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

• Salt

  Whiskey

  Spices

  Indigo

  People

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

• King Alfonzo

• Fought to restrict slavery in Africa by Europeans

• Mansa Musa

• First opens trade in Africa with Europeans

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

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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

• Slave Trade

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• Home to most ancestors of African Americans

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• Upset African Culture

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• Knew how to fashion weapons and art from iron ore

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• Believe in a Supreme God

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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

• Imported the first slaves in 1444

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

• Mercantilism

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

• Portugal

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

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

• King Afonso