Saharan trade
20
All of the following is true about the kingdom of Kongo EXCEPT
It was the largest kingdom in the Congo r basin
It was the least centralized of Bantu kingdoms
It had a system of currency based on cowrie shells
The central gov had tight control over local rule
21
Which statement is true of political organization of Bantu society before 1000 CE?
Chief represented village on issues relating to 2+ villages
Group of villages made up a district=basis of ethnic loyalty
All of the above
Kin-based society is an example of local governance-no ruler over district
22
An ethnographer of the late 1800s falsely thought that the Ife heads were made by Greeks in the "lost" City of Atlantis
True
False
23
African religious rituals focused on all of the following EXCEPT
Gaining good favor with ancestor spirits
Gaining good favor with nature spirits
Important stages of life like birth, marriage and death
Gaining entrance to heaven on the day of judgment
24
All of the following were trade cities that emerged in Mali EXCEPT
Niani
Jenne, Gao
Timbuktu
Kaifeng
25
Women in societies of sub-Saharan Africa...
Both "red" and "green" answers
had a lower status compared to women in other lands
had a higher status than women in other lands
were honored as the makers of life (babies)
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All of the following is true of the organization of the kingdom of Kongo EXCEPT
Provinces had districts overseen by c gov officials
6 provinces were administered by local officials (not from capital/king)
C. gov had a king and officials that oversaw kingdom affairs
Central gov oversaw military, financial, judicial affairs
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All of the following are also true facts about the Swahili city-states EXCEPT
Swahili=coasters, referring to ppl who dominated coast trade
Ghana was one of the wealthiest city-states
They shared similar culture ie lang architecture religion
They spoke Swahili = Bantu + words/ideas from Arabic
28
All of the following is true about Islamic kingdoms in sub-Saharan Africa EXCEPT
Kings got powerful by controlling and taxing trade
Mali empire was one
Kings converted to Islam and force-converted their people
Swahili city-states were examples
29
All of the following kingdom - achievement pairings are correct EXCEPT
Libraries and universities - Great Zimbabwe
Ethiopiean empire - St. George church in Lalibela
Ife - bronze/copper heads
Husuni Kubwa palace and Great Mosque - Kilwa
30
All of the following is true of the Bantu migration EXCEPT
As the pop increased more migrated further-process continued
They integrated the h&g they met, forming nomadic villages
The Bantu migrated south and then east
They migrated from 3000 BCE - 1000 CE
31
All of the following is true about Bantu political organization before 1000 CE EXCEPT
They were kin-based societies
Villages of about 1000 made up of ~3 extended families
Male heads served on village council, top male was chief...
Political authority went to the male head of family
32
The themes of intensification of trade and/or the spread of 3 world religions...
is evident in the Chinese porcelain found in Swahili city-states
is evident in the inclusion of more of ssAf into world trade
All of the above
is evident in the spread of Islam to Mali/Swahili citystates
33
The Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe is important because...
The stone complex of the capital shows its wealth from trade
It's proof that trade prosperity led to inland kingdoms
Its proof that trade prosperity only led to coastal kingdoms
Answers 1 and 3
34
Most of the pop of sub-Saharan Africa were kin-based societies, organized based on
sex
All of the above
age grade
Kin/family
35
An understanding of sub-Saharan Africa's golden age...
All of the above
counters stereotypes of the region as poor
counters historical depictions of sub-Saharan Af as isolated
ensures that we don't start the story of Af w/its conquest
36
All of the following is true about the formation of kingdoms/states EXCEPT
Hierarchy of officials enforced policies of central gov
Kingdoms/c. authority was needed for organizing large armies
Kinship networks determined who had power
A hierarchy of authorities overrode kinship networks
37
We talked about all of the following kingdoms/empires in sub-Saharan Africa EXCEPT
Swahili city-states (i.e. Kilwa)
Dahomey
Ife
Mali empire
38
All of the following is evidence of the wealth of Mali EXCEPT
Thriving cities with large populations
The library and Islamic university at Timbuktu
Multi-story wooden buildings
Multi-story stone buildings
39
An example of social position based on family was...
All of the above
The family head allocating land for cultivation
The family head distributing harvests equitably
The family head serving in the village council
40
Traditional African religions focused on all of the following EXCEPT
Morality and proper behavior to maintain order on earth
salvation
Keeping order on earth
Behaving morally/properly to please the spirits
41
Ethiopian Christianity...
was secluded due to Muslim conquests
was identical to Christianity in other places
included Af beliefs in evil spirits+charms against them
Both answer 1 and 2
42
All of the following were effects of the Bantu migrations EXCEPT
Over 90 billion people speak Bantu langs today
Spread of Bantu language which diversified (school kids ex)
Spread of agriculture, herding and iron metallurgy (500 BCE)
100s of societies created with own distinct cultures
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Local governance of kingdoms could be found in...
the village level
the district level
the central government
the province level

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