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25 Cards in this Set
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Major differences between African civilizations and post classical societies:
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A. african civilizations are built less clearly...
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Which statement describes indigenous religion of sub-Saharan Africa?
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B. animistic religion, power of natural forces, personified as deities
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Which statement concerning economy is not correct in Africa?
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D. market economy and self-sufficient agriculture
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Sahel refers to:
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A. grassland belt a southern edge of Sahara
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What about the Sudanic state of Mali and Songhay is true?
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B. terretorial core areas, people have same ethnic background
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Most important Christian Kingdom in Africa?
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Ethiopia
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Which statement concerning Maliki people is most accurate?
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D. Maliki society divided into clans of freemen, devoted to religion, tradesmen
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nature of urbanization within Mali Empire:
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B. Mali posessed port cities Gena? and Timbuktu which flourished
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What accounted for collapse of Songhay?
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B. invasions from Moroccan armies equipped with firearms
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Relationship with Islam in Africa religion:
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C. accomodated pagan practices in early stages of conversion to Islam
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Institution of slavery in Muslim society:
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A. stage of process of conversion of pagans to Islam
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Songhay part of what African Empire?
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Mali
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Common cultural trait of urbanized ports in east Africa?
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C. Bantu and Arabic Swahili language
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nature of trade in east African towns:
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D. international trade flourished in urbanized ports in east Africa
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impact of Portugal arrival on east African coast?
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A. great efforts to shift trade to their hands, but could not control trade
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How did Islam's expansion create international trade with east Africa?
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A. Islam expanded to southeast Asia and India providing religious trust... rulers...
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to what extent Islam converting Africa?
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C. areas near trading towns unaffected (?), converted little into interior
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African societies organized around kinship and lacking organized African societies called what?
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stateless
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800-1500 contact increased, most significant impact on sub-Saharan Africa?
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Islam
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region of Africa first converted to Islam by 70 AD?
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B. North Africa
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what Sudanic kingdom declined by 1076 making way for new political organization
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D. Ghana
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Geographic location of Mali?
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C. between Niger and Senegal Rivers
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Military title taken by later rulers of Songhay?
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D. Askia
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Monarch credited with beginning Malinka expansion and creating Mali Empire?
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Sunni-Data
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Ruler responsible for creation of Songhay Empire?
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Sunni-Ali
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