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Africa Review 600-1450 CE
Test Description: Covers Chapter 18 in Traditions and Encounters textbook
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Griots were
A
Swahili slave traders.
B
aqueducts that were essential for life in the oasis towns of the Sahara.
C
the legendary kings of Mali.
D
singers and storytellers.
2) Mali became the wealthiest kingdom in Sub-Saharan Africa because of
A
its control of the spice trade.
B
its alliance with Spain.
C
its technological leadership.
D
its control of the gold trade.
3) First domesticated in southeast Asia, this food provided a nutritious supplement to Bantu diets and allowed the Bantu to expand into forested regions.
A
Yams
B
Pineapple
C
Bananas
D
Potatoes
4) In regard to political structure, the early Bantu societies
A
governed themselves mostly through family and kinship groups.
B
developed an elaborate hierarchy of officials.
C
depended on strong, centralized kingship.
D
were governed by a centralized, theocratic structure.
5) One of the central factors in the establishment of trans-Saharan trade was
A
the invention of lighter, but still powerful, artillery.
B
the invention of a wider horseshoe.
C
the domestication of the camel.
D
the spread of a common religion.
6) The most powerful state in West Africa at the time of the arrival of Islam was
A
Kongo.
B
Swahili.
C
Axum.
D
Ghana.
7) Mali would reach its peak during the reign of
A
Sundiata.
B
Mansa Musa.
C
Zanj.
D
Ibn Battuta.
8) The Swahili city-states
A
strongly maintained their Christian roots.
B
succeeded in uniting Africa for the first time.
C
spread Islam throughout Africa.
D
dominated trade along the east African coast.
9) Just as the kingdoms of west Africa depended on trans-Saharan trade, the kingdoms of east Africa depended on
A
Egyptian trade.
B
Persian Gulf trade.
C
trans-Atlantic trade.
D
Indian Ocean trade.
10) Ibn Battuta
A
was a Moroccan jurist who traveled throughout Africa.
B
founded the Mali empire.
C
was the powerful Islamic official who dominated trade in the Indian Ocean.
D
was an Islamic merchant who converted many Africans.
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