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Chap 15 Societies and Empires of Africa

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was the chief means of social and political organization in African stateless societies?

a)

animism

b)

Islamic law

c)

lineage groups

d)

age-set systems

2.

What did Africans mainly provide in the trade between East Africa and Asia?

a)

art works

b)

manufactured goods

c)

grains and produce

d)

raw materials

3.

The Swahili language developed from a mixture of what languages?

a)

Chinese and Arabic languages

b)

Chinese and Bantu languages

c)

Arabic and Bantu languages

d)

Bantu and Egyptian

4.

What did Portugal's interest in Africa mostly seem to concern?

a)

politics

b)

religion

c)

agriculture

d)

trade

5.

The original Almohads and Almoravids were both part of which group?

a)

Arab peoples

b)

Swahili peoples

c)

Muslim reformers

d)

Bantu-speaking peoples

6.

Which of the following places did NOT play an important role in the African trade between 800 and 1500?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Persia

d)

Russia

7.

How did the rulers of Ghana grow rich?

a)

by taxing the goods traders carried through their territory

b)

by conquering neighboring kingdoms and taking their gold

c)

by converting the country to Islam and appointing Muslims as advisers

d)

by building new trade routes to Asia

8.

Who was Mali's first great leader?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Ibn Battuta

c)

Sunni Ali

d)

Sundiata

9.

What people broke away from Mali's empire and gained control of the all-important trade routes?

a)

the Hausa

b)

the Yoruba

c)

the Songhai

d)

the Almohads

10.

What city controlled trade routes and was the economic, political, and religious center of an empire?

a)

Kilwa

b)

Great Zimbabwe

c)

Sofala

d)

Mombasa

11.

Trade across the Sahara increased dramatically with nomads' use of donkeys as pack animals.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Almohads created a Muslim state that became the first government to unify the savanna.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

In the 1320s, the value of salt fell in Egypt because Mansa Musa gave so much of it away while on a hajj to Mecca.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Kingdoms and empires along the trade routes became wealthy by collecting taxes from traders.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

African trade in enslaved persons increased dramatically when Europeans developed colonial plantations in the 1700s.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

In the 1400s, the Shona people broke away from Mali rule and gained control of the all-important trade routes.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Kilwa was the southernmost city in Africa that a ship from India could reach during a single monsoon season.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The southeastern African society of Benin was surrounded by the Great Enclosure and controlled trade in the area for centuries before being abandoned about 1450.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Stateless societies did not have centralized power but were balanced by Islamic law.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

While Islam spread through North Africa by conquest, south of the Sahara, Islam spread through teachings at universities.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Members of a matrilineal society trace their ancestors through their mothers, and inheritances pass from the mother's family to the mother's son.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What does it mean if an African society is matrilineal?

a)

in a matrilineal society, children trace their ancestors through the mothers

b)

in a matrilineal society, females inherit the wealth of the family

c)

in a matrilineal society, women have all of the authority

d)

in a matrilineal society, women inherit land through their mothers

23.

Why did the African trade routes shift to the east several times?

a)

taxes along the western routes increased

b)

gold deposits were found further east

c)

western empires were conquered by invaders

d)

trade with Asia became more important than trade with Europe

24.

Between 800 and 1500, which of the following was found in the Maghrib?

a)

Muslim state

b)

hunting-gathering society

c)

stateless, patrilineal society

d)

stateless, matrilineal society

25.

Why did Kilwa seize the port of Sofala?

a)

to stop Indian traders from sailing there

b)

to control the overseas trade of gold from southern Africa

c)

to punish it for not practicing Islam correctly

d)

to control the trade routes that led to central Africa

26.

In the stateless societies of Africa, how were conflicts most commonly settled?

a)

through discussion and negotiation

b)

by formal judicial procedures

c)

through armed or unarmed combat

d)

by the rulings of the group's leader

27.

Why did the Hausa city-states never build an empire?

a)

people quickly left the area in search of a new source of salt

b)

the Portuguese traders took over the area and enslaved the people

c)

there was frequent infighting among the city-states

d)

the city-states could not agree on which religion--Islam or traditional African beliefs--to practice

28.

What is one way Sundiata helped the Mali Empire grow powerful and wealthy?

a)

he continued to conquer the neighboring empires, adding to Mali's power

b)

he kept a 100,000-man army to protect the kingdom from attack

c)

he made Timbuktu the most important city in the empire

d)

he promoted agriculture and reestablished the gold-salt trade

29.

How did Islam spread throughout Africa?

a)

it spread by conquest and through trade

b)

Muslim teachers traveled throughout Africa to introduce the faith

c)

Ibn Battuta traveled through 27 countries to teach the Qur'an

d)

universities were established to teach the religion

30.

How did the empires in the Sahel grow strong?

a)

by converting to Islam and building mosques

b)

by conquering neighboring nations and increasing their empires

c)

by controlling and taxing trade

d)

by building walls around their empires to protect against attack

31.

Which of the following best describes the Portuguese attitude toward the Mutapa Empire?

a)

admiring

b)

meddlesome

c)

fearful

d)

friendly

32.

What type of society are the Efe?

a)

a Muslim theocracy

b)

a stateless, patrilineal society

c)

a stateless, matrilineal society

d)

a hunter-gatherer, forest society

33.

What is emphasized by the age-set system?

a)

the equality of boys and girls in society

b)

the duties and roles associated with varying ages

c)

the loyalty that people from different age groups owe to each other

d)

the freedom enjoyed by those who have not reached adulthood

34.

Where is the region known as the Maghrib located?

a)

along the Nile River

b)

along the Persian Gulf

c)

along the Atlantic Ocean

d)

along the Mediterranean Sea

35.

In general, where were the Muslim states of Africa established?

a)

North Africa

b)

East Africa

c)

West Africa

d)

South Africa

36.

The Almohads and the Almoravids were alike in many ways. Which of he following is true only of the Almohads?

a)

they unified the Maghrib

b)

they were Berber people

c)

they were Muslim reformers

d)

they made Marrakech their capital

37.

Which of these does NOT describe Ghana?

a)

was influenced by Islam

b)

grew rich by taxing the gold-salt trade

c)

was overrun by the Muslim Almoravids

d)

was the largest empire ever to exist in West Africa

38.

Which of these does NOT describe Mali?

a)

was an empire in the Sahara

b)

was ruled by Sundiata and Mansa Musa

c)

was visited by the travler and historian, Ibn Battuta

d)

grew rich by participating in the gold-salt trade

39.

Which of these does NOT describe Songhai?

a)

controlled important gold-salt trade routes

b)

was an empire built through military conquest

c)

was ruled by Sunni Ali and Askia Muhammad

d)

was known for developing advanced weaponry

40.

Which of these does NOT describe the Hausa people?

a)

formed a savanna culture

b)

were located on important trade routes

c)

dominated the West African gold trade

d)

developed powerful, independent city-states

41.

Which of these does NOT describe the Yoruba people?

a)

were a forest civilization

b)

spoke a common language

c)

built the Ife and Oyo kingdoms

d)

lacked a centralized form of government

42.

Which of these does NOT describe Benin?

a)

encouraged artistic efforts

b)

traded with the Portuguese

c)

was a savanna civilization

d)

was organized as a kingdom

43.

The Swahili language is a mixture of Bantu languages and

a)

Arabic

b)

Indian

c)

Persian

d)

Portuguese

44.

Most of the raw materials that exchanged hands in the East African trade came from

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Africa

d)

Portugal

45.

The city-state of Kilwa became an important trading center mainly because of its location in relation to

a)

India and southern Africa

b)

eastern and western Africa

c)

northern and southern Africa

d)

the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea

46.

The event that had the greatest effect on the growth of Islam in East Africa was

a)

the arrival of the Portuguese

b)

the increase in trade and commerce

c)

the enslavement of Africans

d)

the chaos and disruption of wars and conquest

47.

Archaeologists believe that the Great Enclosure of Great Zimbabwe was mainly intended to

a)

defend the city

b)

convince Africans to convert to Islam

c)

hold enslaved persons awaiting shipment to foreign markets

d)

impress visitors with the power of Great Zimbabwe and its rulers

48.

The name Mutapa came from a phrase meaning

a)

gold

b)

salt mine

c)

conqueror

d)

slave holder