African Society and Culture

What major crop did the Portuguese produce using slaves from Africa?

• tea

• bananas

• coffee

• sugarcane

tracing family descent through mothers rather than fathers

• oral history

• Nzinga

• matrilineal

• extended families

The earliest known form of African art is

• weaving

• cave painting

• woodcarving

• metal working

“Who could do justice to my feelings at this moment [of freedom]? Not conquering heroes, themselves, in the midst of a triumph. Not the tender mother who has just regained her long-lost infant, and presses it to her heart. Not the weary hungry mariner, at the sight of the desired friendly port. Not the lover, when he once more embraces his beloved . . . after she had been [taken] from his arms! All within my breast was tumult, wildness, and delirium! My feet scarcely touched the ground, for they were winged with joy, and, like Elijah, as he rose to Heaven, they ‘were with lightning sped as I went on.’”—Olaudah Equiano, as quoted in African American Review.

Which of the following describes Equiano’s feelings?

• heroes in the midst of triumph

• mariner seeing a friendly port

• mother with lost infant

• wildness and delirium

“Who could do justice to my feelings at this moment [of freedom]? Not conquering heroes, themselves, in the midst of a triumph. Not the tender mother who has just regained her long-lost infant, and presses it to her heart. Not the weary hungry mariner, at the sight of the desired friendly port. Not the lover, when he once more embraces his beloved . . . after she had been [taken] from his arms! All within my breast was tumult, wildness, and delirium! My feet scarcely touched the ground, for they were winged with joy, and, like Elijah, as he rose to Heaven, they ‘were with lightning sped as I went on.’”—Olaudah Equiano, as quoted in African American Review

Which sentence best states the main idea of this passage?

• “not the lover, when he once more embraces his beloved”

• “All within my breast was tumult, wildness, and delirium.”

• “My feet scarcely touched the ground.”

• “not the conquering heroes, in the midst of a triumph”

How were children educated in medieval West Africa?

• boarding schools

• small neighborhood classes

• universities

• oral histories and proverbs

Enslaved Africans used music to remind them of their

• homeland

• religion

• prayers

• freedom

queen who led the fight against the Muslim invasion of her country

• Dahia al-Kahina

• Nzinga

• matrilineal

• extended familes

huge farms that grew a crop for sale

• matrilineal

• plantations

• plateau

• griots

What changed the nature of slavery in Africa?

• Bantu raids of neighboring villages

• a severe drought

• the Emancipation Proclamation

• the arrival of the Europeans