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Chapter 07 Student Quiz
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The study of early African history is based primarily on _____.
Written sources from the Mediterranean.
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Written sources from literate African cultures.
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Material remains and linguistic evidence.
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Oral tradition.
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The Bantu migration spread both the Bantu language and _____ across sub-Saharan Africa.
Agriculture.
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Herding.
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Hunter-gathering.
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Stone tools.
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Ironworking in Africa _____.
Was invented by the Bantu.
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Was adopted by the Bantu from pastoralists.
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Was learned from contact with Middle Eastern cultures.
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Was unknown until direct European contact in the 15th century.
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Scholars can precisely date Maya inscriptions because _____.
Of radiocarbon dating.
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Of the existence of Mayan dictionaries from the period of conquest.
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Of the existence of the Mayan calendar.
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They actually can't, it's all guesswork.
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Based on _____, scholars believe that the peoples of the Andes shared a common belief system.
Later Spanish writings.
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Records of the Inca Empire.
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Similar artistic motifs used throughout the region.
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Linguistic evidence.
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Atolls are _____.
Volcanic islands.
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Coral islands.
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Island chains.
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Large islands that supported agriculture
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The prevalence of imported crops indicates that _____.
Polynesian people settled the islands by accident.
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Colonization happened perfectly.
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Seeds were brought by migrating birds.
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There was commerce between islands across the Pacific.
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Austronesian speakers developed technologies that allowed them to explore widely, for example _____.
Sails and outriggers.
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Ironworking.
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Pottery.
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The compass.
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The earliest writing systems were inspired by the need to _____.
Record economic transactions.
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Maintain standing armies.
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Record hymns to the gods.
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Glorify rulers.
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Women were almost always prevented from being literate in ancient societies.
True.
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False.
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