Chp. 15 Review Sheet

1. Hunting - Gathering societies are the oldest form of ________ _________​ in the world, and it began in ​Africa . 

(a)  

One group of hunter - gatherers that still exist in Africa today are the ​ (a)   (Ayfay).  They live in groups of 10-100 and they are all ​ (b)   . 

• social organization
• Africa
• Efe
• related

1. Women in the Efe society are the ​ (a)   and the men and older boys are the ​ (b)   .

• gatherers
• hunters
• Oldest
• Wisest
• Leaders

1. In the Efe society, a respected older (a)   _ serves as the group leader, but he is not a chief...each family can make their own decisions and they settle arguments with long discussions.

1. In African societies families are organized in groups called (a)   ….each member of the lineage believes they are descendants of a common ancestor. 

1. Many African groups do not have a centralized system of power or government, their lineage groups take the place of rulers….these are called ____________ ______________.

(a)  

1. There are 2 ways that African societies trace their lineage and determine how possessions will be passed onto their descendants.  ​ (a)   society traces their ancestry through their fathers and ​ (b)   trace their ancestry through their mothers.

• patrilineal
• matrilineal
• Biological
• Matrimony
• Pediatrist

1. While the south of Africa was mostly stateless societies, _________________ played a vital role in North Africa.

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Judaism

1. After Muhammad died in 632, Muslims swept across the northwest part of the African continent, they converted many peoples to Islam either through (a)   or others peacefully. 

Trade had existed across the ​ (a)   desert for centuries, but it was infrequent and irregular because of the harsh desert conditions.  In the 3rd century nomads began to use ​ (b)   instead of oxen, donkeys and horses because a camel could cover ​ (c)   miles in a day, and could go without water for up to ​ (d)   days.

• Sahara
• camels
• 60
• 10
• Buffaloes
• Mojave
• 50
• 100