Societies & Empires of Africa 800-1500

Which of the following was the chief means of social and political organization in African stateless societies?

• animism

• Islamic law

• lineage groups

• age-set systems

The Swahili language developed from a mixture of what languages?

• Chinese and Arabic languages

• Chinese and Bantu languages

• Arabic and Bantu languages

• Bantu and Egyptian

The original Almohads and Almoravids were both part of which group?

• Arab peoples

• Swahili peoples

• Muslim reformers

• Bantu-speaking peoples

How did the rulers of Ghana grow rich?

• by taxing the goods traders carried through their territory

• by conquering neighboring kingdoms and taking their gold

• by converting the country to Islam and appointing Muslims as advisers

• by building new trade routes to Asia

Who was Mali's first great leader?

• Mansa Musa

• Ibn Battuta

• Sunni Ali

• Sundiata

What people broke away from Mali's empire and gained control of the all-important trade routes?

• the Hausa

• the Yoruba

• the Songhai

• the Almohads

What city controlled trade routes and was the economic, political, and religious center of an empire?

• Kilwa

• Great Zimbabwe

• Sofala

• Mombasa

Kingdoms and empires along the trade routes became wealthy by collecting taxes from traders.

• True

• False

Members of a matrilineal society trace their ancestors through their mothers, and inheritances pass from the mother's family to the mother's son.

• True

• False

What does it mean if an African society is matrilineal?

• in a matrilineal society, children trace their ancestors through the mothers

• in a matrilineal society, females inherit the wealth of the family

• in a matrilineal society, women have all of the authority

• in a matrilineal society, women inherit land through their mothers