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WorksheetsAP AFAM Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 34mins
Which of the following is a feature that characterizes African American Studies?
It focuses solely on European history.
It examines Black artistic, intellectual, and political endeavors.
It ignores cultural contributions of people of African descent.
It is limited to a single academic discipline.
Describe the developments that led to the incorporation of African American Studies into United States colleges and universities in the 1960s and 1970s.
The incorporation was influenced by the Civil Rights movement, the Black Power movement, and the Black Campus movement, which led to increased enrollment of Black students in predominantly white institutions and protests demanding the study of Black history and experiences.
It was primarily due to the economic boom of the 1960s, which allowed universities to expand their course offerings to include more international studies.
The development was a result of federal mandates requiring all universities to offer courses on minority groups, regardless of student interest or activism.
African American Studies were incorporated mainly to attract international students and improve the global ranking of American universities.
Explain how African American Studies enriches the study of early Africa and its relationship to communities of the African diaspora.
African American Studies examines developments in early African societies and their contributions to arts, technology, politics, religion, and music, informing African Americans’ experiences and identities.
African American Studies focuses solely on the modern civil rights movement, ignoring early African societies and their impact.
African American Studies is limited to the study of African languages and does not address cultural or historical connections to the diaspora.
African American Studies only examines the economic aspects of African American life, without reference to early Africa or its influence.
In what year did this strike take place?
1968
1972
1955
1980
What was the main demand of the students during this strike?
Lower tuition fees
Black Studies program
More sports facilities
Longer holidays
Fill in the blank: In 1968, ________ established the first Black Studies department at a four-year college.
San Francisco State College (now University)
Harvard University
Howard University
University of California, Los Angeles
Which of the following is NOT one of the five primary climate zones of Africa?
Desert
Semiarid
Tundra
Tropical rainforests
Mediterranean zone
Africa is bordered by which of the following bodies of water?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
All of the above
Name two major rivers in Africa that connect regions throughout the interior of the continent.
Niger River and Nile River
Amazon River and Yangtze River
Mississippi River and Danube River
Thames River and Seine River
Africa’s varied landscape affected patterns of settlement and trade by:
providing different opportunities and challenges for agriculture, herding, and trade, leading to diverse cultural regions.
making all regions suitable for the same types of agriculture and trade.
preventing any form of trade between regions.
ensuring that all cultural regions developed in the same way.
The proximity of which bodies of water supported the emergence of early societies and fostered early global connections beyond the African continent?
Atlantic Ocean and Red Sea
Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
Population centers emerged in the Sahel and the savannah grasslands of Africa for three important reasons. One reason was:
Major water routes facilitated the movement of people and goods through trade.
The region was isolated from major trade routes.
The land was mostly desert and unsuitable for agriculture.
There was little interaction with neighboring regions.
Major water routes facilitated the movement of people and goods through ________.
trade
farming
mining
hunting
Variations in climate facilitated diverse opportunities for ________ in Africa.
trade
warfare
isolation
farming
Describe the causes of Bantu expansion across the African continent.
Technological innovations and agricultural innovations contributed to the population growth of West and Central African peoples, triggering the Bantu expansion.
The Bantu expansion was primarily caused by the search for gold and precious metals across Africa.
The Bantu expansion was a result of European colonization efforts in the early centuries.
The Bantu expansion was driven by the spread of Islam from North Africa.
Explain how the Bantu expansion affected the linguistic diversity of West and Central Africa and the genetic heritage of African Americans.
The Bantu expansion spread Bantu languages and influenced the genetic ancestry of African Americans.
The Bantu expansion led to the extinction of all indigenous languages in West and Central Africa and had no impact on African American ancestry.
The Bantu expansion only affected North Africa and did not influence language or genetics in West and Central Africa.
The Bantu expansion resulted in the introduction of European languages to West and Central Africa and shaped the genetic heritage of Asian Americans.
Which of the following contributed to the population growth of West and Central African peoples?
Technological innovations
Agricultural innovations
Both A and B
None of the above
The Bantu expansion refers to:
The migration of people who spoke Bantu languages throughout the continent from 1500 BCE to 500 CE
The spread of Islam in Africa
The colonization of Africa by Europeans
The end of the slave trade
Bantu-speaking peoples’ linguistic influences spread throughout the continent. Today, the Bantu linguistic family contains hundreds of languages that are spoken throughout which regions?
A) West, Central, and Southern Africa
B) North Africa only
C) East Africa only
D) Europe
Africa is the home of thousands of ethnic groups and languages. A large portion of the genetic ancestry of African Americans derives from communities in which regions?
A) West and Central Africa
B) North Africa
C) East Africa
D) Southern Africa
According to the map, where is the origin of the Bantu peoples located?
West Africa
North Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
Refer to the map showing the movement of Bantu peoples, languages, and technologies. Which of the following best describes the direction of the Bantu migration?
North to South
East to West
West to East and South
South to North
Describe the features of, and goods produced by, complex societies that emerged in ancient East and West Africa.
Complex societies in ancient East and West Africa produced luxury trade items, developed their own currency and script, and engaged in major maritime trade networks.
Complex societies in ancient East and West Africa relied solely on hunting and gathering, and did not participate in any form of trade.
Complex societies in ancient East and West Africa were isolated and did not develop any form of written language or currency.
Complex societies in ancient East and West Africa only produced basic agricultural goods and avoided contact with other regions.
Which two ancient societies emerged along the Nile River around 3000 BCE?
A) Egypt and Nubia
B) Ghana and Mali
C) Aksum and Kush
D) Ethiopia and Sudan
What was one major factor that contributed to the rise and expansion of the Aksumite Empire?
Its strategic location and major maritime trade networks connecting the Mediterranean, Roman Empire, and India.
The discovery of vast gold mines within its territory.
A powerful alliance with the Mongol Empire.
The adoption of a feudal system similar to medieval Europe.
Explain why Africa's ancient societies are culturally and historically significant to Black communities.
Africa's ancient societies are significant because they provide evidence of complex civilizations, counter racist stereotypes, and underpin political claims for self-rule and independence.
Africa's ancient societies are significant because they were isolated and had little influence on the rest of the world.
Africa's ancient societies are significant because they only focused on agriculture and not on technological advancements.
Africa's ancient societies are significant because they were primarily nomadic and lacked permanent settlements.
Which society is one of the earliest ironworking societies of West Africa, emerging around 500 BCE and known for pottery and terracotta sculptures?
Nok society
Aksum
Mali Empire
Ghana Empire
Aksum became the first African society to adopt Christianity under the leadership of which king?
King Ezana
King Tutankhamun
King Mansa Musa
King Shaka
What does the image show?
A Roman coin showing Julius Caesar
An Aksumite coin showing King Ezana, Circa 340–400
A Greek coin showing Alexander the Great
A Nok sculpture from West Africa
What is depicted in the image?
A Nok sculpture, Circa 900 BCE – 200 CE
An Egyptian statue of a pharaoh
A Roman bust
A medieval European sculpture
Explain how the influence of gold and trade shaped the political, economic, and religious development of the ancient West African empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
Gold and trade shaped the political, economic, and religious development of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai by facilitating wealth, power, and the spread of Islam through trans-Saharan commerce.
Gold and trade had little impact on the development of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, as these empires relied mainly on agriculture and isolation.
Gold and trade led to the decline of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai by causing internal conflicts and discouraging foreign relations.
Gold and trade only influenced the religious development of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, with no significant effect on their political or economic structures.
The Sudanic empires, also known as the Sahelian empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, emerged and flourished from the _______ to the _______ century.
seventh; sixteenth
eighth; fifteenth
ninth; fourteenth
tenth; seventeenth
Ancient Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were renowned for their gold mines and strategic location at the nexus of multiple trade routes, connecting trade from the Sahara (toward Europe) to _______.
sub-Saharan Africa
East Asia
North America
Australia
Trans-Saharan commerce brought North African traders, scholars, and administrators who introduced _______ to the region and facilitated its spread throughout West Africa.
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Songhai was the last and the largest of the Sudanic empires. Following Portuguese exploration along the western coast of Africa, trade routes shifted from trans-Saharan to _______ trade, diminishing Songhai’s wealth.
Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Mali’s wealth and power created opportunities for the empire to expand its reach to other societies within Africa and across the Mediterranean by becoming a center for which of the following?
Trade, learning, and cultural exchange
Military conquest only
Religious isolation
Agricultural self-sufficiency
In the fourteenth century, the Mali Empire was ruled by the wealthy and influential ________, who established the empire as a center for trade, learning, and cultural exchange.
Mansa Musa
Sundiata Keita
Askia Muhammad
Sonni Ali
Mali’s wealth and access to trans-Saharan trade routes enabled its leaders to crossbreed powerful North African horses and purchase ________, which contributed to the empire’s ability to extend power over neighboring groups.
steel weapons
silk garments
spices
ivory carvings
Mali’s wealth and Mansa Musa’s hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) in 1324 attracted the interest of merchants and cartographers across the eastern Mediterranean to southern Europe, prompting plans to trade manufactured goods for ________.
gold
spices
silk
ivory
The Sudanic empires in West Africa included regions from which the majority of enslaved Africans transported to North America descended. Which regions were these?
North Africa and East Africa
West Africa and West Central Africa
Southern Africa and North Africa
East Africa and Central Africa
Refer to the 'Map of Africa's Kingdoms and Empires.' Which of the following kingdoms was located in West Africa?
Aksum
Ghana
Kilwa
Merina
Refer to the 'Map of Africa's Kingdoms and Empires.' The kingdom of ________ was located in present-day Ethiopia.
Aksum
Mali
Ghana
Songhai
Examine the Catalan Atlas by Abraham Cresques, 1375, shown above. What does this map represent?
A modern political map of Africa
A medieval European perspective of Africa and surrounding regions
A map of the Americas
A satellite image of Europe
What is depicted in the image shown above?
A modern sculpture
A Mali Equestrian Figure
An Egyptian pyramid
A Roman statue
Describe the institutional and community-based models of education present in early West African societies.
Early West African societies had institutional and community-based models of education, including centers of learning in trading cities and the griot tradition.
Early West African societies relied solely on written texts and formal schools for education.
Education in early West African societies was only available to royalty and excluded the general community.
There were no organized forms of education in early West African societies, and learning was entirely informal.
Which city in Mali became a center of learning, drawing astronomers, mathematicians, architects, and jurists?
Timbuktu
Cairo
Lagos
Nairobi
Who were the griots in West African societies?
Warriors
Historians, storytellers, and musicians
Farmers
Merchants
Griots in West African societies included both men and women who preserved knowledge of a community’s births, deaths, and marriages in their stories.
True
False
Syncretic practices in early West and West Central African societies developed through the blending of local spiritual practices with which religions, and were carried forward in African-descended communities in the Americas?
Buddhism and Hinduism
Christianity and Islam
Judaism and Zoroastrianism
Taoism and Shinto
Which of the following statements best describes the adoption of Islam or Christianity by leaders of some African societies?
It resulted in the complete replacement of indigenous beliefs.
It resulted in the blending of aspects of these introduced faiths with indigenous spiritual beliefs and cosmologies.
It led to the rejection of all foreign religions.
It had no impact on African societies.
About what fraction of the enslaved Africans who arrived in North America came from Christian societies in Africa?
About one-quarter.
About one-half.
About three-quarters.
Almost all.
Name one spiritual practice from West and West Central Africa that survived in African diasporic religions in the Americas.
Veneration of the ancestors, divination, healing practices, or collective singing and dancing.
Worship of Norse gods and runic magic.
Practice of Zen meditation and tea ceremonies.
Observance of Shinto rituals and sumo wrestling.
Explain the reasons why Africans went to Europe and Europeans went to Africa before the onset of the transatlantic slave trade.
Africans went to Europe and Europeans went to Africa for trade, diplomatic, educational, and religious reasons before the onset of the transatlantic slave trade.
Africans went to Europe and Europeans went to Africa only for military conquest before the onset of the transatlantic slave trade.
Africans went to Europe and Europeans went to Africa solely to escape famine before the onset of the transatlantic slave trade.
Africans went to Europe and Europeans went to Africa exclusively for entertainment purposes before the onset of the transatlantic slave trade.
In the late fifteenth century, trade between West African kingdoms and Portugal for gold, goods, and enslaved people grew steadily, bypassing the ________ trade routes.
trans-Saharan
Silk Road
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Portuguese and West African trade increased the presence of Europeans in West Africa and the population of sub-Saharan Africans in Iberian port cities like ________ and ________.
Lisbon; Seville
Madrid; Barcelona
Porto; Valencia
Granada; Malaga
African elites, including ambassadors and the children of rulers, traveled to Mediterranean port cities for which of the following reasons?
Diplomatic
Educational
Religious
Military conquest
Which of the following best compares the political and military leadership of Queen Idia of Benin and Queen Njinga of Ndongo-Matamba?
Queen Idia relied on spiritual and medicinal power, while Queen Njinga led armies, used guerilla tactics, and expanded her influence through the slave trade.
Both Queen Idia and Queen Njinga led armies into battle and used guerilla warfare.
Queen Idia participated in the slave trade, while Queen Njinga relied solely on spiritual power.
Both leaders only used spiritual power to achieve victories.
Queen Idia became an iconic symbol of Black women’s leadership, and her image was adopted as a symbol for FESTAC. Queen Njinga’s reign solidified her legacy as a skilled political and military leader, leading to nearly 100 more years of women rulers in Matamba. What does this describe?
The legacy of Queen Idia of Benin and Queen Njinga of Ndongo-Matamba’s leadership
The economic policies of Benin and Matamba
The decline of women’s leadership in Africa
The religious practices of Benin and Matamba
Queen Idia relied on ________ power and medicinal knowledge to bring victories to Benin.
spiritual
military
economic
political
Queen Njinga engaged in 30 years of guerilla warfare against the ________ to maintain sovereignty and control of her kingdom.
Portuguese
Dutch
British
Spanish
In 1977, an ivory mask of Queen Idia’s face was adopted as the symbol for ________.
FESTAC (Second World Black Festival of Arts and Culture)
The Commonwealth Games
The Olympic Games
The Pan-African Congress
Queen Njinga’s reign led to nearly ________ more years of women rulers in Matamba.
100
20
50
10
Describe the function of kinship along with the varied roles women played in early West and Central African societies.
Kinship functioned to hold family groups together by extended kinship ties, and women played roles as spiritual leaders, political advisors, market traders, educators, and agriculturalists.
Kinship was primarily used for military organization, and women were restricted to domestic roles only.
Kinship served only as a religious institution, and women had no significant roles outside the home.
Kinship was based solely on economic transactions, and women were not involved in community leadership or trade.
Compare the political and military leadership of Queen Idia of Benin and Queen Njinga of Ndongo-Matamba.
Queen Idia became the first iyoba (queen mother) in Benin and served as a political advisor to her son, the king. Queen Njinga became queen of Ndongo and Matamba and led her people during the early seventeenth century.
Queen Idia was known for her naval conquests, while Queen Njinga focused solely on trade relations with Europeans.
Queen Idia ruled over Ndongo and Matamba, while Queen Njinga was the queen mother of Benin.
Queen Idia and Queen Njinga both refused to participate in any political or military activities during their reigns.
In the late fifteenth century, who became the first iyoba (queen mother) in the Kingdom of Benin?
Queen Njinga
Queen Idia
Queen Amina
Queen Nzinga
Who became queen of the kingdoms of Ndongo and Matamba in the early seventeenth century?
Queen Idia
Queen Njinga
Queen Amina
Queen Nzinga
Early forms of enslaved labor by the Portuguese, such as those on the Atlantic islands of Cabo Verde and São Tomé, established a model for slave-based economies in the Americas by:
using enslaved Africans to work on plantations producing cotton, indigo, and sugar.
trading only with European countries.
abolishing slavery early on.
focusing on mining rather than agriculture.
