Quiz on East African History

Islam was first brought to East Africa by

• Muslim artists from Egypt.

• Muslim missionaries from Persia.

• Muslim traders from Arabia.

• Muslim warriors from Spain.

The Bantu people of southern and eastern Africa spread techniques for __________ across Africa.

• gold mining

• smelting iron

• subsistence farming

• weaving tapestries

What language was spoken in Kilwa, Mombasa, and Mogadishu?

• Bantu

• Arabic

• Swahili

• Portuguese

Until the 11th century, most people in southern Africa lived in

• empires ruled by harsh kings.

• small family camps that were not part of any villages.

• stateless societies.

• villages with no rulers.

The greatest political power in the Inca Empire was the

• governor of each imperial quarter.

• leader of the labor service in Cuzco.

• nobility from the provinces near Cuzco.

• emperor, who claimed to be divine.

The Inca Empire kept historical records with

• knotted strings.

• written accounts.

• calendars.

• painted bark.

Mansa Mūsā caused Timbuktu to become

• an armed camp for political prisoners.

• an intellectual capital of the Muslim world.

• an oasis for traders who crossed the desert.

• an outpost for Christian and Jewish refugees.

The “fleets of the desert” were used for trade by

• a. Berbers.

• b. citizens of Makkah.

• c. citizens of Timbuktu.

• d. Ghanaians.

Which of the following best describes the Inca agricultural system?

• a. pepper and rice farms that were far away from farmers’ huts

• b. small but highly complex farms that grew vanilla and sugarcane

• c. high altitude, terraced farms with precise irrigation systems

• d. urban farms managed by women and children of noble birth

Early African wood carvers made masks and statues that most often represented

• a. gods, spirits, and ancestors.

• b. griots.

• c. birds.

• d. inanimate objects.