Chp. 15 Review Sheet

1. Hunting - Gathering societies are the oldest form of ________ _________​ in the world, and it began in ​Africa . 

One group of hunter - gatherers that still exist in Africa today are the ​ (a)   (Ayfay).  They live in groups of 10-100 and they are all ​ (b)   . 

• social organization
• Africa
• Efe
• related

1. Women in the Efe society are the ​ (a)   and the men and older boys are the ​ (b)   .

• gatherers
• hunters
• Oldest
• Wisest
• Leaders

1. In the Efe society, a respected older ______________ _ serves as the group leader, but he is not a chief...each family can make their own decisions and they settle arguments with long discussions.

1. In African societies families are organized in groups called __________________….each member of the lineage believes they are descendants of a common ancestor. 

1. Many African groups do not have a centralized system of power or government, their lineage groups take the place of rulers….these are called ____________ ______________.

1. There are 2 ways that African societies trace their lineage and determine how possessions will be passed onto their descendants.  ​ (a)   society traces their ancestry through their fathers and ​ (b)   trace their ancestry through their mothers.

• patrilineal
• matrilineal
• Biological
• Matrimony
• Pediatrist

1. While the south of Africa was mostly stateless societies, _________________ played a vital role in North Africa.

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Judaism

1. After Muhammad died in 632, Muslims swept across the northwest part of the African continent, they converted many peoples to Islam either through __________________ or others peacefully. 

Trade had existed across the ​ (a)   desert for centuries, but it was infrequent and irregular because of the harsh desert conditions.  In the 3rd century nomads began to use ​ (b)   instead of oxen, donkeys and horses because a camel could cover ​ (c)   miles in a day, and could go without water for up to ​ (d)   days.

• Sahara
• camels
• 60
• 10
• Buffaloes
• Mojave
• 50
• 100