Chapter 13 Lesson 1 Review

A matrilineal society is one in which

• the head of each family is the father.

• descent is traced through an individual's mother.

• the head of each extended family is elected

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

• yoruba

• ashanti

• diviner

In African society, a griot was always a

• storyteller.

• king.

• priest.

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

• wealthy African kings.

• warriors.

• foreign visitors.

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

• storytellers

• elders.

• artists

In the wake of the Arab conquest, Islam swept across

• northern Africa.

• eastern Africa.

• southern Africa.

Early African peoples believed that their ancestors

• 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 Islamic religion

• metal working

• the Arabic number system

An important purpose of African dance was to

• frighten enemy armies.

• communicate with spirits.

• practice military maneuvers.

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

• Gao

• Axum

• Ashanti