AP African American Studies Unit 1: Origins of the African Diaspora Practice Exam

1. The passage most directly illustrates which of the following features of the Mali Empire in the 14th century?

2. The economic conditions described in the passage were most directly a result of which of the following?

3. Ibn Battuta's journey to Mali was part of a broader pattern of growing international interest in the empire, which was significantly sparked by the

4. The map best illustrates which of the following historical developments in early Africa?

5. The Bantu expansion, which occurred from approximately 1500 BCE to 500 CE, had which of the following long-term effects on the African continent?

6. A major difference between the ancient Kingdom of Aksum and the Nok society was that Aksum

7. The establishment of African American Studies as a formal academic discipline in the 1960s and 1970s was most directly a result of

8. Which of the following best describes King Afonso I's primary purpose in writing this letter?

9. The relationship between Kongo and Portugal described in the letter was initially based on

10. The situation described in the letter ultimately contributed to which of the following long-term consequences?

11. A key similarity in the leadership of Queen Idia of Benin and Queen Njinga of Ndongo-Matamba is that both women

12. The role of the griot in many West African societies was primarily to

13. The economic and political power of Great Zimbabwe was most directly based on its

14. The adoption of Islam in the Mali Empire and Christianity in the Kingdom of Kongo both resulted in

15. The Portuguese-colonized Atlantic islands of Cabo Verde and São Tomé were historically significant primarily because they