Week 8 World History: African Civilizations 1500 B.C. to A.D. 700

 

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This world history resource focuses on African civilizations
in 1500 B.C. to A.D. 700 and includes quiz questions
and answers and video links to related topics.

I utilized World History: Patterns of Interaction (Holt McDougal) for our world history textbook. It has multiple options for different learning styles and covers a wide array of information.

This quiz accompanies Chapter 8: pages 210-231.

Directions for the quiz:

• Scroll down and click on the thumbnail to enlarge to full screen.
• Click on the graphic to advance to the next screen.
• Choose an answer for each question.
• Compare your answers with those provided.

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Below are free videos to accompany chapter 8:

• Savanna Biome
• National Geographic: Rain Forests 101
• African Sleeping Sickness
• The Desert: Sahel
• Why we’re overdue to know the brilliance of Africa’s ancient civilizations
• African History: The Nok
• Great Mosque of Djenne
• Learn Swahili
• Rise of Aksum
• 3000 Years of Ethiopia’s History
• Haya People: Ancient Iron Smelters of Africa
• King Ezana

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World History Week 8 African Civilizations 1500 B.C. to A.D. 700

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African climates range from areas of constant drought to
forests with over 200 inches of rain/year.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is true.

Africa includes approximately ____ of  Earth’s land surface.
Answer choices include: 1%, 5%, 10%, 20%

The correct answer is 20%.

What African animal transmits sleeping sickness,
a potentially deadly condition in humans and livestock.
Answer choices include:
Lone Star Tick, Anopheles Mosquito, Tsetse Fly, Black Fire Ant

The correct answer is tsetse fly.

A religious belief called ____ includes the idea that animals, plants,
and other natural forces have spirits from ancestral souls.
Answer choices include: animism, absolutism, agnosticism, atheism

The correct answer animism.

African ___ were storytellers who shared oral history & literature for future generations.
Answer choices include: Ashiks, Griots, Skaids, Destangos

The correct answer is Griots.

What was West Africa’s earliest known cultural group?
Answer choices include: The Nok, The Khoisan, The Berbers, The Cushites

The correct answer is The Nok.

____, separating impurities to refine iron, began around
500 B.C. near the Niger and Benue Rivers.
Answer choices include: Distilling, Apheresis, Pasteurizing, Smelting

The correct answer is smelting.

What is the oldest known African city south of the Sahara?
Answer choices include: Aswan, Djenné-Djeno, Carthage, Luxor

The correct answer is Djenné-Djeno.

_____ is when people permanently move from one country or region to another.
Answer choices include: Visitation, Relation, Migration, Vacation

The correct answer is Migration.

Which of the following would be a push factor  related to migration?
Answer choices include:
religious persecution, abundant resources, employment opportunities, welcoming community

The correct answer is religious persecution.

Which is the first language of nearly ⅓ of people in Africa?
Answer choices include: French, Bantu, Yuruba, Nupe

The correct answer is Bantu.

In which direction in general did the majority of Bantu-speaking people migrate?
Answer choices include: north, east, south, west

The correct answer is south.

South of Kush in the Kingdom of Aksum, which is in the ____
of Africa, ivory, silk, textiles, and spices were traded.
Answer choices include: Boot, Horn, Panhandle, Eye

The correct answer is Horn.

Who is thought to be the first king of Aksum?
Answer choices include:
Dil Na’od, Ezana’s Stela, Mara Takla Haymanot, Zoskales

The correct answer is Zoskales.

Which ruler conquered what is now Yemen & the Kushites between A.D. 325 and 360?
Answer choices include: Sonni Ali, Ezana, Shaka Zulu, Taharqa

The correct answer is Ezana.

The Aksumites believed their king descended from their god called ____.
Answer choices include: Orun, Oshun, Mahrem, Nana Buluku

The correct answer is Mahrem.

When did Christianity begin in Judea?
Answer choices include: Around 100 B.C., Around A.D. 30,
Around A.D. 130, Around A.D. 310

The correct answer is Around A.D. 30.

Aksumites developed a unique style of building _____.
Answer choices include: pillars, domes, bridges, tunnels

The correct answer is pillars.

What inscription was on the coins of Aksum?
Answer choices include: "King of kings" "May the country be satisfied"
"In God we trust" "The glory of the new age"

The correct answer is: “May the country be satisfied”

____ farming enabled Aksumite farmers to increase the
productivity of their land & helped to prevent erosion.
Answer choices include: Aquaponics, Aeroponics, Terrace, Dryland

The correct answer is Terrace.

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