AP African American Studies Semester 1 Final Exam

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The Muslim merchant’s journey to the Mali empire as illustrated in the map was most likely motivated by

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the appeal of trading manufactured goods for gold.

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In the Catalan Atlas, Mansa Musa of the Mali empire is portrayed as a ruler who through his influence encourages cultural exchanges.

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his influence encourages cultural exchanges.

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A scholar of African American Studies would most likely use this map to research which of the following developments in West African empires during the 14th century?

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The wealth and power of the Mali empire, which attracted the interest of merchants across the eastern Mediterranean who envisioned plans to trade manufactured goods for gold.

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One example of the significance of griots in the Mali empire is that

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they transmitted oral traditions such as the epic about the founder of the Mali empire.

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Which of the following developments resulted most directly from Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca? Options: He fostered a government where religion would be separate from the state to encourage religious diversity in Mali; He worked to increase the devotion of his people to the religion of Islam as a way to connect Mali to the larger Islamic commercial world; Mali allied themselves with other Muslim societies to orchestrate a military conquest of Christian Europe; Mali integrated traditional polytheistic beliefs into Islam to create a unique West African version of Islam.

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He worked to increase the devotion of his people to the religion of Islam as a way to connect Mali to the larger Islamic commercial world.

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The actions of Mansa Musa in the passage serve as evidence that

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Empires such as Mali blended Islam with indigenous spiritual beliefs.

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The vast wealth of the Mali empire was acquired through

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Its trade in salt and gold

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The object in Image 2 best illustrates which of the following cultural processes in the Kingdom of Kongo? Options: The spread of Ethiopian cultural traditions in West Africa, The influence of the Columbian Exchange on artistic traditions, The emergence of a blend of Christian and indigenous religious beliefs and practices, The intensification of pre-existing religious conflicts and rivalries

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The emergence of a blend of Christian and indigenous religious beliefs and practices

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Taken together, the two images best support which of the following conclusions? Options: New European technologies transformed African artistic traditions. African societies that practiced Christianity generally gave women greater political and cultural prominence than did African societies that practiced traditional religions. Women’s roles in African societies were shaped by the interaction between Christianity and Islam as the two religions spread in the region. African societies combined a patriarchal power structure with cultural traditions that gave women a prominent place in social and cultural life.

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African societies combined a patriarchal power structure with cultural traditions that gave women a prominent place in social and cultural life.

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Which of the following was MOST likely to have been one of the trade goods Mugane mentions in the second paragraph? American cotton, Chinese porcelain, Italian wool, Saharan salt

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Chinese porcelain