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Briefly describe the Nok.

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This culture produced the earliest Afric...

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How does this present a striking contrast to figures from Ile-Ife and Tada?

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Archer . Its proportions are d...

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The stone monolith found at Great Zimbabwe has two sculpted animals that are associated with the ancestry of the rulers: the bird with the first wife's ancestors and the crocodile with the wife's elder male ancestors. Based on this description where would the most likely location be for the placement of this monolith?


A) ruler's compound
B) outside the walls of Great Zimbabwe
C) first wife's compound
D) in the great courtyard

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The earliest African sculpture in the round is from which of the following groups?


A) Nok
B) Ife
C) Benin
D) Sapi

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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The Niger River Delta has been likened to which of the following?


A) Rome
B) Greece
C) Mesopotamia
D) Aegean

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Which of the following items is a prestigious object that was excavated from a tomb in the Igbo-Ukwu area?


A) crocodile tooth
B) monkey bone
C) elephant tusk
D) lion tail

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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One of the major problems impeding a precise African chronology is widespread illegal "treasure hunting." Which of the following is a consequence of this activity?


A) nothing too harmful the artifacts are going into major collections
B) artifacts not removed are destroyed
C) removing artifacts disturbs or ruins context
D) "treasure hunters" attribute artifacts to only certain cultures or groups

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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How do the alternating heads and mudfish represent the Oba?

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Ivory Waist Pendant, Benin . The heads r...

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Great Zimbabwe is unusual because it is made of which of the following materials?


A) clay
B) bronze
C) stone
D) wood

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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What is one interpretation for the conical towers at Great Zimbabwe?

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Some scholars have suggested t...

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The Benin Altar of the Hand is cast by which of the following means?


A) modeled wax
B) clay
C) lost-wax
D) molded clay

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Explain the function of the ivory waist pendant of the Benin Queen Mother. Consider the political implications as well as the sculptural qualities of the work.

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