Unit 1 Quiz

Which continent is where all humanity originated from?

• United States

• Antartica

• Asia

• Africa

Why is Oral History significant?

• It was used due to the fact most African languages are spoken

• It was passed down through generations by word of mouth

• All of the Above

• It allowed the passage of stories and traditions

What is Domestication?

• The belief that objects have spirits

• Adapting plants and animals for human use

• An area of Africa

• A ruler in Mali

Why is the location of Nubia significant?

• It competed with Egypt along the Nile

• They immigrated from the Arabian Peninsula

• They got along well with the Bantu speaking peoples

• It competed with West African Empires

Why was Ghana able to grow powerful and wealthy?

• They conquered the Mali Empire

• They were dominant over the Indian Ocean Trade due to their monopoly over gold

• Sundiata was able to conquer the Soosoo people and found the empire.

• They had a large gold reserve and were able to trade with other kingdoms and empires.

Who is Sundiata?

• The conquerer of the Songhai empire

• The founder of the Mali empire

• The richest man in the world at one point

• An Islamic King (also known as Mansa)

Why is Mansa Musa important?

• He founded the Mali empire

• He conquered Egypt

• He was known as the richest man in the world at one point

• He was the King of Nubia

What was Swahili Culture a blend of?

• American and African

• European and African

• African and Asian influences

• Middle Eastern and African Influences

What did the Kingdom of Aksum accomplish?

• They were able to assert dominance over Indian Ocean trade routes

• They had close relations with the Kingdom of Mali

• They built temples called pyramids

• They had Aksumite Coins that showed literacy and organized government

Animism is...

• Training wild animals for human use

• Organized growing of crops

• Assigning spirits to natural objects

• A form of currency