Why did many Christians begin to speak out against the slave trade?

They believed it was wrong to treat Africans inhumanely

How did the kings of Dahomey use the slave trade to advance state interests?

They built their military, exchanging slaves fro guns

How did rural villagers in the Songhai Empire respond to Islam?

Few villagers actually became Muslim

Which of the following is NOT a way Askia Muhammad strengthened the Songhai Empire?

he supported indigenous African religions

How did Sunni Ali, founder of the Songhai Empire, differ from many W. African leaders of his time?

He did not support the religion of Islam

Who did absentee plantation owners typically hire to supervise slaves?

lower-class European immigrants

Why did the owners of sugar plantations value W. African slaves?

They were resistant to common diseases and had planting experience

How did previous contact with Europeans help West Africans survive on sugar plantations?

W. Africans had developed a resistance to European diseases

Which of the following is an example of religious syncretism in Africa between 1500 and 1700?

Kongo artists pictured Jesus as African

What is the historical significance of Palmares in Brazil?

It was the largest and strongest maroon community

Which of the following is true regardign the triangular trade?

The second leg of the journey took enslaved Africans to the Americas

In which of the following ways did slavery impact Africa?

Family life unraveled as relatives were separated

What allowed powerful kingdmos to develop in the African Great Lakes region in the 1600s?

access to cattle and agricultural surpluses

What was Sunni Ali's greatest achievement as leader of the Songhai Empire?

he conquered many of the surrounding lands

Why did sugar planters value W. African slaves?

they were resistant to common diseases and had planting experience

How did absentee plantation owners make conditions worse for slaves?

They hired low-class, immigrant overseers who tended to be harsh

What is true of Askia Muhammad the Great?

he followed shrewd military strategy to secure trade routes

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1
What was Palmares in Brazil?
a plantation
a slave-trading port
an African-American church
a community of escaped slaves
2
Why did many Christians begin to speak out against the slave trade?
Slavery took jobs away from British immigrants in the Americas
Triangular trade brougth run to Great Britain, increasing alcoholism
They believed it was wrong to treat Africans inhumanely
Europeans did not profit from the slave trade
3
Who began to exert control over East African ports in 1696?
Bantu clans
Swahili merchants
Arab sultans of Oman
kings of Dahomey
4
How did the kings of Dahomey use the slave trade to advance state interests?
They built their military, exchanging slaves fro guns
They built their economy, exchanging slaves for gold
They built their infrastructure, exchanging slaves for tools
They built their educational system, exchanging slaves for books
5
How did rural villagers in the Songhai Empire respond to Islam?
Villagers insisted that women be veiled, according to Islamic tradition
Few villagers actually became Muslim
Most villagers abandoned African traditions in favor of Islam
Villagers resisted the empire's laws became they were based on Islam
6
What played a key decision-making role in almost all African societies?
dynastic kings
women
griots
clan elders
7
Which of the following is NOT a way Askia Muhammad strengthened the Songhai Empire?
he secured trade routes trhough strategic battles
he supported indigenous African religions
established a bureaucracy
he divided the empire into provinces
8
Who was burned at the stake for religious syncretism in Kongo?
Mansa Musa
King Nzinga
Kimpa Vita
Saint Anthony
9
How did Sunni Ali, founder of the Songhai Empire, differ from many W. African leaders of his time?
He did not support the religion of Islam
He led his army on foot, not on horesback
He mandated that the empire's laws be based on Islamic law
He did not build a capital city
10
Which African kingdom had been largely Christian for 1,000 years before Portuguese Catholics arrived?
Ethiopia
Mali
South Africa
Kongo
11
Who did absentee plantation owners typically hire to supervise slaves?
Native Americans
lower-class European immigrants
free-born African immigrants
loyal slaves who had developed skills
12
How did the Dahomey kingdom gain a military advantage over neighboring people?
it built a powerful cavalry
It bought young, male slaves to train as soldiers
Its warriors wore iron breastplates under their battle tunics
it traded slaves for guns
13
Why did the owners of sugar plantations value W. African slaves?
They were th emost likely to survive the Middle Passage voyage
They did not resist captivity or look for ways to escape
They were resistant to common diseases and had planting experience
They were more hardworking than E. African slaves
14
Approximately how many enslaved Africans endured the long, dangerous voyage across the Atlantic?
9 million
12 million
3 million
7 million
15
What W. African city was famous for its book market in the 1500s?
Gao
Timbuktu
Lagos
Alexandria
16
What people did the Songhai conquer in 1450?
the Arabs of Oman
the nation of Rwanda
the Kongo kingdom
the Mali Empire
17
How did previous contact with Europeans help West Africans survive on sugar plantations?
W. Africans had learned agriculture from Europeans
West Africans used European music to communicate in code
W. Africans had developed a resistance to European diseases
West Africans spoke European languages
18
What was a survival option for slaves that managed to escape?
joining pirate groups
becoming overseers on plantations
settling tracts of land in the American West
booking return passage to African
19
Which of the following is an example of religious syncretism in Africa between 1500 and 1700?
Portuguese issionaries added African rituals to Christianity
Kongo artists pictured Jesus as African
the Kongo king converted to Roman Catholicism
Dutch Calvinists brougth Protestant teachings to South Africa
20
What is the historical significance of Palmares in Brazil?
It was the port where slaves were traded after crossing the Atlantic
It was the largest and strongest maroon community
It was the first plantation to use slave labor
it was the first African-American church
21
Which of the following is true regardign the triangular trade?
On the Middle Passage, tobacco adn timber were sent to Europe
The second leg of the journey took enslaved Africans to the Americas
European ships took rum and sugar to W. African ports
Ships brought sugar and rum from W. Africa to the Americas
22
What city did 16th century schoalrs visit to see the Sankore Mosque and its world-famous library?
Palmares
Timbuktu
Mecca
Gao
23
In which of the following ways did slavery impact Africa?
African nations grew mroe food by adopting the plantation model
Warfare decreased as Africans united against Europeans
Family life unraveled as relatives were separated
African economies became stronger by selling slaves
24
What products were commonly transported to Africa via the triangular trade?
guns and cloth
potatoes and grain
timber and tobacco
rum and sugar
25
What allowed powerful kingdmos to develop in the African Great Lakes region in the 1600s?
Swahili arts and crafts
foreign trade
hunting and gathering
access to cattle and agricultural surpluses
26
Who conquered the Songhai Empire because he envied its wealth?
the ruler of Dahomey
the ruler of Morocco
the ruler of Mali
the ruler of the Asante
27
What was Sunni Ali's greatest achievement as leader of the Songhai Empire?
he set up a government bureaucracy
he conquered many of the surrounding lands
he converted to Islam
he greatly expanded trade
28
Who conquered the Mali Empire?
the Songhai
the Dahomey
the Kongo
the Asante
29
What river runs through West Africa?
the Nile River
the Zambezi River
the Red River
the Niger River
30
What mosque in Timbuktu drew schoalrs to its impressive library?
the Kaaba
the Sankore Mosque
the Umayyad Mosque
the Hagia Sophia
31
Which of the following is a way that enslaved workers commonly showed resistance?
slowing down their work
claiming Sunday as a day of rest
organizing labor strikes
attacking supervisors
32
Where was the largest and strongest maroon community located?
Jamaica
Georgia
Brazil
New York
33
Which Native American tribe in Florida allied with escaped slaves from Georgia and the Carolinas?
the Creek
the Powhatan
the Aztec
the Pueblo
34
Which leader founded the Songhai Empire?
Askia Muhammad
King Nzinga
Kimpa Vita
Sunni Ali
35
Why did sugar planters value W. African slaves?
they were resistant to common diseases and had planting experience
they were the most likely to survive the Middle Passage voyage
they were more hardworking than E. African slaves
they did not resist captivity or look forw ays to escape
36
What did the earliest Caribbean plantations grow?
tobacco
rice
sugar
cotton
37
What did Askia Muhammad the Great base his laws on?
Roman law
English law
Bantu law
Islamic law
38
Which water highway spread MEditerranean goods and Islamic faith through West Africa?
the Congo River
the Niger River
the Nile River
the Zambezi River
39
How did the Dahomey kingdom become a threat to other African nations?
They traded slaves for horses
They declared a holy war against slave traders
They trained slaves to be soldiers
They traded slaves for guns
40
How did absentee plantation owners make conditions worse for slaves?
They hired low-class, immigrant overseers who tended to be harsh
They built fine, country estates staffed by slave laborers
They set Sunday as the only day of rest for slaves
Sold food, clothing, and manufactured goods to their slaves at high prices
41
What is true of Askia Muhammad the Great?
he chose provincial governors based on civil service tests
he followed shrewd military strategy to secure trade routes
he enforced the Islamic practice of veiling women
he outlawed slavery in the Songhai Empire
42
What encouraged Islam to spread in the Sahel region?
trade along the Niger River
Ethiopian military conquests
missionary efforts
telegraphs

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