Africa quiz

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

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

• Dahia al-Kahina

• Nzinga

• matrilineal

• extended familes

What changed the nature of slavery in Africa?

• Bantu raids of neighboring villages

• a severe drought

• the Emancipation Proclamation

• the arrival of the Europeans

The ____ people’s migrations helped spread culture across medieval Africa.

• Yorba

• Portuguese

• Bantu

• Ndongo

African societies have rich artistic culture. In addition to music, dance, sculpture, weaving, and literature, many African societies have talented, professional storytellers. These oral historians called ______ serve religious, familial, and societal roles.

• Bantus

• griots

• Nzingas

• Benues

Because of the Bantu migration throughout Africa, there are cultural similarities among many of the different African societies.

• True

• False

Family group including several generations as well as other relatives.

• oral history

• matrilineal

• extended family

Stories, events, practices and such, passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation

• matrilineal

• oral history

• extended family

During the 1440s, the European slave trade was started in Africa by

• England
• France
• Portugal 
• Spain