Quiz on African Societies and History

In many African societies, the family lineage is based on the mother, which means it is

• Patrilineal

• Communal

• Matrilineal

In typical African villages, children after six years old were raised by

• Adults in either a “house of women” or a “house of the men”

• Their mothers at home

• Their fathers in the grandparent’s house

Islam was first brought to Africa by

• Muslim artists from Egypt

• Muslim missionaries from Persia

• Muslim traders from Arabia

The first great trading state in West Africa was

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

The Bantu people spread techniques for what?

• Agriculture

• Iron Smelting

• Pottery

Ancestors were a key element in African religion because people believed that

• Ancestors became gods after death

• Ancestors were closer to the gods

• Ancestors controlled the weather for their lineage group

• Ancestors could return to fight as warriors for a lineage group

Songhai used what as a medium of exchange?

• Cowrie shells

• Gold coins

• Large ivory beads

• Small carved ivory statues

Which of the following was NOT one of the groups of people who were put into slavery?

• People captured in War

• Debtors

• Criminals

• Pirates

What was the most highly desired item that Ghana traded for?

• Gold

• Iron Ore

• Metal

• Salt

Which empire was established by Sundiata Keita?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai