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Worksheets3-3 African Society and Culture
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What do we call a family made of several generations?
oral tradition
spiritual
extended family
matrilineal
What are stories passed down from generation to generation?
oral tradition
oral myths
spiritual
one of the above
What does matrilineal mean?
tracing a family decent through god-mothers
tracing a family decent through mothers
tracing a family decent through fathers
family stories passed down
In early Africa, where did most people live?
big cities
suburban areas
in the desert
rural villages
What was the basis of African society?
Family
Resources
War
Religion
Who was responsible for educating children in African society?
Families
Schools
Government
Religious officials
Which ruler led the fight against Muslim invaders in the ad 600s?
Queen Dahia al-Kahina
Queen Nzinga
Mansa Musa
Askia Muhammad
Which ruler ruled modern-day Angola and Congo, fought Portuguese slave traders for over 40 years?
Queen Dahia al-Kahina
Queen Nzinga
Muhammad Ture
Mansa Musa
Which chiefs took captives as laborers and would release them for a fee?
Bantu
Igbo
Mali
Songhai
What major crop did the Portuguese produce using slaves from Africa?
tea
bananas
coffee
sugarcane
The earliest known form of African art is
weaving
cave painting
woodcarving
metal working
Who/what did African people believe was being expressed during dance?
Spirits
Emotions
Hopes
Self
African villages grew into larger communities and these towns and cities eventually became centers of trade and government.
True
False
Which of the following statements is true about African Women? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY!!!)
African women mostly acted as wives and mothers
African women had the same and even more rights as men
Some African women served as soldiers in African armies
Queen Dahia-al-Kahina spent 30 years governing lands in Angola and fighting off Portuguese invaders
Queen Nzinga ruled in northern Africa and led an army against Arab invaders
How were children education in medieval West Africa?
in boarding school
in universities
by oral histories and proverbs
in small neighborhood classes
Songs sung by enslaved Aficans . . .
developed into country music
connected them to their homeland
have not survived.
were borrowed from European music
What changed the nature of slavery in Africa?
Bantu raids of neighboring villages.
a severe drought
the Emancipation Proclamation
the arrival of Europeans
The spreading of African people and culture around the world.
African Proliferation
African Diaspora
African Culture Preservation
African Expansion Initiative
Enslaved Africans sung songs of hardship that eventually developed into what type of music that we know today?
blues
jazz
rap
rock and roll
The __________ formed the basis of African society.
the elders
the government
the family
the leader/spiritual guide
What European country was the first to participate in the African slave trade?
Portugal
Italy
France
Spain
