Which is not true of art forms in Africa?

Dance has played only a small part in African culture

Which is not true of the Bantu

Today, very few people speak Bantu

Which is not true of traditional religion in Africa?

Beliefs were identical from place to place

Which is not true of the Ghana Empire?

Fell when trade was disrupted by Southern armies

Which is not true of family life in Africa?

Younger people have more power than older people

Which is true of the trans-Atlantic slave trade?

10-13 million slaves transported

Which is true of the trans-Saharan slave trade?

Arab and Muslim conquest expanded the trade in the 600's AD

Which is true of government in Western Kingdoms?

In Ghana leadership passed to the son of the King's sister

Which is true of education in Africa?

Boys and girls took part in ceremonies to mark becoming adults

Which is not true about the spread of Islam in Africa?

Ibn Battuta was a Malian King who rejected Islam

Which is not true about Africa's landforms?

Africa has no major mountain ranges

Which is not true of the Mali Empire?

Judaism heavily influenced Malian society

Which is not true of women in Africa?

Women were not important to food production

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WH7 CH 15 Africa

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1
Which is not one of the 5 geographic zones of Africa?
Savannahs
Deserts
Tropical Rain Forsests
Tundras
2
Which is not true of art forms in Africa?
Music was used to tell stories of hardship and hope
The earliest art forms in Africa were cave paintings
Griots were stroy tellers who told their villages oral history
Dance has played only a small part in African culture
3
Which was not a good traded by western empires across the Sahara?
Gold
Ivory
Silk
Salt
4
Which is not true of the Bantu
Today, very few people speak Bantu
Shared a similar language
Migrations started around 3000 BC
Migrations spread their technology and culture
5
When did people begin to settle into villages in Africa?
700 Years ago
700,000 Years ago
7000 years ago
70,000 years ago
6
Which of these was not an important East African Kingdom?
Zimbabwe
Kush
Kenya
Axum
7
Which is not true of traditional religion in Africa?
They believed in spirits that communicated with humans
Kings hired diviners to predict the future, especially harvests
Religion provided rules and honored ancestors
Beliefs were identical from place to place
8
Which is not true of the Ghana Empire?
Reached the height of its power in 800 AD
Fell in about 1100 AD
Fell when trade was disrupted by Southern armies
Used military to dominate gold and salt trade
9
When do scientists believe the first humans appeared in Africa?
1,500,000 years ago
1,500 Years ago
150,000 years ago
15,000 Years ago
10
Which is not true of family life in Africa?
People live in extended families
Younger people have more power than older people
The young are expected to care for the elderly
Some family groups can be several hundred people
11
Which is true of the trans-Atlantic slave trade?
Started in the 1300's AD
Cash crops in Europe increased demand
Ended in 1700's AD
10-13 million slaves transported
12
Starting around 400 BC this was the first group to cross the Sahara for trade?
Mali
Sudanese
Berbers
Somali
13
Which is true of the trans-Saharan slave trade?
Arab and Muslim conquest expanded the trade in the 600's AD
Slaves were taken to the Americas
Crossed the treacherous Gobi desert
20-30 million were transported
14
Which is true of government in Western Kingdoms?
Mali had a small government with only a few officials
In Ghana leadership passed to the son of the King's sister
The father of the Songhai Empire was Mohamed Ali
All empires had weak militaries
15
What is true about impact of Islam in Africa?
Islam influenced civil laws
Schools taught Arabic as the main langiage
Swahili is a blend of African and Islamic culture
All of the above
16
Which is true of education in Africa?
Boys learned to take care of the home
Most kids worked on farms and were not educated
Boys and girls took part in ceremonies to mark becoming adults
Girls learned trades like fishing
17
Which is not true about the spread of Islam in Africa?
Ibn Battuta was a Malian King who rejected Islam
The kings of Ghana accepted Islam to improve trade
Askia Muhammed made the Songhai Empire follow Islam
Mansa Musa travelled on a pilgrimage to Mecca
18
Which is not true about Africa's landforms?
The major rivers are the Nile and the Niger
The Great Rift Valley has some of the earliest human fossils
There are many plateaus
Africa has no major mountain ranges
19
Which is not true of the Mali Empire?
Judaism heavily influenced Malian society
Conquered Ghana
Mansa Musa was an influential ruler
Most of its people were farmers
20
What is a way that the slave trade affected Africans?
Demand for slaves saw kidnappings and wars increase
People lost faith in their gods
All of the above
Populations were reduced
21
Which is not true of women in Africa?
Some women were traders and politicians
Women were not important to food production
Some women were military leaders
Some women were rulers
22
This first great trading empire rose to power in the 400s AD?
Egypt
Mali
Kenya
Ghana
23
Which is not true of the Songhai Empire?
Fell to invaders in 1600 AD
Conquered Ghana in 1300 AD
Was the largest empire in west Africa
Sunni Ali was an influential leader who expanded its borders
24
A group of people descended from the same ancestor?
Dhow
Matrilineal
Griot
Clan
25
Tropical grasslands dotted with small shrubs?
Savannah
Plateau
Sugarcane
Tundra

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