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Quiz-Ch.15 section 1
Quiz-Chapter 15 section 1-North and Central African Kingdoms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does patrilineal mean? | the tracing of one's ancestry through their father |
| What does matrilineal mean? | the tracing of one's ancestry through their mother |
| Define the concept of a lineage | a group of people that descended from a common ancestor |
| It was the part of North Africa that today is Tunisia,Algeria,Morocco, and Libya on the Mediterranean coast | Maghrib |
| Who were the Almoravids? | an Islamic group that established an empire in North Africa and Southern Spain during the 11th century |
| Who were the Almohads? | an Islamic group that overthrew the Almoravids in the 12th century |
| How did the earliest African societies attain their food supply? | through hunting and gathering |
| What is a stateless government? | a society with no central government |
| What is emphasized by the age-set system? | the duties and roles associated with varying ages |
| How does lineage help balance the power in some stateless societies? | by spreading power in these societies among more that one lineage |
| Who were the Berbers? | a group of North Africans that converted and spread Islam |
| What are some characteristics of a hunting-gathering society? | people live a semi-nomadic life, have few possessions,and distinctive hunting techniques. |
| What are some features of a stateless society? | men usually hold positions of authority and the societies may be patrilineal or matrilineal |
| What are some advantages of an age-set system? | young form close ties outside their lineage and are taught the duties and reponsibilities required at different life stages. |
| Why are written laws not necessary in stateless societies? | if conflicts can't be settled by discussion,group members just move to a different tribe |
| How did Muslim law affect individual Islamic states? | it helped bring order |
| In general,where were the Muslim states in Africa established? | North Africa |
| What type of society are the Efe? | a forest society based on hunting and food gathering |
| What is a theocracy? | a government in which the religious leader is also the political ruler |
| What was the women's role in a hunting and gathering society? | to gather plant foods,to stay home, and to take care of the children |
| What is an age set system? | is when children of similar ages belong to groups and take part in ceremonies that mark the movement of one stage of life to the next |
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