Question

1) On what was political authority in the Ethiopia
		The Christian faith
		The Muslim Shari'a
		The legacy of the pharaohs
		Military strength

2) Where did the Bantu peoples originate?

South Africa

Egypt

Cameron and Nigeria

Palestine

3) ethiopia was the first black africaUnder the reign of Mansa Musa, what happened to the city of Timbuktu?

It lost its position as a major terminus of trans-Saharan trade.

It became the capital city of the entire Mali kingdom.

Its inhabitants revolted against the Islamic influences supported by the king.

It developed into a thriving commercial and intellectual center

4) Ethiopia was the first black African society that

   moved from being predominately Christian to Islamic.

built mosques.  

can be studied from written records.

allowed Arab men to legally marry African women.

Answer 1

1. The political authority in Ethiopia was of the Christian faith.

2. The Bantu peoples are believed to originate from West Africa near the present-day southwestern border of Nigeria and Cameroon c. 4,000 years ago (2000 B.C.).

3.Under the reign of Mansa Musa, the city of TimbuktuIt developed into a thriving commercial and intellectual center.

4. Ethiopia was the first black African society that can be studied from written records. It is written in the Ge'ez script.