Deck 8: Early Civilizations in Africa

Question 1

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance.
Nubia

Answer 1

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Question 2

What role did nomadic peoples play in the trans-Saharan trade?

Answer 2

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Question 3

What functions did bards play in African society? Why?

Answer 3

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Question 4

In your opinion, other than perhaps the Egyptian pyramids, what were the most significant architectural accomplishments in Africa? Why? Be specific.

Question 5

What role did trade play in the emergence of large kingdoms in West Africa?

Question 6

How would you explain the fact that the Arab conquerors of Egypt were probably welcomed by many of Egypt's inhabitants?

Question 7

What were the key characteristics of African slavery? How did African slavery differ from slavery in other parts of the world?

Question 8

How did Ibn Battuta respond to African customs regarding women? Why did he respond as he did?

Question 9

Describe the characteristics of the various geographical regions of Africa. To what degree does access to, or lack of, water determine their boundaries?

Question 10

Compare and contrast Ghana and Mali. In what ways were the two kingdoms similar? How were they different?

Question 11

What was life like in the typical African village?

Question 12

What generalizations can be made about African religion prior to Islam? What beliefs and values did most African peoples share?

Question 13

What were the sources of Great Zimbabwe's wealth and power?

Question 14

How did the rise of Islam shape the development of East Africa? Give examples.

Question 15

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Karl Mauch

Question 16

Discuss the influence of Egyptian culture on Axum and Meroë. Give examples.

Question 17

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Congo River

Question 18

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Niger River

Question 19

How did agriculture develop and spread in Africa? Be specific.

Question 20

What was the relationship between West African kings and the merchant? How did each side benefit from the relationship?

Question 21

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desertification of the Sahara

Question 22

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Nyame

Question 23

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Saba

Question 24

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Ethiopia

Question 25

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the Garamantes

Question 26

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Madagascar

Question 27

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Nok culture

Question 28

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Ashanti

Question 29

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savannas

Question 30

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Swahili

Question 31

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"fleets of the desert"

Question 32

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Rhapta

Question 33

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Coptic

Question 34

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Axum

Question 35

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Cape Guardafui

Question 36

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"hermit kingdom"

Question 37

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the Periplus

Question 38

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Bantu

Question 39

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Meroë

Question 40

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Kush

Question 41

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Zagwe dynasty

Question 42

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Ghana

Question 43

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Kongo

Question 44

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mansa

Question 45

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the Khoi and the San

Question 46

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Luba

Question 47

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Zanj

Question 48

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matrilinear

Question 49

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Timbuktu

Question 50

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Ibn Battuta

Question 51

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Kilwa

Question 52

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al-Maghrib

Question 53

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Great Zimbabwe

Question 54

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Zambezi River

Question 55

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Berbers

Question 56

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Mansa Musa

Question 57

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Mali

Question 58

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noncentralized societies

Question 59

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pantheism

Question 60

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lineage group

Question 61

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African slavery

Question 62

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oral tradition

Question 63

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Marrakech

Question 64

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bards and The Epic of Son-Jara

Question 65

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"talking drum"

Question 66

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Benin bronzes

Question 67

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patrilinear

Question 68

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Zagwe churches

Question 69

The northern area of Africa, from the Atlantic to the Indian Oceans, is composed of the greatest desert on Earth, the

A) Kalahari.
B) Gobi.
C) Sahara.
D) Niger.
E) Mojave.

Question 70

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Zanzibar

Question 71

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Mogadishu

Question 72

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"call and response"

Question 73

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The Epic of Son-Jara

Question 74

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polygyny

Question 75

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royal precinct

Question 76

The great river that dominates the western region of Africa, the so-called "hump of Africa," is the

A) Nile.
B) Niger.
C) Congo.
D) Zaire.
E) Zambeze.

Question 77

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Axum stelae

Question 78

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Hump of Africa

Question 79

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Lower Nile Valley

Question 80

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rock paintings