Ancient Africa1studyquiz

What does the word Africa mean?

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Most African - Americans trace their ancestors from this region of Africa.

Check all that apply to West Africa

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Match the following

• Richest man in Ancient Africa and by today's standards as well

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• Salt

  Whiskey

  Spices

  Indigo

  People

• King Alfonzo

• First opens trade in Africa with Europeans

• Mansa Musa

• Captives, livestock and other items gathered by warring tribes. " To the victor goes the spoils."

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• Fought to restrict slavery in Africa by Europeans

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What is climate?​ (a)   ​

• Long term weather patterns of a region.
• Day to day weather
• Minute by minute weather

What were the four paradoxes about Africa?​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​

• Powerful
• Wealthy
• Sold Slaves to Europeans

Match the following

• Upset African Culture

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• Slave Trade

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• Believe in a Supreme God

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• Home to most ancestors of African Americans

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• Knew how to fashion weapons and art from iron ore

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Ancient slavery had little to do with Race

True or False?

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• False

• Don't know

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Answer explanation

The answer is true. Race became an issue when the Americas both North and South America began importing African slaves and continued to enslave indigenous people already in the Americas.

What year did the slave trade begin?

Answer explanation

1444

Match the following

• Basic material from which a useful product is manufactured or made.

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• Imported the first slaves in 1444

• Mercantilism

• This economic philosophy that controlling the import goods was key to becoming wealthy,

• Portugal

• Allied with the Portuguese government to make his kingdom more European and Christian

• King Afonso

• Part of the Triangle in which slaves were shipped from Africa to the western hemisphere

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