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| 7798863007 | 1.) What are the major ways in which contact with Eurasia influenced the development of African civilizations? | -the introduction of new foods (wheat, olives, coconut etc) -the introduction of Christianity (and later Islam) -the introduction of the domesticated camel, sheep, goats, chicken, and horses | 0 | |
| 7798872663 | 2.) What was the impact of Africa's warm climate on the development of civilizations on that continent? | Bisected by the equator, Africa is one of the most tropical of the world's three super continents. Persistent warm temperatures cause the rapid decomposition of vegetable matter called humus, resulting in poorer and less fertilized soils and a less productive agriculture. Those climactic conditions also spawned numerous disease-carrying insects and parasites, which have long created health problems in many parts of Africa. | 1 | |
| 7798881695 | 3.) What factors contributed to the development of civilizations in the Niger Valley? | A prolonged dry period during the five centuries after 500 BCE brought growing numbers of people from the southern Sahara into the fertile floodplain of the middle Niger in search of a more reliable access to water. | 2 | |
| 7798890229 | 4.) What were the major contributions of the Bantu-speaking peoples to African history and culture? | -the spread of agriculture -the creation of 400 closely related Bantu-languages -the spread or iron working technology -belief in centrality of ancestor observances -an understanding of evil as being caused by individual malice or by failure to venerate ancestors -the preeminence of women in agriculture | 3 | |
| 7798937422 | 5.) How did geography and environment shape the rise and fall of civilizations and cultures in Africa and the Americas? | Rise - Waterways were vital for survival. Civilizations would not be able to sustain life without it. Not only for water, but food as well. -Soil is important. Fertile soil allowed civilizations to grow the food that they need to be able to sustain life. -environmental protection. Civilizations could use things like mountains to hide and defend themselves from attacks -Wildlife. If the soil was not fertile, many civilizations revolved around the wildlife that they could hunt. -The geography of a place had to be able to sustain many people -Civilizations tended to migrate away from colder climates and into warmer ones. Fall -Opposite for all of the rise. -If there was little rainfall, then crops could not grow. Droughts caused many civilizations to collapse. | 4 | |
| 7798944850 | 6.) What evidence do scholars rely on to learn about people who left behind no written record? | -Architecture (buildings, sculptures, etc.) -Artifacts (iron, pottery, tools, etc.) -Art | 5 |
