Chapter 17 Quiz B with Explanations

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. Which religion became prevalent in the sahel, savanna, and Indian Ocean coastal regions of Africa after the seventh century C.E.?

Christianity correct incorrect

Judaism correct incorrect

Islam correct incorrect

Buddhism correct incorrect

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. How were ironmongers seen in West African society?

They were seen as the backbone for regional trade in manufactured goods. correct incorrect

They were seen often to possess supernatural powers similar to those shamans. correct incorrect

They were seen as central to the production of swords and spears for warfare. correct incorrect

They were seen as socially inferior to the copper and gold smiths. correct incorrect

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. What was the major source of conflict among West Africans?

Control of resources correct incorrect

Religion correct incorrect

Ethnic differences correct incorrect

Political change correct incorrect

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. What was the source of labor in most West African gold mines?

Slaves correct incorrect

North Africans correct incorrect

Urban wage-earners correct incorrect

Farmers correct incorrect

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. What was the most common political formation in West Africa during the period from 700 to 1500 C.E.?

Kingdoms correct incorrect

Confederations correct incorrect

Empires correct incorrect

City-states correct incorrect

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. The Songhai Empire was conquered in the late sixteenth century by armed forces from

Benin. correct incorrect

Portugal. correct incorrect

Morocco. correct incorrect

Mali. correct incorrect

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. How were Yoruba political leaders like those of pre-Columbian states in the Americas?

Their roles included both religious and political responsibilities. correct incorrect

They practiced ritual bloodletting and sacrifice. correct incorrect

Their roles were primarily focused on military duties. correct incorrect

They were mummified at death, and their tombs became centers of worship. correct incorrect

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. How did the introduction of bananas into West Central Africa before 1000 B.C.E. affect farming?

It made farmers too dependent on a single crop for their subsistence. correct incorrect

It provided farmers with extra food during the fallow season. correct incorrect

It allowed farmers additional time for other activities like weaving. correct incorrect

It gave farmers of the region something to trade with the Europeans. correct incorrect

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. Scholars have found some evidence that women in early modern West Central Africa participated in

warfare. correct incorrect

mining. correct incorrect

politics. correct incorrect

trade. correct incorrect

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. In which way was Portuguese enslavement of Africans in the fifteenth century different from Africans enslavement of fellow Africans?

Africans treated slaves as members of their own families. correct incorrect

The Portuguese gave significant legal protection to slaves. correct incorrect

Africans used slaves only in domestic service. correct incorrect

The Portuguese saw Africans as inherently inferior to Europeans. correct incorrect

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. What Portuguese practice led to the establishment of mixed communities in Africa?

The abandonment of Portuguese convicts along the coast correct incorrect

The negotiation of marriage alliances between Portuguese and African elites correct incorrect

The settling of Portuguese peasants at fortified trading posts correct incorrect

The establishment of settler colonies next to important African gold sites correct incorrect

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. What was a major detriment to Portuguese missionary activity in West and West Central Africa?

The presence of deadly disease killed many missionaries. correct incorrect

Islam had already spread successfully throughout the region. correct incorrect

Africans linked conversion to the institution of slavery. correct incorrect

Competition from other European missionaries made work difficult. correct incorrect

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. What contributed to the fall of the Kongo kingdom in 1569?

The ruler did not provide enough European goods to his followers. correct incorrect

The economy declined due to crop failures and cheap imports. correct incorrect

The monarchy forged a slave-trade alliance with the Portuguese. correct incorrect

Hunter-gatherers invaded from the northern highlands. correct incorrect

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. Where did the Portuguese slave trade have its greatest impact on the local population during the early modern period?

The Gold Coast correct incorrect

Angola correct incorrect

Ghana correct incorrect

Ife correct incorrect

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. Which ruler of the Ndongo kingdom competed with the Imbangala to supply slaves to the Portuguese in the mid-seventeenth century?

King Afonso correct incorrect

King Ewuare correct incorrect

Sunni Ali correct incorrect

Queen Nzinga correct incorrect

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. What accelerated the demand for slaves in the Americas after the mid-seventeenth century?

An increase in sugar production in the Caribbean and tobacco production in Virginia correct incorrect

The high mortality rate among slaves in Brazilian sugar plantations correct incorrect

The growth of gold and silver mining in New Spain correct incorrect

The expansion of rice and cotton plantations in southern British colonies correct incorrect

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. The Atlantic slave trade, which lasted from the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries, resulted in the forced migration of how many Africans?

Eight million correct incorrect

One million correct incorrect

Twelve million correct incorrect

Twenty million correct incorrect

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. What is a difference between Pygmy and Bantu rituals?

Pygmies practice polygamy. correct incorrect

Pygmy worship focuses on an ever-present sky god. correct incorrect

Pygmies have many rituals to mark life's phases. correct incorrect

Pygmies do not venerate their dead ancestors. correct incorrect

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. What impact did the introduction of American food products have on the Pygmies of the Congo rain forest?

Pygmies established some peanut plantations in the rain forest. correct incorrect

Interaction between Pygmies and their Bantu neighbors increased. correct incorrect

Pygmies turned to slavery in order to trade for American products. correct incorrect

Pygmies adopted the sedentary lifestyles of their Bantu neighbors. correct incorrect