History 1510 - History of African Americans I » Spring 2022 » Chapter 1 Review Quiz

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Question #1
The Yoruba people of West Africa referred to their storytellers as griots.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #2
Lucy, an early example of Homo erectus, was discovered in the mid-1970s in Ghana.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #3
The area along the Nile River became the most densely populated region in the ancient world.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #4
Hatshepsut was considered a shrewd and skillful female pharaoh in Egypt during the New Kingdom period.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #5
Known as the longest-lasting civilization in history, ancient Egypt is said to have had approximately 1000 ruling dynasties.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #6
The first Kushite king to control all of Egypt was __________.
A.   Thutmose
B.   Mansa Musa
C.   Olodumare
D.   Shabaka
Question #7
In 332 BCE, __________ conquered Egypt.
A.   Ptolemy
B.   Muhammad
C.   Abu Abdallah Ibn Battuta
D.   Alexander the Great
Question #8
The Yoruba-speaking peoples of Benin and Ife __________.
A.   were frequently sold into slavery
B.   became powerful slave traders
C.   were unaware of the slave trade
D.   refused to participate in the slave trade
Question #9
The __________, who possessed knowledge of ironworking, were one of the African peoples who migrated to the area that became the Kongo.
A.   Igbo
B.   Yoruba
C.   Tsonga
D.   Nok
Question #10
West Africa experienced increased agricultural productivity, specialization of tasks, and a population boom due to __________.
A.   mass immigration from sub-Saharan Africa
B.   European trade along the coast
C.   the rapid growth of iron production
D.   the conquest of Egypt by Ghana

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