Early Africa

Early Africa

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A spoken record of past events

• animism

• proverb

• mansa

• oral history

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Objects from the past that are left for us to study

• artifacts

• relics

• history

• archeology

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The vegetation zone with flat grasslands and abundant animal life.

• savannah

• desert

• rainforest

• sahel

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Which was not located in Western Africa?

• Serengeti

• Niger River

• Gulf of Guinea

• Senegal River

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How many vegetation zones are in Africa?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Between the Sahara and the savannah lies the:

• rain forest

• Zambesi

• inland delta

• sahel

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Why are historians unable to study written sources from early West African societies?

• No one can translate the documents' language.

• All of the documents were burned in a fire.

• Most of the period has no written records.

• The government owns all of the documents.

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longest river in West Africa; a trading highway in early times.

• Nile River

• Congo River

• Zambezi River

• Niger River

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Along which river did the great civilizations develop along West Africa?

• Congo River

• Orange River

• Nile River

• Niger River

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Which list of regions is in order from most rainfall to least?

• Sahel, Savannah, Rain Forest, Sahara

• Sahel, Rain Forest, Savannah, Sahara

• Rain Forest, Savannah, Sahel, Sahara

• Rainforest, Sahel, Savannah, Sahara

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Put in order smallest to largest

• Town, city, village, kingdom

• Kingdom, city, town, village

• Village, town, city, Kingdom

• Town,village, kingtom, city

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Why did people of West Africa trade with people from different areas?

• It symbolized trust toward their neighbors.

• Each vegetation zone had different resources.

• It helped establish marketplaces in each zone.

• It is unknown why trade developed there.

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Which two factors contributed most to the survival of early West African villages?

• rulers and geography

• religion and culture

• farm work and family

• prayer and

  stories

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How did villages form in early West Africa?

• A controlling leader forcefully took over many groups.

• Family-based communities joined together for help.

• Communities often went to war over trade disputes.

• Groups developed closely together due to gold resources.

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A family group that includes the father, mother, children, and close relatives is called......

• an extended family

• animism

• a Council of Elders

• age-set

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Leaders of early African villages

• Clan

• Council of Elders

• Chiefs

• Storytellers

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African musician-storyteller who uses music and stories to track heritage and record history as well as entertain

• griot

• sorcerer

• gourd

• minstral

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What are the advantages of oral history?

• Things can be exaggerated

• Information can be lost or changed

• The writing can fade

• The Griot can pass on the stories

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In most traditional African religions, people honored

• many gods

• the sun god

• their ancestors

• religious leaders

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The people that made Iron ore near present day Nigeria

• Nok

• Bantu

• Axum

• Kush

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What changes did the development of iron tools bring?

• Farmers could clear land and grow crops more efficiently.

• Villages could produce surpluses to trade for other goods.

• People could freely engage in weaving and metalworking.

• all of the above

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What theory did the discovery of Jenne-Jeno prove wrong?

• Trade between villages only occurred in the Sahara desert.

• Cities did not exist in West Africa until outsiders came in.

• The Hittites were the first to use the process of smelting.

• No civilization or people existed in early West Africa.

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Jenne-Jeno's location made it a great place for

• building, weaving, and smelting.

• farming, fishing, and trading.

• ironworking, plowing and carving.

• pottery making, eating, and beading.

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The most respected people in Jenne-Jeno were ______, who also acted as political leaders, judges, and doctors.

• blacksmiths

• farmers

• weavers

• traders

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The camel was the animal that allowed traders to cross the...

• Kalahari Desert

• Arabian Desert

• Mojave Desert

• Sahara Desert

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Belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits

• Animism

• Religion

• Buddhism

• Griots

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The process of melting Iron ore.

• Melting

• Blacksmithing

• Ironization

• Smelting

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What was the main reason camels were used as the dominant source of transportation across northern Africa?

• They were strong climbers that crossed mountains with ease.

• They were calm on ships that crossed the Niger River.

• They were very good at traveling across the Sahara Desert.

• They were suited for travel across the muddy savanna.

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Which was not an advantage of being part of an empire?

• The King provided protection

• Armies protected trade routes

• Tribute had to be paid

• Wars between tribes ended

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Trans-Saharan trade in early West Africa MAINLY involved the exchange of _________ for gold.

• Iron
• Salt
• Slaves
• Ivory

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What was the first West African empire of the following?

• Mali

• Ghana

• Songhai

• Togo

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Why was salt so valuable?

• People needed salt to preserve food.
• Salt was used as a fertilizer for crops.
• Salt was used as a medicine.
• Salt was used in many religious ceremonies.

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The trans-Saharan trade increased after about 300 C.E. as a result of the

• population increase

• growth of cities

• introduction of camels

• slave trade

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Not a West African Kingdom

• Songhai

• Mali

• Axum

• Ghana

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Money paid to the king by conquered tribes

• Tribute

• Ransom

• Alimony

• Venmo

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Extra Credit. Which people built a walled city out stone called "Great Zimbabwe"?

• Songhai People

• Bantu People

• Shona People

• The People of Aksum