1.10 & 1.11 AP African American Studies Unit 1 Quiz

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1.10 Kinship and Political Leadership
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1. How did kinship function as a political strategy in early West African societies?

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2. In matrinal societies like the Ashanti Kingdom, what unique role did women play in political succession?

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3. What was a key characteristic of stateless societies in West Africa, such as the Igbo people?

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4. How did Queen Idia of Benon contribute to her son's succession to the throne?

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5. What diplomatic strategy did Queen Nzinga employ with the Portuguese?

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6 Compare the political and military leadership of Queen Idia of Benin and Queen Njinga of Ndongo-Matamba.

1.11 Global Africans: Early European and African Interactions
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7. How did slavery in West African kingdoms differ from the transatlantic slave trade?

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8. What made the Atlantic islands of São and Cape Verde strategically important for Portuguese exploration?

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9. How did African Elites contribute to European-African interactions?

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10. What was unique about the early Portuguese plantation system on Atlantic islands?

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11. By 1500, approximately how many enslaved Africans had been removed from their homeland?

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