African History Quiz

What is the definition of savanna?

• Tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs

• A desert region

• A tropical rainforest

• A mountainous region

Who are griots?

• a group of people descended from the same ancestor

• traditional storytellers

• the worship of many gods

• traditional healers

What is a dhow?

• a type of African mask

• traditional storytellers

• a group of merchants, pilgrims, or travelers journeying together for mutual protection

• a sailboat using wind-catching triangular sails

What is a clan?

• a group of people descended from the same ancestor

• a group of merchants, pilgrims, or travelers journeying together for mutual protection

• the worship of many gods

• traditional storytellers

What is Swahili?

• stories passed down from generation to generation

• a monotheistic religion following the teachings of Muhammed

• a network of trade routes that connected the Mediterranean with West Africa

• the unique culture of Africa's East coast and the language spoken there

What is oral history?

• stories passed down from generation to generation

• a group of people descended from the same ancestor

• a gospel song

• a sailboat using wind-catching triangular sails

What is a spiritual?

• tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs

• a group of merchants, pilgrims, or travelers journeying together for mutual protection

• a gospel song

• the worship of one god

What is monotheism?

• The worship of ancestors

• The worship of nature

• The worship of one God

• The worship of many gods

What is polytheism?

• The worship of ancestors

• The worship of nature

• The worship of many gods

• The worship of one God

What is a caravan?

• traditional storytellers

• a group of merchants, pilgrims, or travelers journeying together for mutual protection

• a monotheistic religion following the teachings of Muhammed

• a gospel song