Deck 5: Africa: Early History to 1000 C.E

Question 1

How was the political system of the Meroitic Empire similar to and different from that of Egyptian rule? Be specific about the royal succession.
Conceptual

Answer 1

No answer

Question 2

What were some of the important contributions that early African societies made to other cultures in the ancient world?
Conceptual

Answer 2

No answer

Question 3

How did the spread of Islam affect various African cultures and civilizations?
Conceptual

Answer 3

No answer

Question 4

Compare and contrast the evolution of Aksum as compared to Ghana. What role did religion play in the development of these kingdoms? What role did trade play? What factors contributed to their decline?
Conceptual

Question 5

Compare and contrast the political structure of the kingdom of Kush to that of ancient Egypt and trace the legacy of Egypt in Nilotic Africa.
Conceptual

Question 6

In general, the people of Africa

A) have suffered because of a lack of mineral wealth.
B) have been almost completely isolated because of natural geographical barriers.
C) have interacted with other cultures near and far.
D) have never had to deal with great physical variations in the geography of the region.

Question 7

The East African highlands are

A) exclusively Bantu.
B) inhabited by a mix of cattle pastoralists and hunter-gatherers.
C) inhabited only by settled farmers.
D) a melting pot of Kushitic, Nilotic, Banto, and Khoisan groups.