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AP AFAM Quiz Unit 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Bantu migration originally started where?

a)

Congo Basin

b)

Ghana Empire

c)

Mali

d)

Egypt

2.

The word "migration" refers to what?

a)

The movement of only people.

b)

The movement of people and animals looking for resources.

c)

The movement of animals only.

d)

None of these answers are correct.

3.

What is one of the best known surviving Bantu languages?

a)

Spanish

b)

Swahili

c)

British English

d)

Somali

4.

Where did the Bantu Migrations migrate to?

a)

The Bantu people migrated north and east to the Nile River and the Arabian Peninsula.

b)

The Bantu people spread south and east from their Central African homelands.

c)

The Bantu people moved west along the coast of Western Africa.

d)

The Bantu people moved north into the Sahara to cash in on the salt trade.

5.

The Bantu migrations in Africa had the greatest impact on the development of modern African _________________.

a)

languages

b)

market systems

c)

transportations

d)

architecture

6.

Why is the Bantu migration so important in the study of Africa?

a)

During the Bantu migration, the people refused to intermarry with Arabs or Muslims

b)

The Bantu migration brought language and iron tools across Africa and allowed for better living conditions.

c)

The migration was a force of action by the African government in the North

d)

The migration led to the first settlements in the Sahara

7.
What is one of the most important effects of the Bantu migrations.
a)
The diffusion of Islam
b)
The creation of linguistic similarities across sub-Saharan Africa
c)
The creation of a single sub-Saharan African culture
d)
The diffusion of the banana
8.

Why is the population of the Sahara so low?

a)

Too much water

b)

Too much oil

c)

Limited access to oil

d)

Limited access to water

9.

What Climate Zone makes up the majority of Northern Africa (red zone in photo)?

a)

Desert Zone

b)

Tropical Zone

c)

Sahelian Zone

d)

Mediterranean Zone

10.

Why are these lakes important in Africa?

a)

They help in the irrigation of crops grown

b)

They are not important to Africa and it's economy

c)

They support important fisheries which provide livelihoods for millions of people and contribute significantly to the food supply

d)

They help support miners who look for minerals in these lakes that are needed for production of goods.

11.

What is the river that flows through Egypt and other eastern countries and is one of the most important rivers in Africa?

a)

Uele

b)

Nile

c)

Orange

d)

Niger

12.

He was a historian known as the "Father of Modern Black History” and initiated

Negro History Week to promote the study of African American history.

a)

CARTER G. WOODSON, SCHOLAR

b)

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, EDUCATOR, POLITICAL ADVISOR

c)

DR. JAMES ROSSER, UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

d)

EUPHEMIA LOFTON –HAYNES, EDUCATOR,

13.

What was Carter G. Woodson's first published book?

a)

"Beloved"

b)

"The Mis-Education of the Negro"

c)

"Roots"

d)

"Invisible Man"

14.

Who is known as the Father of Black History?

a)

Dr. Carter G. Woodson

b)

Dr. Charles Drew

c)

Dr. Martin Luther King

d)

Dr. Suess

15.

Most African-Americans are historically from civilizations found in which region of the African continent?

a)

East Africa

b)

West Africa

c)

Egypt

d)

South Africa

16.
The spread of Bantu speaking peoples over southern Africa before 1400 C.E. can best be explained by their
a)
Conversion to Islam
b)
use of calvary
c)
centralized political systems
d)
knowledge of agriculture