WHII - Unit 06 - Unit Test Review {African Societies} (2015)

Which of the following are TRUE about the Songhai Empire?

• Controlled trade routes out of the Saharan Desert

• A Tribal Council served as the Government

• Contained cultural centers like Timbuktu

• Economy included the trade of ivory and frankincense

• Christianity was the main religion for all citizens

What empire is depicted on this map of Africa?

• Asante Empire

• Kongo Kingdom

• Ethiopian Empire

• Zulu Empire

• Songhai Empire

What African Empire is depicted on this map?

• Ethiopian Empire

• Zulu Empire

• Kongo Kingdom

• Egyptian Empire

• Asante Empire

Which of the following are true about the Ethiopian Empire from 1500-1800A.D.?

• Economy based on Trade

• Traded in Gold, Ivory, and Frankincense

• Ruled by a Christian Monarch

• Traded in Slaves, Gold, and Textiles

• Economy based on Agriculture and Livestock

In 1483, the Portuguese arrived in which Central African kingdom and converted the entire kingdom to Christianity by the 1490s?

• Asante

• Zulu

• Kongo

• Ethiopia

• Songhai

Which of the following are TRUE about the Zulu Empire?

• History is passed down orally between generations

• People are superstitious

• Ancestral spirits are important in religious life

• Magic has been used to explain things beyond their understanding

• Christianity is the religion of rulers. Islam is the religion of the majority of people.

Which of the following are TRUE about the Asante Empire?

• Located on the "Gold Coast"...in present day Ghana

• Became militaristic based on threats from other African empires

• In search of gold, the Europeans dislocated many towns

• Located near the Cape of Good Hope and the Horn of Africa

• Relied on the Kongo River for survival

What African geographic feature is depicted in this map?

• Horn of Africa

• Nile River

• Cape of Good Hope

• Kongo River

• Sub-Continent of Africa

This West African society eliminated the clan tradition in favor of unification under a king and became a powerful state by 1750?

• Zulu

• Ethiopian

• Asante

• Kongo

• Songhai

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Central African Kingdom of Kongo?

• Had artisans skilled in metallurgy

• Empire expanded into Egypt

• Relied on the Niger River for trade and water

• Located on the Horn of Africa

• Economy based on agriculture and livestock