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1. Why was Africa considered by many Westerners to be a 'dark continent'?

Because it was largely unknown to Western explorers and cartographers—it was a 'dark' spot on the world map.Because Africa's rain forests were so dense, sunlight hardly ever found its way to the jungle's floor.Because until the early twentieth century, Africa did not have electricity.Because the continent is populated by dark-skinned peoples.

2. Along the shores of which major African river did ancient Egyptian society develop?

The Niger RiverThe Congo RiverThe Euphrates RiverThe Nile River

3. Which of the following imperial powers took over in Egypt after the Ptolemaic Dynasty was brought to an end?

The PersiansThe RomansThe ArabsThe Greeks

4. In what region of Africa were the Luba and Lunda empires located?

Central AfricaThe NortheastThe Central African savannaThe South

5. What is meant by the phrase 'lithic technology'?

The invention of early batteries.Ancient electricityThe styles and techniques used to produce and use stone tools.The process of smelting metal ore from rock.

6. During which of the following periods did the Atlantic World emerge?

Between 1300 and 1500 CEBetween 1400 and 1600 CEBetween 1500 and 1700 CEBetween 1600 and 1800 CE

7. Which of the following commodities did the Sanhaja transport back to Morocco?

IronClothGoldSalt

8. Which of the following best describes 'Eurocentrism'?

A Eurocentrist is a political moderate who lives in Western Europe.The idea that Western Europe devolved both culturally and morally as it gradually developed into a global imperial power.A view of the world that assumes Europe's preeminence and inherent superiority over all other human societies, both past and present.The notion that Africa's many societies had achieved a higher quality of civilization than most other places in world history and, therefore, should be used by scholars and officials as the standard by which all other societies—both past and present—are j

9. Which of the following best describes the impact of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade on the international market for goods produced by slave labor?

The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade brought a definitive end to all major slave-based economies, thus eliminating all goods produced by slave labor.The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade severely restricted the international flow of goods.The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade did nothing to restrict the flow of goods that were produced by slave labor and, therefore, did nothing to restrict the practice of slavery itself.The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade never happened.

10. Why has oral testimony—as a primary historical source—been treated with such skepticism by some historians?

Because oral testimony is largely unique to sub-Saharan Africa and most historians are racist.Because considering oral testimony as a primary historical source would require historians to leave the comfort of their own discipline's methodologies and shift towards a more interdisciplinary model of historical analysis.Because oral testimony is based on human memory, and human memory is prone to error and confusion.Because oral testimony is usually people lying or telling inventive stories.

11. Which of the following early modern European powers was the first to capture and sell African slaves in a European market?

SpainPortugalGreat BritainFrance

12. How has the study of ceramics served scholars' quest to illuminate the history of sub-Saharan Africa?

In lieu of written sources, ceramics record a past society's sense of priorities, values, and anxieties—information that can be gleaned from the pottery's external imagery, symbolism, and decorative embellishments.Ceramics are studied by art historians, but not historians, of sub-Saharan Africa.Sub-Saharan Africans did not create ceramics.Ceramics record the various types and qualities of soil in which Africans have grown their food throughout much of Africa's history.

13. What is 'The Epic of Sundiata'?

The creation story of the ancient Egyptians.Transmitted through the centuries by Malinke griots, the Epic of Sundiata is an epic poem that tells the life story of Sundiata Keita, the founder of the Mali Empire.An epic poem told by South African storytellers.A story that chronicles the experiences of an African slave on his journey between his homeland and the Americas.

14. The Atlantic World is a relatively new field of historical analysis. Which of the following best describes its primary subjects, geographical areas, and aims?

The Atlantic World is a historical field that studies the small island communities scattered throughout the Atlantic Ocean.'The Atlantic World' is the name for historians' and archeologists' search for the lost city of Atlantis.The Atlantic World is a field that focuses on the creation of a transatlantic system of economic, social, and cultural exchange involving Western European explorers, captive West Africans, and the establishment of European-controlled slave economies in the Americas.The Atlantic World is a field that focuses primarily on the various native peoples who lived along the Atlantic coast of North America.

15. Which of the following is not included within the scope of the Atlantic World?

West AfricaEast AfricaWestern EuropeAtlantic Ocean

16. Which of the following was Egypt's ruler during the famed 'Ptolemaic Dynasty'?

CiceroAlexander the GreatJulius CaesarCleopatra VII

17. What was the 'Great Trek'?

It was a period of Western European exploration in Africa's interior.It is another phrase for 'The Trail of Tears.'It was the first ever attempted roundtrip of the trans-Sahara trade route.As a result of the Cape Colony's annexation by the British in 1795, an estimated ten thousand Boers left the Cape Colony and headed north and northeast into South Africa's hinterlands in search of new lands outside of Great Britain's administrative control.

18. Which of the following best describes the ancient Egyptians' god of the River Nile?

A male with breasts.A woman without breasts.A three-headed snake with human arms.A dancing elephant with multiple arms.

19. What was the primary factor behind the mass movement of peoples from North Africa into the Nile River valley (northeastern Africa) and the Niger River valley (West Africa) around 4,500–3,500 years ago?

ExplorationA Justin Bieber concert in the Nile River valley and a Journey concert in the Niger River valley!Climatic changes / increasing desertificationAn increase in warfare

20. In which of the following modern-day African countries were the Kingdom of Ghana's territories located?

Mali and western NigerNigeria and northern CameroonMali and southern MauritaniaNiger and southern Algeria

21. In what ways has the study of language—or linguistics—augmented scholars' understanding of Africa's past?

It allows scholars to read ancient African texts and other types of primary sources and, therefore, gain access to its historical record.By studying the morphologies and movements of languages in sub-Saharan Africa, scholars are able to piece together histories of nontextual past societies, thus illuminating the history of 'a people without history.'Since many African languages have remained more-or-less static and unchanged for thousands of years, linguistics has helped prove the longstanding theory that Africans are largely a 'people without history.'Most historians do not pay attention to linguistic analyses, as they largely do not contain any valuable historical information.

22. Who was Sundiata?

The king of EnglandA man who heroically led a rebellion against administrators of the transatlantic slave trade, and won.One of the many gods in the pantheon of West African deities.A likely mythological great man and conqueror who arose at a time of crisis and confusion for the Mandinka people.

23. What does the word 'Ghana' mean?

KingHumanFarmerDog

24. In what modern-day West African country were the forest kingdoms of the Yoruba and Edo based?

GhanaBeninTogoNigeria

25. What is the significance of the discoveries of Nok terracotta sculptures?

The terracottas stand as a testament to the sophistication and complexities of Nok culture and society.They confirm the more-or-less static qualities of much of sub-Saharan Africa's past.They tell us that the Nok liked to make terracotta sculptures.There is largely no significance to these discoveries.

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