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Which type of dwelling did most Africans live in?
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?
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?
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?
Which European empire provided assistance to Ethiopia in the late 1400s?
What was the purpose of wood-carving and sculpture in early African societies?
What was the purpose of wood-carving and sculpture in early African societies?
Which African kingdom produced bronze sculptures during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?
Which African kingdom produced bronze sculptures during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?
What was the role of griots in African societies?
What was the role of griots in African societies?
At what age did boys and girls in the Congo begin their separate education?
At what age did boys and girls in the Congo begin their separate education?
What did boys in the Congo learn during their education?
What did boys in the Congo learn during their education?
What did girls in the Congo learn during their education?
What did girls in the Congo learn during their education?
What marked the transition from adolescence to adulthood in medieval African societies?
What marked the transition from adolescence to adulthood in medieval African societies?
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