Quiz 13.1

A matrilineal society is one in which

• descent is traced through an individual's mother.

• 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

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

• artists.

• elders

• male children

In the wake of the Arab conquest, Islam swept across

• eastern 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 armies.

• 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