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African Civilization - Part 2
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Q1. The second of the great West African empires was active between the mid1200s A.D. and about the mid-1400s A.D.
A. Ghana empire
B. Mali empire
C. Songhai empire
D. Great Zimbabwe
Q2. Which of these religions believes in respecting nature spirits?
A. Christianity
B. Shintoism
C. Islam
D. Judaism
Q3. Another form of transport was the caravan. What would they caravan on?
A. Cars
B. Vans
C. Dog sleds
D. Camels
Q4. Which type of weather would you PROBABLY NOT find in Africa!
A. HOT/HEAT
B. WIND
C. SNOW/HURRICANES
Q5. The sacred law of Islam
A. Sharia Law
B. Hammurabi Code
C. Brehon Law
D. Mosaic Code
Q6. The ___ is how the Israeli’s trace their claim to the land that is Israel.
A. Torah
B. Tao Te Ching
C. New Testament
D. Talmud
Q7. Open grassland with scattered trees
A. Sahel
B. sub-Sahara
C. rain forest
D. savannah
Q8. Which of the following actions helped the Aztec to build a powerful and wealthy state?
A. They created expensive carvings to sell for great profits.
B. They seized many towns to control a broad trade network.
C. They destroyed older civilizations to prevent the spread of disease.
D. They introduced a calendar to organize the activities of their people.
Q9. Which group of invaders from continental Europe eventually settled in England (bringing Old English with them)?
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A. Angles and Saxons
B. Magyars
C. Vikings
D. Franks
Q10. What is one of the most important effects of the Bantu migrations.
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A. The diffusion of Islam
B. The creation of linguistic similarities across sub-Saharan Africa
C. The creation of a single subSaharan African culture
D. The diffusion of the banana
Q11. Give the answer
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A. Largest European cities
B. Mediterranean Sea
C. Red Sea coast
D. Trans-Saharan trade routes
Q12. The Bantu migration reached southern Africa in what century?
A. eleventh
B. ninth
C. fifteenth
D. thirteenth
Q13. Hieroglyphics is
A. Egyptian picture writing
B. Egyptian Laws
C. Egyptian Bill of Rights
Q14. In the Empire of Mali, who was Mali’s greatest leader?
A. Mufusa
B. Mansa Musa
Q15. A sect of Christianity that is led by the Pope and dominated PostClassical Western Europe and is practiced around the world today.
A. Catholicism
B. Orthodox
C. Methodist
D. Mormon
Q16. The ___ river gave rise to many West African civilizations.
A. Nile
B. Niger
C. Congo
D. Senegal
Q17. Where would you locate this at?
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A. Aztec Empire
B. Mayan Empire
C. Incan Empire
Q18. Which religion belongs in the shaded part of this diagram?
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A. Hinduism
B. Shintoism
C. Confucianism
D. Buddhism
Q19. What River is #1
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A. Nile
B. Senegal
C. Niger
D. Benue
Q20. This civilization was located in the Central American rainforest.
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A. Aztecs
B. Inca
C. Mayan
D. Olmec
Q21. Muslim expansion helped diffuse which technologicaladvancements used for grinding, irrigation and en ergy use?
A. F Metal molds and wooden blocks
B. G Wedges and iron picks
C. H Compasses and lateen sails
D. J Waterwheels and windmills
Q22. What is the Arab Spring?
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A. A freshwater spring by the Sahara
B. Ancient fountain in Saudi Arabia
C. Anti-climate change movement
D. Political revolution against dictorships
Q23. One of the most important things that Mansa Musa did to advance his king dom was to:
A. convert to Islamy
B. send merchants to make contact with European kings
C. build mosques and universities to attract scholars
D. reform the law code and the tax system
Q24. Which of these does Islam follow?
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A. Polytheism
B. Deism
C. Monotheism
D. Atheism
Q25. The main language of the Islamic civilization is
A. Latin
B. Arabic
C. Greek
D. Turkish
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