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WorksheetsPost-Classical Africa 1200-1650
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
In post-classical Africa, what often dictated which society held the most power
diamonds
trade routes
slaves
gold supply
Early African tribes and civilizations often religiously believed in ___________.
animals
anamism
Islam
Christianity
The Axum Empire was an rare example of the adoption of ________
Islam
Christianity
Atheism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Possible explanations for the Bantu migration include
Competition for local resources
exhaustion of natural resources
Barbary pirates
warfare between rival tribes
Slavery
The capital of several West African Empires _________ became the central post on many trade routes
Timbuktu
Constantinople
Zanzibar
Gaza
Of the following __________ are West African Empires
Mali
Egypt
Swahili
Ghana
Songai
Empires relied on trade routes and rivers to transport resources: Major rivers in West Africa were the
Gambia
Congo
Senegal
Nile
Niger
Empires relied on trade routes and rivers to transport resources: Major rivers in East Africa were the
Gambia
Congo
Senegal
Nile
Niger
Three major results of the Bantu Migration were:
the spread of iron-smelting and smithing technology.
European settlement in southern Africa
the spread of agricultural tools and techniques.
the spread of pottery techniques.
The spread of Islam as a religion
Mansa Musa I introduced Islam to the Mali people after attending __________
The Hajj
The Silk Road
The Five Fold Path
The Agrarian Expo
With the rise of Empire and European influence came increased trade and _________, people treated as personal property
caste systems
serfdom
chattel slavery
TransAtlantic Slave Trade
The Swahili Coast government was a loose connection of
tribal tributes
intentional servitude
unsettled tradesmen
city-states
Major items of trade between Africans and other tradesmen were
Precious metals
salt
ivory
warfare
slaves
Early emperors were able to rise to power due to use of _________ and a formal ________
diplomacy, trade routes
trade route, military
religion, military
diplomacy, miltary
diplomacy, religion
Because early Africans were hunter-gatherers or agrarian societies servitude was often used to_______
prevent starvation
reduce use of natural resources
pay off debts
prevent the spread of disease
Seek protection
The Middle Passage describes the ___________
shipment of African slaves to the Western Hemisphere
forced migration of Europeans to Africa
culture of the Northern Barbary Pirates
second phase of the Bantu migration
