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1
Which country launched a massive exploratory maritime expedition at the beginning of the fifteenth century, only to abandon it inexplicably by the century's mid point?
A)China
B)England
C)France
D)Spain
E)Arabia
2
All of the following are causes of European exploration and expansion EXCEPT
A)the desire for gold, spices, and slaves.
B)Chinese maps.
C)the adoption of the compass and the astrolabe.
D)the development of caravels mounting lateen sails.
E)the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire.
3
African societies were characterized by
A)a written language.
B)a hierarchical caste system.
C)a social structure based on kinship.
D)a universally-practiced monotheistic religion.
E)All these answers are correct.
4
African literature was characterized by
A)an oral tradition of heroic epics.
B)poetic chants about human life.
C)creation myths.
D)strong percussive qualities.
E)All these answers are correct.
5
All of the following are characteristics of African music EXCEPT
A)polyrhythmic structure.
B)call-and-response patterns.
C)off-beat patters.
D)percussion instruments.
E)harmonic lyrics.
6
The oba of Benin demonstrates all of the following EXCEPT
A)Islamic influence.
B)royal power.
C)portraiture.
D)ritual scarification.
E)metal working.
7
When Europeans arrived in Africa the slave trade
A)did not exist.
B)already existed between Muslims and Africans.
C)became more humane.
D)was abolished.
E)brought slaves to Africa.
8
The kiva was a
A)totem pole.
B)fetish doll.
C)Navajo religious ceremony.
D)pueblo ceremonial space.
E)Mali ritual mask.
9
The earliest Meso-American civilization was the
A)Aztec.
B)Maya.
C)Inka.
D)Olmec.
E)Navajo.
10
Both the Maya and the Aztecs
A)developed written languages.
B)ruled their empires from Tenochtitlán.
C)waged constant wars against the Inkas.
D)practiced ritual human sacrifice.
E)extended their empires primarily through the peaceful assimilation of neighboring peoples.
11
The only Native North American civilization to develop a written language was the
A)Hopi.
B)Olmec.
C)Maya.
D)Aztec.
E)Inka.
12
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of
A)gold and silver.
B)disease.
C)technology.
D)food.
E)All these answers are correct.
13
Who was the first person to reach India by sailing around Africa?
A)Columbus
B)da Gama
C)Magellan
D)Drake
E)Vespucci
14
Whose expedition in 1521 completed the first circumnavigation of the globe?
A)Columbus
B)da Gama
C)Magellan
D)Drake
E)Vespucci
15
The earliest kingdom in West Africa was
A)Abyssinia.
B)Zimbabwe.
C)Ghana.
D)Mali.
E)Songhai.





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