Question 1

Mansa Mūsā, one of Mali’s most powerful kings, made a pilgrimage to Makkah during his reign.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 2

The origins of humanity lie in which of the following continents?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Answer

North America

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Asia

Answer

Australia

Question 3

In a matrilineal society, rank and power

Accepted Answer

pass through the female line

Answer

are not passed to future generations

Answer

are controlled by foreign visitors

Answer

pass through the male line

Question 4

Mansa Mūsā caused Timbuktu to become

Accepted Answer

B)  an intellectual capital of the Muslim world.

Answer

D)  an outpost for Christian and Jewish refugees.

Answer

C)  an oasis for traders who crossed the desert.

Answer

A)  an armed camp for political prisoners.

Question 5

What are Africa’s four distinct climate zones?

Accepted Answer

B)  mild, desert, rain forest, savanna

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A)  tropical, dry, midlatitude, high latitude

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D)  steppe, desert, Mediterranean, tropical dry

Answer

C)  tropical wet, tropical dry, humid subtropical, desert

Question 6

A sizable minority of African Americans can trace their ancestry to Central Africa.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 7

Ancient African architecture received its greatest influence from the religion of __________.

Accepted Answer

Islam

Answer

Buddhism

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Christianity

Answer

Judaism

Question 8

Mali was established in the mid-thirteenth century by

Accepted Answer

A)  Sundiata Keita.

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D)  Sunni Ali.

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C)  Muhammad Ture.

Answer

B)  Mansa Mūsā.

Question 9

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

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A)  gods, spirits, and ancestors.

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B)  griots.

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C)  birds.

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D)  inanimate objects.

Question 10

African Americans come primarily from which region in Africa?

Accepted Answer

west

Answer

south

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north

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east

Answer

Option 8