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What was the relationship between West African kings and the merchant? How did each side benefit from the relationship?

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The relationship between West African ki...

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How did the rise of Islam shape the development of East Africa? Give examples.

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The rise of Islam had a significant impa...

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Nyame

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Nyame is a term from the Akan people of ...

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Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
rock paintings

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Rock paintings are images or designs pai...

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Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
bards and The Epic of Son-Jara

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Bards were poets and storytellers in anc...

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Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Madagascar

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Madagascar is an island nation located o...

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Zanzibar

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Zanzibar is a term that refers to an arc...

Question 8

The ancient civilization that was located in the highlands of what is known today as Ethiopia was

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A)   Yoruba.
B)   Kush.
C)   Sahara.
D)   Axum.
E)   Saba.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

The city of Meroë was located near extensive ____ deposits.

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A)   gold
B)   iron
C)   silver
D)   tin
E)   copperF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Zanj

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The term "Zanj" refers to East African s...

Question 11

What was the ancient African kingdom that claimed to be descended from the Arabian kingdom of Saba (or Sheba) ?

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A)   Axum
B)   Kush
C)   Meroë
D)   Egypt
E)   NubiaF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

What generalizations can be made about African religion prior to Islam? What beliefs and values did most African peoples share?

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Prior to the spread of Islam in Africa, ...

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
al-Maghrib

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Al-Maghrib, also known as the Maghreb, i...

Question 14

The Khoi people of southern Africa were

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A)   mercenary soldiers.
B)   merchants.
C)   farmers.
D)   hunter-gatherers.
E)   herders.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
pantheism

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Pantheism is the belief that the univers...

Question 16

The great iron-working culture of northern Nigeria was the

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A)   Nok.
B)   Axum.
C)   Kush.
D)   Berger.
E)   Malagasy.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 17

The distinctively carved stone pillars, used to mark the tombs of Axum kings, are known as

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A)   stelae.
B)   mansa.
C)   sasa.
D)   zamani.
E)   ziggurats.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
polygyny

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Polygyny is a form of marriage in which ...

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Ashanti

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The term "Ashanti" refers to a major eth...

Question 20

In the states of West Africa, the focal point of the major towns was the

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A)   town hall.
B)   pleasure quarter.
C)   temple of the high priest.
D)   royal precinct.
E)   marketplace.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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