Global Chapter 12 Deck 2

Question 1

One reason the ancient kingdoms in western Africa prospered was that they

Answer 1

Developed extensive trade and gold, ivory, and salt

Question 2

The contributions of the ancient civilizations of Ghana, Axum, Kush, and Mali demonstrate that

Industrial technology was needed for African civilizations to develop

Many African civilizations developed in southern Africa

Most of the African continent was unified under a single political system

Advanced societies developed in Africa before Europeans colonized this region

Answer 2

Advanced societies developed in Africa before Europeans colonize this regionf

Question 3

The wealth and power of Mali’s ruler, Mansa Musa, were significant because they contributed to the spread of___

Answer 3

Islam

Question 4

A similarity between the ancient western African kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai is that these kingdoms established economy is based on___

Answer 4

Trade

Question 5

Which of the following statements describes a patrilineal culture?

The husband joined his wife’s family and her village

And Heritance was traced through the mothers side

Kinship ties came through the fathers side

Sister is made their sons available to help their brothers

Answer 5

Kinship ties came through the fathers side

Question 6

The griots of west Africa preserved Oral _____s

Answer 6

Traditions

Question 7

What religious tradition did the Axumite’s pass on to the Ethiopians?

Christianity

Islam

Hinduism

Buddhism

Answer 7

Christianity

Question 8

Monsoon wins aided trade between east Africa and

Answer 8

India

Question 9

Which of the following terms refers to people who trace their inheritance and he sent to their mothers side?

A nuclear family

A matrilineal culture

A clan

A joint family

Answer 9

Matrilineal culture

Question 10

All of the following are climate zones in Africa except for?

Rain forest

Desert

Hot and humid

Savanna

Answer 10

Hot and humid

Question 11

Which conclusion can be drawn from a study of the early civilizations of Axum, Kush, Mali and Songhai

These African societies florist at the same time

Farming was more extensive in the Nile river valley than it was in the Fertile Crescent

The neolithic revolution occurred in Africa

These societies had a long and rich history before their first contact with Europeans

Answer 11

These societies had a long and rich history before their first contact with Europeans

Question 12

Areas of Africa and parts of Siberia in Russia are often said to be gems – and – the – rough because they have many undeveloped___ ___

Answer 12

Natural resources

Question 13

In Africa, and effect of top agra fee and climate has been to promote the growth of diverse ______s

Answer 13

Societies

Question 14

One similarity between Axum, Kush, and Nubia was that they were early civilizations in___

Answer 14

Africa

Question 15

Mansa Musa‘s journey to Mecca in the 1300s is evidence that___had a major influence on the Mali empire

Answer 15

Islam

Question 16

One reason the cultures have North America Africa develop differently from the cultures of the rest of Africa was that these areas of Africa were separated by the

Congo river basin

Great rift valley

Sahara desert

Arabian Sea

Answer 16

Sahara desert

Question 17

In modern African nations, the continued strength of the tribe or ethnic group is a reflection of the continuing influence of traditional____s

Answer 17

Cultures

Question 18

Which activity is the best example of cultural diffusion in Africa?

Practicing of Islam in Nigeria

Weaving kente cloth in Ghana

Discovering bronze sculptures from Benin

Answer 18

Practicing Islam in Nigeria

Question 19

Traditional animalistic beliefs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are based on an appreciation for the forces of _____

Answer 19

An appreciation for the forces of nature