1. Why were iron tools and weapons an advantage to the Bantu?
A. They were more efficient and lighter than stone tools and weapons.
B. They had religious value.
C. they were easy to find.
D. They were cheaper to make than stone tools and weapons.
2. How did the Bantu migration change the languages of Africa?
A. The Bantu created one common language spoken throughout Africa today.
B. The Bantu traded with other cultures and adopted their languages.
C. The Bantu adopted other inhabitants’ languages and the original language has been lost.
D. The Bantu contributed to more than 500 languages spoken in Africa today.
3. Which of these civilizations traded with India during the 1400s?
A. Axum Empire
B. Swahili Coast
C. Britain
D. United States
4. Which trade route was too distant from East and West Africa to be used?
A. Black Sea
B. Silk Road
C. Mediterranean Sea
D. trans-Saharan
5. How were interactions between people along the Indian Ocean trade route impacted by physical geography?
A. Traders had to stop in Mesopotamia to trade and spread several religions.
B. Traders had to stop in ports and spread Christianity throughout Africa.
C. Traders had to stop in ports and often traded religious and cultural ideas.
D. Traders had to stop at oases across the deserts and spread religious and cultural ideas.
6. Compare how the Swahili coast of East Africa and the Kingdom of Kongo were impacted by their role in global trade during the seventeenth century
A. The Kingdom of Kongo lost control of the slave trade, while the Swahili coast lost its power to extract resources.
B. The Kingdom of Kongo and the Swahili coast were both destroyed.
C. Both the Kingdom of Kongo and the Swahili coast rose to greater prominence due to Portuguese involvement.
D. The Kingdom of Kongo moved north, while the Swahili coast disbanded.
7. According to some Indigenous African religions, what are witches?
A. people viewed as both political and spiritual leaders
B. people believed to have magical power
C. people who make medicines and amulets to protect others from witchcraft
D. supernatural beings or lesser gods
1. A. They were more efficient and lighter than stone tools and weapons.
2. D. The Bantu contributed to more than 500 languages spoken in Africa today.
3. A. Axum Empire
4. D. trans-Saharan
5. C. Traders had to stop in ports and often traded religious and cultural ideas.
6. A. The Kingdom of Kongo lost control of the slave trade, while the Swahili coast lost its power to extract resources.
7. B. people believed to have magical power