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Post-Classical Africa 1200-1650

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In post-classical Africa, what often dictated which society held the most power

a)

diamonds

b)

trade routes

c)

slaves

d)

gold supply

2.

Early African tribes and civilizations often religiously believed in ___________.

a)

animals

b)

anamism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

3.

The Axum Empire was an rare example of the adoption of ________

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Atheism

d)

Buddhism

e)

Hinduism

4.

Possible explanations for the Bantu migration include

a)

Competition for local resources

b)

exhaustion of natural resources

c)

Barbary pirates

d)

warfare between rival tribes

e)

Slavery

5.

The capital of several West African Empires _________ became the central post on many trade routes

a)

Timbuktu

b)

Constantinople

c)

Zanzibar

d)

Gaza

6.

Of the following __________ are West African Empires

a)

Mali

b)

Egypt

c)

Swahili

d)

Ghana

e)

Songai

7.

Empires relied on trade routes and rivers to transport resources: Major rivers in West Africa were the

a)

Gambia

b)

Congo

c)

Senegal

d)

Nile

e)

Niger

8.

Empires relied on trade routes and rivers to transport resources: Major rivers in East Africa were the

a)

Gambia

b)

Congo

c)

Senegal

d)

Nile

e)

Niger

9.

Three major results of the Bantu Migration were:

a)

the spread of iron-smelting and smithing technology.

b)

European settlement in southern Africa

c)

the spread of agricultural tools and techniques.

d)

the spread of pottery techniques.

e)

The spread of Islam as a religion

10.

Mansa Musa I introduced Islam to the Mali people after attending __________

a)

The Hajj

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Five Fold Path

d)

The Agrarian Expo

11.

With the rise of Empire and European influence came increased trade and _________, people treated as personal property

a)

caste systems

b)

serfdom

c)

chattel slavery

d)

TransAtlantic Slave Trade

12.

The Swahili Coast government was a loose connection of

a)

tribal tributes

b)

intentional servitude

c)

unsettled tradesmen

d)

city-states

13.

Major items of trade between Africans and other tradesmen were

a)

Precious metals

b)

salt

c)

ivory

d)

warfare

e)

slaves

14.

Early emperors were able to rise to power due to use of _________ and a formal ________

a)

diplomacy, trade routes

b)

trade route, military

c)

religion, military

d)

diplomacy, miltary

e)

diplomacy, religion

15.

Because early Africans were hunter-gatherers or agrarian societies servitude was often used to_______

a)

prevent starvation

b)

reduce use of natural resources

c)

pay off debts

d)

prevent the spread of disease

e)

Seek protection

16.

The Middle Passage describes the ___________

a)

shipment of African slaves to the Western Hemisphere

b)

forced migration of Europeans to Africa

c)

culture of the Northern Barbary Pirates

d)

second phase of the Bantu migration