Chap 13.1 Mc Graw Hill Africa quiz

A matrilineal society is one in which

• descent is traced through an individual's mother.

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• the social group is led by a council of elders.

• the head of each family is the father

• the head of each extended family is elected

A common belief was that a(n) ______________ had the power to foretell events.

• ashanti

• diviner

• yoruba

• savanna

• Kleinhenz

In African society, a griot was always a

• King

• Priest

• Slave

• storyteller

Much of our knowledge of early African society comes from accounts written by

• foreign visitors.

• Ordinary African people

• warriors

• wealthy African kings

Within a lineage group, a great deal of power was held by

• storytellers.

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• artists

• elders

• male children

In the wake of the Arab conquest, Islam swept across

• Easstern Africa

• the hump of Africa

• the Nile Valley

• northern Africa

Early African peoples believed that their ancestors

• were reborn as animals.

• rode in a large canoe in Heaven

• could not be trusted

• could influence the lives of their descendants

Traders spread _________________ to the area south of the Sahara.

• the Arabic number system

• the Islamic religion

• metal working

• written language

An important purpose of African dance was to

• communicate with spirits.

• frighten enemy spirits

• record stories for later generations

• practice military maneuvers

The first African rulers to convert to Islam were the ruling family of (the)

• Ashanti

• Axum

• Gao

• Yoruba