Ancient Africa1studyquiz

What does the word Africa mean?

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Most African - Americans trace their ancestors from this region of Africa.

Check all that apply to West Africa

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Match the following

• Fought to restrict slavery in Africa by Europeans

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• Salt

  Whiskey

  Spices

  Indigo

  People

• King Alfonzo

• Captives, livestock and other items gathered by warring tribes. " To the victor goes the spoils."

• Mansa Musa

• Richest man in Ancient Africa and by today's standards as well

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• First opens trade in Africa with Europeans

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What is climate?​ (a)   ​

• Long term weather patterns of a region.
• Day to day weather
• Minute by minute weather

What were the four paradoxes about Africa?​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​

• Powerful
• Wealthy
• Sold Slaves to Europeans

Match the following

• Knew how to fashion weapons and art from iron ore

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• Slave Trade

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• Home to most ancestors of African Americans

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• Believe in a Supreme God

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• Upset African Culture

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Ancient slavery had little to do with Race

True or False?

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• False

• Don't know

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Answer explanation

The answer is true. Race became an issue when the Americas both North and South America began importing African slaves and continued to enslave indigenous people already in the Americas.

What year did the slave trade begin?

Answer explanation

1444

Match the following

• This economic philosophy that controlling the import goods was key to becoming wealthy,

• King Afonso

• Basic material from which a useful product is manufactured or made.

• Portugal

• Part of the Triangle in which slaves were shipped from Africa to the western hemisphere

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• Imported the first slaves in 1444

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• Allied with the Portuguese government to make his kingdom more European and Christian

• Mercantilism