The geographic feature that was important for both the Axum Empire and the Swahili city-states is the Indian Ocean.
Which geographic feature was important for both the Axum Empire and the Swahili city-states?(1 point)
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Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Aden
Red Sea
Red Sea
Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
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What does the fact that the Swahili city-states “hastily” abandoned their stone towns tell you about the arrival of the Portuguese?(1 point)
Responses
The Portuguese destroyed the towns, forcing the people to flee.
The Portuguese destroyed the towns, forcing the people to flee.
The Portuguese helped the Swahili people construct better towns.
The Portuguese helped the Swahili people construct better towns.
The Portuguese were a threat to the Swahili people and they fled.
The Portuguese were a threat to the Swahili people and they fled.
The Swahili no longer had a use for the towns.
Responses
The Portuguese destroyed the towns, forcing the people to flee.
The Portuguese destroyed the towns, forcing the people to flee.
The Portuguese helped the Swahili people construct better towns.
The Portuguese helped the Swahili people construct better towns.
The Portuguese were a threat to the Swahili people and they fled.
The Portuguese were a threat to the Swahili people and they fled.
The Swahili no longer had a use for the towns.
The fact that the Swahili city-states “hastily” abandoned their stone towns suggests that the Portuguese were a threat to the Swahili people and they fled.
Which of these events occurred last?(1 point)
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the establishment of a trade network that connected the Swahili Coast with the Mediterranean, Persia, India, and China
the establishment of a trade network that connected the Swahili Coast with the Mediterranean, Persia, India, and China
the rise of independent sultanates on the Swahili Coast
the rise of independent sultanates on the Swahili Coast
the fall of the Axum Empire
the fall of the Axum Empire
the beginning of European colonialism in Africa
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the establishment of a trade network that connected the Swahili Coast with the Mediterranean, Persia, India, and China
the establishment of a trade network that connected the Swahili Coast with the Mediterranean, Persia, India, and China
the rise of independent sultanates on the Swahili Coast
the rise of independent sultanates on the Swahili Coast
the fall of the Axum Empire
the fall of the Axum Empire
the beginning of European colonialism in Africa
The event that occurred last is the beginning of European colonialism in Africa.
Which government policy honors the diverse cultures a large empire has conquered?(1 point)
Responses
religious freedom
religious freedom
taxes
taxes
bureaucracy
bureaucracy
hajj
Responses
religious freedom
religious freedom
taxes
taxes
bureaucracy
bureaucracy
hajj
The government policy that honors the diverse cultures a large empire has conquered is religious freedom.
Which age of human development did West Africa skip?(1 point)
Responses
Iron Age
Iron Age
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Stone Age
Stone Age
Wood Age
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Iron Age
Iron Age
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Stone Age
Stone Age
Wood Age
West Africa is said to have skipped the Bronze Age.
How did products such as silk, salt, and gold reach the consumer?(1 point)
Responses
They made the products themselves.
They made the products themselves.
Products were exchanged through trade agreements between kingdoms where goods and materials were sold in large quantities.
Products were exchanged through trade agreements between kingdoms where goods and materials were sold in large quantities.
Consumers went to the markets themselves.
Consumers went to the markets themselves.
A series of middlemen and traders were used to allow the products to travel along the route.
Responses
They made the products themselves.
They made the products themselves.
Products were exchanged through trade agreements between kingdoms where goods and materials were sold in large quantities.
Products were exchanged through trade agreements between kingdoms where goods and materials were sold in large quantities.
Consumers went to the markets themselves.
Consumers went to the markets themselves.
A series of middlemen and traders were used to allow the products to travel along the route.
Products such as silk, salt, and gold reached the consumer through a series of middlemen and traders were used to allow the products to travel along the route.
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