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  • An exorcism is
    a ceremony to ask for divine assistance
    a ceremony to drive out a spirit
    a ceremony performed before planting crops
    a naming ceremony
  • The animal which made trade across the Sahara possible was the
    horse
    goat
    ox
    camel
  • Most African sculpture is produced
    for spiritual reasons
    for sale in the marketplace
    to awe and impress villagers
    to honour ancestors
  • The basis for African village groups is the
    tribe
    band
    clan
    family
  • In subsistence farming
    cultivation of cash crops dominates
    most crops are grown for animal feed
    irrigation is essential for crop growth
    most crops are grown for family consumption
  • A system in which goods are exchanged without money is defined as
    trade
    swapping
    barter
    currency
  • The most important form of artistic expression across Africa is
    painting
    singing
    dancing
    architecture
  • The group which expanded/migrated across central and southern Africa was the
    Nilo-Saharan
    Afro-Asiatic
    Khosian
    Bantu
  • Most African soils are
    sandy
    easy to farm
    poor in nutrients
    rich in nutrients
  • The most important component of agriculture in the Sahel and savannah is
    planting of the sorghum crop
    arrival of the trade winds
    sufficient fertilizer
    seasonal rains
  • In “slash and burn” agriculture, fertilizer is provided by
    mulch
    manure
    ash
    humus
  • An item not traded across the Sahara was
    salt
    cattle
    gold
    horses
  • Which geographic feature is the largest in area?
    Mediterranean
    Sahel
    Sahara Desert
    Savannah
  • Most caravans crossed the Sahara in about
    six months
    three months
    30 days
    80 days
  • An ancient African belief system is
    Islam
    Buddhism
    spirituality
    animism
  • Originally, the Sahara was a region of
    Swamps
    Grasslands
    Desert
    Forests
  • The most significant environmental issue in Africa is
    desertification
    climate change
    rain forest depletion
    flooding of farmland
  • In which region of Africa is slash and burn agriculture practiced?
    Mediterranean
    forests
    Sahel
    savannah
  • Which geographic region is smallest in area?
    Savannah
    Mediterranean
    Sahel
    Sahara Desert
  • In Africa south of the Sahara, salt was.
    of no interest as a trade item
    cheap
    Worth its weight in gold
    plentiful
  • Which of the following crops is not traditionally grown in Africa?
    wheat
    yams
    sorghum
    millet
  • In animism
    all natural things have a spiritual existence
    only humans and animals have a spiritual existence
    there is only one god
    there are three equal gods
  • The semi-dry region to the south of the Sahara is called the
    Sahel
    Kalahari
    Savannah
    Congo
  • East African trade was made easier by
    rivers to the interior
    the Rift Valley
    prevailing winds
    many natural harbours
  • Which geographic feature does Africa have more of than any other continent?
    steppe
    swamps
    forests
    desert
  • Gold was carried in
    small wallets
    big sacks
    quills
    brass tubes
  • Most African villages had houses built of
    stone
    wood
    brick
    mud-wattle
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