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African Family and Lineage Structures

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Which type of dwelling did most Africans live in?

Tall wooden houses with thatched roofs

Small round dwellings made of packed mud (correct)

Large houses made of stone

Modern concrete houses

What were the basic building blocks of African society?

Communities

Villages

Lineage groups (correct)

Extended families

In many African societies, how was a family's lineage determined?

Through both parents

Through the father

Through the mother (correct)

Through the eldest child

Which European empire provided assistance to Ethiopia in the late 1400s?

Portuguese Empire Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of wood-carving and sculpture in early African societies?

To express religious conviction Signup and view all the answers

Which African kingdom produced bronze sculptures during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?

Benin Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of griots in African societies?

To transmit historical and cultural knowledge Signup and view all the answers

At what age did boys and girls in the Congo begin their separate education?

At age six Signup and view all the answers

What did boys in the Congo learn during their education?

To hunt and fish Signup and view all the answers

What did girls in the Congo learn during their education?

To take care of the home and work in the fields Signup and view all the answers

What marked the transition from adolescence to adulthood in medieval African societies?

An initiation ceremony Signup and view all the answers