Africa and the Slave Trade

Question 1

What are Griots?

Answer 1

These are story tellers in African culture.

Question 2

How was the history of a clan or tribe passed down?

Answer 2

Through story tellers.

Question 3

What is agriculture?

Answer 3

Farming.

Question 4

What kinds of crops are grown in Africa? Name at least three.

Answer 4

• Yams (Rainforest)
• Millet (Savannah)
• Cotton (Sahel)

Question 5

What is considered livestock in African culture?

Answer 5

Sheep, goats, and cattle.

Question 6

What is a clan?

Answer 6

People of a common ancestor.

Question 7

How does a tribe differ from a clan?

Answer 7

It is a group of 2 or more clans.

Question 8

What is syncretism?

Answer 8

A mixing of beliefs of different religions.

Question 9

What is animism?

Answer 9

The belief that evil spirits help or punish you.

Question 10

How did Africans practice syncretism?

Answer 10

Mixed Christianity and animism.

Question 11

What was the primary reason for marriage in Africa?

Answer 11

Having and rearing children.

Question 12

What factors have weakened the influence of the extended family in the United States?

Answer 12

• Lack of respect for elders
• Distance between family members

Question 13

What empire did the Islamists defeat to gain control of North Africa?

Answer 13

Byzantine.

Question 14

What three ways did Islamic culture establish itself in Africa?

Answer 14

• Trade
• Missionaries
• Pilgrimage routes

Question 15

What types of structures did Muslims build other than mosques?

Answer 15

• Monasteries
• Schools

Question 16

What is the significance of mosques in relation to Islamic culture?

Answer 16

They are symbols of Islamic conquest and syncretism.

Question 17

What was the main role of the Mamluks in Egypt?

Answer 17

They were slave-soldiers who ruled Egypt.

Question 18

What does the term ‘Mamluk’ mean?

Answer 18

One who is owned.

Question 19

What was the Coptic Church’s belief regarding Jesus?

Answer 19

They believed that Jesus was only a man on Earth and not both man and God.

Question 20

Where does the Ethiopian law code, known as the Law of Kings, come from?

Answer 20

It is a Christian Law Code.

Question 21

Who were the Ethiopian kings believed to be descended from?

Answer 21

Menelik, the son of King Solomon and Queen of Sheba.

Question 22

What is Swahili, and why was it important?

Answer 22

It was a trade language for southeastern Africa.

Question 23

How did Great Zimbabwe grow powerful?

Answer 23

By raising cattle and trading in gold and ivory.

Question 24

What is the belief of the Roman Catholic Church regarding Jesus?

Answer 24

Jesus was man AND God at the same time.

Question 25

How does the Ethiopian Church view Jesus?

Answer 25

He was man on Earth and God in Heaven.

Question 26

What is Swahili?

Answer 26

A trade language for southeastern Africa.

Question 27

How did Great Zimbabwe grow to become powerful?

Answer 27

By raising a lot of cattle and trading in Gold and Ivory.

Question 28

With whom did Great Zimbabwe interact?

Answer 28

India and China.

Question 29

What did Mutapa trade?

Answer 29

Farming items and livestock.

Question 30

What valuables did Mutapa keep for themselves?

Answer 30

Gold, Ivory, and Copper.

Question 31

What impact did Portugal have on Mutapa?

Answer 31

Mutapa was attacked by Portugal, weakening them and opening them to invasion from other African empires.

Question 32

What is a slave?

Answer 32

A person who is owned by another and forced to obey his or her owner.

Question 33

How many people are estimated to be in slavery today?

Answer 33

Around 40 million people.

Question 34

Under Islam, when could slavery exist?

Answer 34

Only if the person being put into slavery was not a Muslim.

Question 35

What was the common practice of slavery in Eastern Europe?

Answer 35

Serfs were tied to the land and could be bought and sold with land.

Question 36

Which country has the most slaves today?

Answer 36

India.

Question 37

What do all countries have in common regarding modern slaves?

Answer 37

They have slaves living within their borders.

Question 38

How could an average person act against the practice of slavery?

Answer 38

By not buying products made by slaves.

Question 39

What happened in 1441?

Answer 39

Two Portuguese captains bought 12 African slaves from Mauritania.

Question 40

For what crop did Europeans need slaves?

Answer 40

Sugar.

Question 41

What did Nicholas V pass that allowed pagans and unbelievers to be enslaved?

Answer 41

Dum Diversas.

Question 42

What does Leviticus 25:50-55 suggest about the master-slave relationship?

Answer 42

It should follow the way God treats His servants.

Question 43

What does Exodus 21:16 forbid?

Answer 43

Kidnapping someone to enslave them.

Question 44

What is the penalty for kidnapping someone to enslave them?

Answer 44

Death.

Question 45

What does Deuteronomy 15:12-15 state about Hebrew slaves?

Answer 45

They were to be free every seven years and given some property.

Question 46

Who was the first person to ship a slave across the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer 46

Juan de Cordoba.

Question 47

Which country was responsible for transporting the highest number of slaves to the Americas?

Answer 47

Portugal.

Question 48

What happened to the balance of men to women in West Africa due to the slave trade?

Answer 48

It became imbalanced because more men were taken to be slaves.

Question 49

What did Africans call the castles on the coast used for the slave trade?

Answer 49

Door of no return.

Question 50

Why were African kings involved in the slave trade?

Answer 50

For profit and because it was not their tribe they were selling.

Question 51

Who stood up against the European slave traders?

Answer 51

King Alfonso.

Question 52

How should those who condemn the transatlantic slave trade respond to modern slavery?

Answer 52

They should do everything they can to help.