Coach Osei's African American Studies MidTerm

Who created some of the earliest pottery in Northeast Africa?

• Egypt
• Nubia
• Axum
• Kush

Where did the Nubian idea of kingship first emerge?

• Egypt
• Nubia
• Axum
• Kush

What was unique about Hatshepsut?

• She was the first pharaoh of Kush
• She was the first to travel to Mecca from the continent of Africa
• She was the first female Pharaoh
• She was the first to conquer Kush

What did the Kush have that made it difficult for other tribes to defeat them?

• Gold & bronze
• Iron & pottery
• Wheat & Iron
• Salt & gold

What 3 religions did ancient Africans come in contact with?

• Judaism, Islam, and Christianity
• Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Christianity
• Judaism, Buddhism, and Christianity
• Islam, Zoroastrianism, and Judaism

Which African royalty traveled to Mecca and caused inflation because they were paying zakat along the way?

• Mansa Musa
• Queen Sheba
• Pharaoh Hatshepsut
• King Ezana

Ghana is known for a type of trade that requires trust and quiet. What is this trade called?

• Warrior chief
• Soninke
• Kaya magan
• Silent

What group of people were enslaved on the continent of Africa?

• Captives
• Debtors
• Law breakers
• All of the above

What is Timbuktu known for?

• Kente cloth
• A city of learning
• Pyramids
• Griots

What title did the Kongo people use for king?

• Oba
• Manikongo
• Ghana
• Songhai