Explorations and Cultures of Africa

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Portugal financed the explorations of which explorer?

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Christopher Columbus

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What is the Sahel?

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A wide strip of land between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea

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In Africa, what served as a sign of wealth and prosperity? Options: Livestock, Gold, Spices, Silk

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Livestock

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African clans were composed of how many tribes?

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Two or more

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Islam spread to western Africa by way of whom?

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Muslim traders

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What is a sultanate?

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An Islamic kingdom

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What did African children hear in their early teen years? Options: Their family’s entire history, Stories of the gods, Tales of the sea, Legends of the forest

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Their family’s entire history

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At its height, what did the Mamluk kingdom control? Options: Only the land around the Nile River, The entire African continent, The Sahara Desert, The Mediterranean coast

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Only the land around the Nile River

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What was the most famous structure in Great Zimbabwe called?

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The Great Temple

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Who were the first Europeans to buy slaves in Africa?

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The Portuguese