Question

a) the atlantic slave trade
b) trans - saharan trade
c) bringing iron - smelting to west - africa
d) creating the west african kingdoms

1. what did the people of kongo and angola have in common with the people of west africa?

a) they were ensnared in the atlantic slave trade.
b) they were almost all muslims.
c) almost all of them lived in stateless societies.
d) they elected their kings.

1. which of the following was a consequence of trade between west africa and north africa?

a) it led to the emergence of settled agriculture in west africa.
b) it brought iron smelting into west africa.
c) it introduced the concept of slavery into west africa.
d) it facilitated the spread of islam into west africa.

1. which of the following helps explain why it is so difficult to generalize about west african society and culture?

a) the profound influence of islam on the region
b) the absence of west - african cities
c) the limited contact the region had with the outside world
d) the scarcity of written records

1. which statement best characterizes the power and status of women in ancient egypt?

a) women served as the rulers of egypt because it was a matriarchal society.
b) women were treated as property and were allowed no legal rights once married.
c) women held a relatively high status, could own property, and be public officials.
d) women lived separately from men, rarely interacting with egyptian society.

1. ancient egyptian society was profoundly shaped by the

a) nile river
b) annual monsoon rains
c) atlas mountains
d) peoples of the western rain forests

1. egyptian religion was

a) monotheistic
b) completely separate from egyptian government
c) led by a matriarchal priesthood
d) a complex form of polytheism

Explanation:

1. The people of West - African kingdoms, Congo and Angola were ensnared in the Atlantic slave trade.
2. Trade between West Africa and North Africa brought iron - smelting into West Africa.
3. The scarcity of written records makes it difficult to generalize about West African society and culture.
4. In ancient Egypt, women held a relatively high status, could own property, and be public officials.
5. Ancient Egyptian society was profoundly shaped by the Nile River.
6. Egyptian religion was a complex form of polytheism.

Answer:

1. A. They were ensnared in the Atlantic slave trade.
2. B. It brought iron smelting into West Africa.
3. D. the scarcity of written records
4. C. Women held a relatively high status, could own property, and be public officials.
5. A. Nile River
6. D. a complex form of polytheism