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2nd Semester Finals SLDM

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is ethnocentrism?

a)

believing your ethnic group is equal to the others

b)

believing your ethnic group is better than others

c)

having beliefs

d)

believing that all people are equal in everything exept religion

2.

Geography of the continent--and how it affects people:

a)

Desertification dries up the land→ hurts agriculture

b)

rivers provide water for crops, bathing, drinking, and fertilization

c)

mountains make it so that you can not live in certain places

d)

deserts make it so that it is harder to live in certain places and very hard to get water in dryer places

e)

Rivers make stuff look pretty

3.

Deforestation does:

a)

destroy land for animals ecosystems

b)

help land for animals’ ecosystems

c)

provide land for animals to live in

4.

The closer you are to the equator, the _______ it gets

a)

colder

b)

warmer

5.

All of the climates in Africa are ________.

a)

the same

b)

different

6.

All are major rivers in Africa exept:

a)

Nile R.

b)

Congo R.

c)

Zambezi R.

d)

Yellow R.

e)

Niger R.

7.

Tributaries are:

a)

large rivers or streams that flow into a larger body of water

b)

large fertile depsosite

c)

Small rivers or streams that flow into a larger body of water

8.

Kilwa is:

a)

a city- state

b)

kingdom

c)

conquer Egypt

d)

tons of people go to and from for the trade/ money

e)

HUGE IN TRADE :)

9.

Plateau:

a)

area of raised ground that is steep going up, but flat at the top

b)

area of raised ground that is flat going up, but steep at the top

c)

mountain of raised ground that is flat going up, but steep at the top

d)

mountain of raised ground that is steep going up, but flat at the top

10.

North geography:

a)

Populated with farmland

b)

Mountainous with Sahara

c)

All landforms, valleys, grasslands, mtn, plateaus

d)

Grasslands, rainforests, smaller deserts

11.

Western geography:

a)

populated with farmland

b)

Mountainous with Sahara

c)

All landforms, valleys, grasslands, mtn, plateaus

d)

Grasslands, rainforests, smaller deserts

12.

Eastern geography:

a)

Mountainous with Sahara

b)

Populated with farmland

c)

All landforms, valleys, grasslands, mtn, plateaus

d)

Grasslands, rainforests, smaller deserts

13.

Southern Central geography:

a)

Mountainous with Sahara

b)

Populated with farmland

c)

All landforms, valleys, grasslands, mtn, plateaus

d)

Grasslands, rainforests, smaller deserts

14.

Major Kingdoms In Africa: East

a)

Nubia

b)

Kush

c)

Axum

d)

Great Zimbabwe

e)

Kilwa and Swahili

15.

Nubia:

a)

in the southern part of the Nile (Sudan)

b)

had the bow and arrow/ military skills

c)

close contact with the Egyptians

d)

in the northern part of the Nile

e)

No contact w/ Egyptians

16.

Kush:

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

Nubia turns into Kush

b)

defeated by Egyptians and under their control for 500 years ; broke away and became independent

c)

conquered egypt after breaking away

d)

Assyrians conquer and push them back ; then they conquer Axum

e)

conquered Egypt and then Europe when it was still a small province

17.

Axum:

a)

located along the red sea

b)

trade from African Interior, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Persia, and India. They got Christianity from the Romans

c)

Muslim merchants and soliers from Arabia raid ships and take land

d)

moved southwest a bit and become the Kingdom of Ethopia

e)

conquered Egypt and got Islam from the Muslims

18.

Nok

a)

kingdom in the highlands between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers

b)

culture found in West African religion

c)

city-state

d)

not a lot is known because they did not keep written record

19.

Great Zimbabwe

a)

kingdom in the highlands between the Zimbezi and Limpopo Rivers

b)

founded by the Shona (Shone)

c)

Shone-group of Bantu speaking people who founded Great Zimbabwe

d)

people are farmers and herders which improved growth in village life

e)

never founded

20.

Great Zimbabwe

a)

Europeans believed that this great city was built by an ancient white empire and not black Africans-->ethoncentrism

b)

stone ruins remain today

c)

lies next to the Shona Empire

d)

formerly known as Italy

21.

Kilwa

a)

city-state:one of the most important

b)

duties/tax-they are charged on all goods coming into the land-city grew rich from tax

c)

foreigners bring jewlry, cotton, porcelin, honey, wheat, silk, and rice

d)

Kilwans trade gold, ivory, iron, and slaves

e)

speak Bantu

22.

Swahili

a)

it means of the coast

b)

is in West Africa

c)

built forts along the coast and took over trade routes of the Indian ocean

d)

culture remains present today

e)

the Swahili is the official language of Kenya/Tanzania and also used in South Africa

23.

Swahili

a)

language is used for business in East Africa

b)

oral tradition

c)

Kgotla-headed by the village chief with community to make decisions

d)

there were 98 total slaves traded in Swahili

24.

West Africa Kingdoms

a)

Bantu

b)

Ghana

c)

Mali

d)

Songhai

e)

Kenya

25.

Bantu

a)

the movement of people all across Africa is their most widely known feat

b)

refers to a family of languages that these people spoke

c)

population growth is why they moved

d)

lived in villages made of clans/families

e)

traded buffalo

26.

Bantu

a)

power passed through the mothers side

b)

their culture, traditions, and technology grew

c)

refers to a person that lives along a river

27.

Ethnic Groups

a)

based on nation, language, everything that makes up a person on the inside that lets us see to the outside

b)

the size of a person's head

c)

the belief that one ethnic group is better than the other

d)

ugh ^o^

28.

Ghana

a)

developed the use of a camel for transportation across the desert

b)

influences of Islamic people and Africans

c)

Sahelian kingdoms flourished:Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

d)

the Berbers spread Islam very quickly and think that Ghana is their model kingdom

e)

Berbers convert to Isalm and that causes a holy war which causes the downfall of Ghana

29.

Mali

a)

rule most of West Africa

b)

means where the king resides

c)

had many great leaders

d)

used to be in the Indian Ocean

30.

Sudiata Keita

a)

early Mali king

b)

improved agriculture production and Saharan trade routes

c)

produced fertizlier and created more farming lang-> more taxes-> people grew richer

d)

greatest kingdom of all

31.

Mansa Musa - king

a)

opened more trade routes and protected them with armies

b)

made pilgramage to Mecca and threw out so much gold that gold prices fell

c)

brings back Spanish architect to create a mosque and a palace at Timbukto

d)

extremely rich king

32.

Songhai

a)

calvary and navy to help keep peace

b)

restablishes Timbuktu as a center of learning

c)

all Songhilians are kings

d)

traders, farmers, and fisherman

33.

Askai Muhammad

a)

divided Songhai into five providences with a governer, tax collector, court of judges, and trade inspector

b)

had a calvary and navy to help keep peace

c)

laws are based on the Quran

d)

king of Songhai

34.

Sunni Ali

a)

Muslim ruler

b)

overthrown

c)

loved by all Songhai people

35.

Empire downfall of Songhai

a)

Moroccan soldiers fight Songhai and nineteen years later the empire ends

b)

a sunami takes all people away to sea

c)

aliens invade because the US government said so

36.

The Island of Goree

a)

the house of slaves

b)

door of no return

c)

happy place

d)

place that free slaves were sent

37.

The history of slave trade

a)

at first the Europeans were trading with the Africans for slaves, but soon after they sailed around them and took slaves for free

b)

it started, took a 5 year break, and restarted

c)

it began in the North Pole

d)

was imported from Mars

38.

Europe did

a)

divide up Africa among themselves without the Africans consent

b)

divide up Africa among themselves without the Frenchians consent

c)

divide up Africa among themselves without the Italians consent

d)

divide up Africa among themselves without the aliens consent

39.

Berlin Conference

a)

carves up Africa among coloniel powers

b)

Africans were not happy

c)

commissioned the Berlin Wall

d)

where Africans gained their freedom and slavery was made illegal

40.

Demand

a)

the Dutch needed workers for their plantations and mines so they bought slaves

b)

the colonies needed new slaves because Native Americans were fine at first, but since they knew the land they could run away

c)

in their minds there was no way they could live without slaves

d)

ummmm

41.

Why is slavery a "good" idea

a)

climate similarity

b)

they were skilled farmers, miners, and metal workers

c)

they didn't know the territory, so there was no escape

d)

$$$

e)

they liked the movies

42.

The Middle Passage

a)

branded with irons

b)

the ship was filthy and tight spaced

c)

20% died during the crossing (conditions, suicide)

d)

was an luxury hotel on 5th Avenue in New York

e)

conditions were horrendous and unhumane

43.

Affects on Africa

a)

the destruction of Wes Africa

b)

they lost young, healthy skilled workers: societies are pulled apart

c)

Africa is still recovering in some places

d)

everything is happy, sunshine, and rainbows

44.

After the end of the slave trade, __________ raid Africa; interior for resources

a)

Africans

b)

Muslims

c)

Europeans

d)

Aliens

45.

The Europeans got Africans to _________ each other

pick 2

a)

fight and kill

b)

capture and sell

c)

love and hug

d)

sell peanuts to

46.

They forced Africans to work in _______ conditions

a)

comfortable

b)

horrible

c)

trendy

d)

favorable weather

47.

Pride in one's homeland

a)

ethnocentrism

b)

patriotism

c)

nationalism

d)

euroism

48.

Desmond Tutu

a)

Anglican bishop in South Africa

b)

fights apartide

c)

reconciliation using faith

d)

was Songhai

49.

Steve Biko

a)

anti-apartheid activist

b)

speaker who promotes nationalism and equality

c)

arrested and killed while in jail/custody

d)

was from New York

50.

Nelson Mandela

a)

member of the African national Congress

b)

spends 27 years in prison

c)

President of the United States

d)

president

51.

Equiano

a)

former slave

b)

he wrote a book after buying his freedom

c)

traveled American talking about the horrors of slavery and why it needs to be illegal

d)

always traveled by horse

52.

William Wilberforce

a)

lasting friendship with William Pitt who became Prime Minister

b)

was an abolishonist

c)

in Parliament in Europe

d)

loved animals

e)

was against Christian missionaries

53.

Achievements of the Egyptians

a)

astrology

b)

medicine

c)

architecture

d)

farming

e)

mummification

54.

Black Lands

a)

Kemet

b)

Cataracts

c)

delta

55.

What desert protects Egypt on the East Side of the Nile

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Arabian Desert

56.

What large body of water sits at the mouth of the Nile

a)

Lake Nasser

b)

Oof.. Do we have to know this?

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

I don't think so

57.

A river or stream that flows into a larger body of water

a)

delta

b)

kemet

c)

cataract

d)

tributary

58.

deposition of sediment

a)

delta

b)

cataract

c)

deposition

d)

yeet

59.

Major city of learning

a)

Alexandria

b)

Timbuktu

60.

The Nile has 6 of these rock filled rapids spread throughout

a)

Cataract

b)

Kemet

c)

Blue Nile

d)

Delta

61.

What did the Egyptians use mummification

a)

preserve their bodies until the afterlife

b)

show the gods that they are cool

62.

Rich fertile soil that is brought from highlands

(a)  

63.

The world's longest river is the:

(a)  

64.

Red Lands

a)

Desert lands

b)

um

65.

God of the living dead

a)

Osiris

b)

Thor

c)

Thoth

d)

Horus

66.

God of the sky/ falcon god

a)

Horus

b)

hcv2hjq

c)

crgvweycuf1yu e3d2u1edv

d)

6ddfegqwvdg egcvdyfgeqfdvhg ecv2guv

67.

great mother

a)

Isis

b)

Thoth

c)

Bastet

d)

Annebeth

68.

God of the sun/ creator god

a)

Horus

b)

Ra

c)

Horus

d)

Nope

69.

Goddess of the home, women, cats, and childbirth.

a)

Baset

b)

Neferiti

c)

Isis

d)

THOTH

70.

God of magic

a)

Thoth

b)

Ra

71.

head of a jackal

a)

Anubis

b)

Horus

c)

Isis

72.

Old Kingdom

a)

King Djoser- Step Pyramid

b)

King Khufu- Great pyramid at Giza

c)

King Khafre- 2nd largest pyramid

d)

King Pepe ll- lat king

73.

China is divided into __________ of time

a)

Blocks

b)

Shang

c)

Han

d)

Pieces

74.

Chang, Chow Dynasties:

a)

Rich farmers, poor peasants, mandate for heaven, bronze, jade, and feudalism

b)

Had good food

c)

Loved to dance

d)

Didn't love to dance

75.

Han Dynasties:

a)

Confusicism, Dowism, Great Wall

b)

United all of China

c)

Established the silk road

76.

The Tang Dynasty

a)

The Golden Age of China

b)

The downfall of China

c)

Tea, Jade, and Silk are most wide spread to people of all levels of society

d)

People are cool

77.

Family is

a)

All important and they practice ancestor worship

b)

Not important

c)

Too big to care

d)

Very important, but also hungry

78.

Warriors

a)

Knights in bronze armor, chariots, and daggers

b)

Foot soldiers are usually peasants in tunics and pants

c)

At one point, it was looked down upon to be in the military because it meant leaving your family

d)

Lost to the Pacers

79.

Farmers are the:

a)

Majority of the population

b)

Lived a hard life

c)

Lived in nearby vilages in simple homes

d)

Richest people in the land

80.

Confucius/Confucionism

a)

Disturbed by disorder and suffering from war

b)

Filial piety

c)

Merit System

d)

"If we put a path, their people will walk on it" type of thing

81.

Daoism

a)

Started by Lao Tzu

b)

People and nature over behavior

c)

The Way (Dao)

82.

Silk Road

a)

Everyone wanted in

b)

Traded silk as well as other things

c)

Trade route

d)

1492 Columbus tried to find a way to China

83.

Shi Huangdi

a)

Considered the first emperor

b)

Expanded the empire

c)

Unified the GWOC

d)

Known for tera cotta to protect his tomb and the flowing river of mercury

e)

Had all records of his terror burned

84.

Li Bing

a)

Started the Han Dynasty & Promoted Confucisism

b)

Worked on the GWOC

c)

Military campaign to expand the empire

d)

Killed his son because he thought he was weak

e)

Builds a dam to control the Min River; cuts through a mountain to do it.

85.

Yang di

a)

Built the grand canal

b)

GWOC

c)

Assassinated

86.

Zheng He

a)

Created a fleet of ships larger than all of Europe's combined

b)

Traveled to show the military power of China

c)

The new emperor burned the entire fleet although historians are unsure of the reason

87.

Yuan Dynasty

a)

Made Beijing the capital; rebuilt the grand canal; foreign trade boomed; restored roads and postal stops

b)

Built McDonalds franchises everywhere

88.

Ming Dynasty

a)

Revived confusion learning and civil service

b)

Forbidden city built in Beijing

c)

Restored China to Greatness

89.

Isolationism

a)

People were not allowed to leave China

b)

People were not allowed to enter China

90.

Mao Zedong

a)

Communists take over

b)

Forced people into unsuitable working conditions

c)

People evacuated to Taiwan before he closed everything down