WH 13.1

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A matrilineal society is one in which

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descent is traced through an individual's mother.

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A common belief was that a(n) ______________ had the power to foretell events.

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diviner

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In African society, a griot was always a

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storyteller.

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Much of our knowledge of early African society comes from accounts written by: foreign visitors., ordinary African people., warriors., wealthy African kings.

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foreign visitors.

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Within a lineage group, a great deal of power was held by

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elders.

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In the wake of the Arab conquest, Islam swept across: eastern Africa, the hump of Africa, the Nile Valley., northern Africa.

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northern Africa.

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Early African peoples believed that their ancestors

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could influence the lives of their descendants.

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Traders spread _________________ to the area south of the Sahara.

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the Islamic religion

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An important purpose of African dance was to

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communicate with spirits.

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The first African rulers to convert to Islam were the ruling family of (the)

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Gao