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SOL Quiz 23

SOL Quiz 23. Africa. 1. The earliest forms of human-like beings have been found in Africa. Fossils of these first human-like beings were discovered in what part of Africa? a. Southern Africa b. East Africa c. West Africa d. Egypt.

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SOL Quiz 23

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  1. SOL Quiz 23 Africa

  2. 1. The earliest forms of human-like beings have been found in Africa. Fossils of these first human-like beings were discovered in what part of Africa? a. Southern Africa b. East Africa c. West Africa d. Egypt Fossilized bones of human-like remains millions of years old have been found in the Great Rift Valley in East Africa. The findings suggest that the human species originated in Africa.

  3. 2. The adoption of Egyptian writing and religion by the people of Kush is an example of a. nationalism b. economic determinism c. cultural diffusion d. ethnic identity

  4. 3. All of the following people would be considered part of an African's extended family in early tribal communities, EXCEPT a. cousins b. co-workers c. grandparents d. a woman's in-laws An extended family is made up only of people related by blood or marriage. This usually includes all the descendants of a common grandfather or great-grandfather and their wives or husbands.

  5. 4. Africa had large and important kingdoms during the time of the Middle Ages in Europe. All of the following were major sub-Saharan kingdoms in Africa, EXCEPT a. Ghana b. Mali c. Songhai d. Carthage Carthage was a major kingdom on the coast of Africa north of the Sahara Desert. It dominated the western Mediterranean for hundreds of years until conquered by the Roman Empire in ancient times. Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were all important kingdoms south of the Sahara Desert in West and Central Africa between 500 and 1500 A.D.

  6. 5. Before 1500 A.D. the trade items most sought after from the African kingdoms south of the Sahara were a. gold and ivory b. silk and cotton c. fruit and vegetables d. rubber and coffee The sub-Saharan kingdoms traded their gold and ivory for salt and cloth brought by caravans that crossed the Sahara Desert from North Africa.

  7. 6. The trade across the Sahara Desert was an avenue for the spread of which religion to sub-Saharan Africa? a. Christianity b. Judaism c. Islam d. Roman paganism Muslims carried on the trans-Sahara trade which had grown in the preceding centuries. Many sub-Saharan Africans adopted Islam which spread into West and Central Africa across the desert, and from Egypt along the Nile into Sudan.

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