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Chapter 7: Early African Civilizations

Early African Civilizations

1
Which of these is NOT one of the four distinct climate zones in Africa?
A)savanna
B)desert
C)rain forest
D)humid continental
2
_____ gave rise to the first civilizations in Africa.
A)Iron ore smelting
B)The slave trade
C)The mastery of farming
D)The development of new weapons
3
The kingdom of Axum _____.
A)brought about the decline of Kush
B)combined Arab and African cultures
C)competed with Kush over control of the ivory trade
D)All of these.
4
_____ helped turn Ghana into a great trading empire.
A)Vast supplies of iron and gold
B)Farming
C)Slavery
D)The ivory trade
5
_____ imported scholars and books to introduce his subjects to Islam.
A)Sundiata Keita
B)Mansa Musa
C)Sunni Ali
D)Muhammad Ture
6
Muhammad Ture divided _____ into administrative provinces.
A)Songhai
B)Ghana
C)Mali
D)Axum
7
_____ was one of the most magnificent port cities to develop out of the coastal trade in East Africa.
A)Meroë
B)Timbuktu
C)Kilwa
D)Great Zimbabwe
8
Many African societies were matrilineal, in other words_____.
A)lineage was traced through the mother
B)women could inherit property
C)women oversaw the education of children
D)the husband moved into his wife's home
9
Which of the following beliefs was NOT shared by most African societies?
A)a belief in a single creator god and lesser gods
B)a belief in a single god
C)a belief in the importance of ancestors
D)a belief in an afterlife
10
What were African griots known for?
A)telling stories about legends, religious traditions, and history
B)performing religious rituals
C)making intricate wood and bronze carvings
D)performing dances that represented spirits
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