6.1 Quiz

The savanna is a large area of flat grasslands.

• True

• False

The Sahel is a wide strip of land between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea.

• True

• False

In Africa, livestock served as a sign of wealth and prosperity.

• True

• False

African clans were composed of two or more tribes.

• True

• False

When an African child reached his early teen years, he heard his family’s entire history.

• True

• False

Which of the following religions was not practiced in Africa during this time period?

• animism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

All of the following are geographical regions in Africa except the __________.

• Mojave

• Sahel

• Sahara

• Savanna

What were African storytellers called?

• griots
• troubadours
• bards
• minstrels

What is a group of two or more clans that share the same language, beliefs, and customs?

• Tribe
• Clan

• Pack
• Family

Why did Africans have to move around so much?

• Due to lack of technology
• For leisure purposes
• Over farming that caused the nutrients to become depleted.

• To follow migratory birds