Africa Unit 1 Test Review

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

• Lake Victoria

• Sahara Desert

• Congo River Basin

• Great Rift Valley.

The Bantu Migration is most closely associated with the

• the slave trade.

• spreading of cultures across Africa.

• British colonialism in Africa.

• movement of Muslims across Africa.

In what 2 countries do most Ashanti live?

• Egypt and Sudan

• Kenya and Tanzania

• Ghana and Ivory Coast

• South Africa and Zimbawe

What ethnic group is found in Southern Africa?

• Arab

• Ashanti

• Swahili

• Bantu

Religious groups are based on a shared belief system.

• True

• False

A person can choose which ethnic group they belong to.

• True

• False

What is the significance of the Golden Stool for the Ashanti people?

• It symbolizes the spirit of the Ashanti people

• The stool was meant to encourage equal rights for all.

• The Ashanti would become rich making furniture designed like the Golden Stool

• The Ashanti people could only worship if they were sitting on the stool

Swahili means ________________ in Arabic.

• one who lives in the rainforest

• one who lives on the coast

• one who herds animals

• one who lives in the desert

What religion do most Arabs in Africa practice?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Traditional Religions (Animism)

• All 3

Which religion would you find being practiced by the Bantu people?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Traditional Religions (Animism)

• All 3