Africa & Americas

Question 1

What are the 4 major climate zones in Africa?

Answer 1

1) Mild
2) Dessert
3) Rain Forest
4) Savanas

Question 2

What are lineage groups?

Answer 2

Extended family unit that has combined into a larger comunity

Question 3

What is a Matrilineal lineage group?

Answer 3

When members trace lineage through their others

Women usually treated better in this

Question 4

What is a Paternal lineage group?

Answer 4

Trace lineage through their father

Woman usually treated of less value

Question 5

What is the religion like in Africa?

Answer 5

Traditional beliefs

*Single creater god, and other lesser gods

Question 6

When was Islam spread over Africa?

Answer 6

During Arab conquest

Question 7

By the end of what century was much of civilized Africa Muslim?

Answer 7

14th Century

Question 8

What 3 major states/kingdoms of Africa lived on rivers?

Answer 8

1) Ghana
2) Mali
3) Songhai

Question 9

What kingdom is located near the Niger river valley?

Answer 9

Ghana

Question 10

What was the typical trip length across the

Sahara using trade caravans?

Answer 10

1-2 months

Question 11

What Kingdom destroyed Ghana?

Answer 11

Mali

Question 12

What Kingdom founded Timbuktu?

Answer 12

Mali

Question 13

What powerful king doubled the size of Mali, even while being able to take a trip to Mecca?

Answer 13

Mansa Musa

Question 14

What Kingdom destroyed Mali?

Answer 14

Songhai

Question 15

What was the main source of trade income in Songhai?

Answer 15

Salt mines

Question 16

How did Africas climate zones and food production capabilities influence the development of kingdoms and states?

Answer 16

The lack of major river valleys in the south impacted the kingdom development because it caused kingdoms to emerge slowly. Kingdoms were built around river valleys,

Question 17

What was the role of the lineage groups?

Answer 17

Served somewhat like a government system

Question 18

What role did Berber & Arab traders play in the development of Africa?

Answer 18

They spread multiple goods across the deserts.

Question 19

Compare/Contrast stateless societies of South Africa & the kingdoms of NW Africa.

Answer 19

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Question 20

How did the shift to farming contribute to the development of various cultures in the Americas?

Answer 20

The shift in farming allowed the cultures to be able to support more people.

Question 21

Compare and Contrast the political characteristics of the Iroquis, Maya, and Incan civilizations.

Answer 21

The Iroquois lived in a Matrilineal society and had a Iroquois league, while the Mayans were rulled by a hereditary noble class, and the Incans had a strong central government w/ a king and advisors.

Question 22

What is the name of the first recognized group in North America?

Answer 22

Hopewell or Mound Builders

Question 23

What peninsula was the Mayan civilization located on?

Answer 23

Yucatan Peninsula