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WorksheetsAfrica Section 3/4 Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What culture developed in Africa after immigrant migrated in from the Arabian Peninsula?
East African City States
Persian Culture
Zagwe Culture
Swahili Culture
Christianity first appeared where?
Zagwe
Kush
Axum
East African City States
In tribal religions, people honored?
Kinship
Lineage
Ancestors
Gods
Civilizations formed next to these two rivers in East Africa.
Senegal and Niger
Nile River and Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean and Red Sea
Nile River and Red Sea
Which activity in NOT a cultural legacy?
Stories still used to entertain
Festival and religious dances
Music, dance, and softball
Proverbs
Which dynasty made Christianity a PERMANENT religion in East Africa?
Axum
Zagwe
Kush
Swahili
Which is the correct social structure in West Africa?
Emperor, skilled worker, nobles, traders/farmers, slaves
Emperor, noble, traders/farmers, skilled workers, slaves
Noble, emperor, trader/farmer, skilled worker, slave
Skilled worker, farmer/trader, emperor, noble, slave
Village life economy depended on:
trade
iron
farming
gold
City life economy depended on:
farming
skilled work
trade
fishing
What are two major religions in Africa?
Islam and Hinduism
Christianity and tribal religion
Islam and Christianity
Christianity
What is one SIMILARITY between slavery in the US and in Africa?
Could be treated harshly
Born into slavery
Could earn money to buy their freedom
Couldn't get married
Which best describes the Swahili Culture?
They rose after the Axum Dynasty
Declined after fighting with Egypt
Mix of Arabs and Africans that focused on Islam
Were the first to trade using the Indian Ocean
Which is NOT true about dance, art, and music in African culture?
Dances were used to celebrate birth, marriage, and death
Were the first to create the drum
Art was used to show how poor an emperor was.
Learned certain dances in order to become an adult.
What is another word for clan?
friends
dynasty
lineage
family
What is a stonetown?
A town that had a lot of farming.
A place that has stone towns.
A name for a town that had stone apartments.
A place that made stone weapons and tools for trade.
What is a lineage?
A family relationship.
People that aren't related, but live in the same house.
Group of people that had similar interests.
Group of people related to a common ancestor.
What is a griot?
A professional dancer.
An artist.
A professional storyteller.
An emperor
Dancing was used at FESTIVALS and RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES.
True
False
On the social order, what was the difference between level 3: farmer and level 4: skilled worker?
Level 3 was farmers and level 4 were slaves.
Level 4 owned their own business and level 3 didn't
Level 3 owned their own business and level 4 didn't
None of the above
The Swahili culture formed where in Africa?
West Africa
Axum
Kush
East African City States
