Flashcard on African Societies and History

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In many African societies, the family lineage is based on the mother, which means it is

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Matrilineal

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In typical African villages, children at six years old were raised by

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Adults in either a “house of women” or a “house of the men”

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Islam was first brought to Africa by

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Muslim traders from Arabia

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The first great trading state in West Africa was

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Ghana

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The Bantu people spread techniques for what?

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Iron Smelting

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Ancestors were a key element in African religion because people believed that

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Ancestors were closer to the gods

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Songhai used what as a medium of exchange?

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Cowrie shells

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Which of the following was NOT one of the groups of people who were put into slavery?
People captured in War, Debtors, Criminals, Pirates

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Pirates

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What was the most highly desired item that Ghana traded for?

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Salt

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Which empire was established by Sundiata Keita?

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Mali