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Quiz-Chapter 15 section 1-North and Central African Kingdoms

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What does patrilineal mean?   the tracing of one's ancestry through their father  
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What does matrilineal mean?   the tracing of one's ancestry through their mother  
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Define the concept of a lineage   a group of people that descended from a common ancestor  
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It was the part of North Africa that today is Tunisia,Algeria,Morocco, and Libya on the Mediterranean coast   Maghrib  
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Who were the Almoravids?   an Islamic group that established an empire in North Africa and Southern Spain during the 11th century  
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Who were the Almohads?   an Islamic group that overthrew the Almoravids in the 12th century  
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How did the earliest African societies attain their food supply?   through hunting and gathering  
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What is a stateless government?   a society with no central government  
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What is emphasized by the age-set system?   the duties and roles associated with varying ages  
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How does lineage help balance the power in some stateless societies?   by spreading power in these societies among more that one lineage  
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Who were the Berbers?   a group of North Africans that converted and spread Islam  
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What are some characteristics of a hunting-gathering society?   people live a semi-nomadic life, have few possessions,and distinctive hunting techniques.  
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What are some features of a stateless society?   men usually hold positions of authority and the societies may be patrilineal or matrilineal  
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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.  
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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  
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How did Muslim law affect individual Islamic states?   it helped bring order  
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In general,where were the Muslim states in Africa established?   North Africa  
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What type of society are the Efe?   a forest society based on hunting and food gathering  
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What is a theocracy?   a government in which the religious leader is also the political ruler  
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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  
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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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