BH365 Unit 1: Ancient Africa Quiz

One of the largest differences in the agricultural systems between the ancient north Africans to those of ancient south Africa was:

• The tribes living in the north heavily relied on animal domestication while those in the south primarily grew crops

• Early farmers in the south had to settle in areas of heavy rainfall whereas those in the north had a steady source of fresh water in the Nile River

• Cattle was considered the greatest commodity for Africans living in the north while those in the south relied solely on crops.

• Ancient Africans in the north were consistently moving around due to desertification in the Sahara. while

  those in the south lived much more settled lives.

The best justification for Africa being known today as the "motherland" of humanity can be traced back to:

• The development of Egyptian society along the Nile River in 3150 B.C.

• The naming of Africa by Roman invader Louis Africanus

• Ancient Africans calling the land “Alkebulan,” meaning "Mother of mankind."

• The oldest human skeletal remains in the world being found in Ethiopia.

The reason behind creating new, arbitrary countries and borders on the African continent by European nations was to:

• Cause turmoil and unrest among different cultural groups.

• Neatly divide the continent equally among all nations at the Berlin Conference.

• Create multicultural nations so diversity would be celebrated.

• Favor one cultural group over another.

The idea that underdeveloped African countries often remain underdeveloped because European nations continue to rule over their economies and pay low wages for agricultural products and manufactured goods is called:

• Colonization

• Imperialism

• Dependency Theory

• Neocolonialism

In 2008, the leader of which European country acknowledged that "without Africa" the nation would be considered a "Third World power"?

• Great Britain

• Germany

• Portugal

• France

The ancient North African city-state of Carthage was most highly renown for all the following except:

• Being a rival of ancient Rome between 264 and 146 B.C.

• Dominating the trading of gold, silver, and copper on the seas

• Creating the first university in the world

• Controlling areas of land that stretched into other parts of the Mediterranean

The leader of which of the following ancient African kingdoms is historically regarded as the richest person in the history of the world?

• Carthage

• The Songhai Empire

• The Kingdom of Aksum

• The Mali Empire

In the 14th and 15th centuries the city of Timbuktu was a major cultural and economic hub in West Africa because:

• The city had a prominent location along the Niger River.

• The city was famous for educating important Islamic scholars and clerics.

• The city was a crossroads for many African and Arab peoples.

• All of the above.

Which of the following stereotypes of African culture were initially used as justification for the colonization of Africa by European nations?

• African peoples had little wealth and needed investment by European nations.

• The capture and enslavement of African people was the only resource Africa could provide.

• Africans were naked savages who had uncivil religious practices.

• The great wealth of African empires was equal to those of Europe.

Which branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family is considered to have linguistically influenced both Greek and Latin?

• Egyptian

• Berber

• Semitic

• Chadic