Question

1. in many african societies, the family lineage is based on the mother, which means that african societies are

a. patrilineal.
b. communal.
c. matrilineal.
d. agnatic.

1. in typical african villages, children of less than six years old were raised by

a. adults in either a “house of the women” or a “house of the men.”
b. the grandparents of the village in a common children’s home.
c. their mothers at home.
d. their fathers in the grandparents’ home.

1. islam was first brought to east africa by

a. muslim artists from egypt.
b. muslim missionaries from persia.
c. muslim traders from arabia.
d. muslim warriors from spain.

Explanation:

• For question 8, matrilineal societies trace lineage through the mother. In patrilineal, it's through the father, communal refers to shared - living, and agnatic is related to male - line descent.
• For question 9, in typical African villages, young children were often raised by adults in either a "house of the women" or a "house of the men".
• For question 10, Islam was first brought to East Africa by Muslim traders from Arabia who traveled along trade routes.

Answer:

1. C. matrilineal
2. A. adults in either a "house of the women" or a "house of the men."
3. C. Muslim traders from Arabia