Chapter 51. Quiz for Thinking Like a Historian

51.1 Great Zimbabwe

true
true
Chapter 10: African Societies and Kingdoms 1000 b.c.e.–1500 c.e.
Quiz for Thinking Like a Historian: Great Zimbabwe

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “Submit” button for each question to turn in your work. Click the "Previous" button to navigate back if you need to view the textbook.

Question 51.1

Correct. The answer is d. Though the site appears to have been abandoned sometime in the late fifteenth century, historians are still not sure why it was vacated or what happened to the people who lived there.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Though the site appears to have been abandoned sometime in the late fifteenth century, historians are still not sure why it was vacated or what happened to the people who lived there.
uLFYjQapm+n0+aARd/hOCmfbS7R3q6Y1OaxJEJb3L+trS6gOe/kRPE2OMlB2gUGdH47g54gGs71/os5QafVZSb5NcJC9fXK0zoqOQD07+TXIpASf0QGUg2kvDCsfVEZqhhbMjN3y5Pa1UWVnryUHoFGgAo/uAzLHmZifg42MFYyAPZwLK/4qIHzM47UhDP6biK9X+AoiVTymRBW5JBsLtZ5HRF68yzfIkQDFckXnWfF40uEXxOFh04Iq2WJXRG2pf7v26NvNNcmbi+PBXtNz6wR0kdJF/32MXELKw+FBDYlITHpMzc1vdKjDbRjI1cn8zMGsnKwrNxEB+fbJ2IRWxFlHI4xixn5ls7BftF5gd7SLgzgAMHYWq+iffQ978+XfS/fmz0M6yLWhdzwlAv3kSyulxj4FGPquO+0pFRYSTbSe8zX+G/4LLyAXQ3gFA4C7

Question 51.2

Correct. The answer is c. Though João de Barros, a Portuguese historian, had never visited the site of the ruins, he learned about them from Swahili traders.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Though João de Barros, a Portuguese historian, had never visited the site of the ruins, he learned about them from Swahili traders.
QFfrfsXqnjD6ORnJojLoRYdSpy6w3xPTNuSrQNKZfsGtYm8fnJ0QkJ8OB0fSrpoL/qN6zA0+heocEWwmQlT80YafaoCM9eQgvTYRmStT87l2BZtvMjbmBlS8p8e7LsLDIG3XSwQ8fsn7d3sDrjErELgaRz3SLqJpKn1wb2AamVeEh2Z+LrZgOYMEx0IpBrDU0dRNabvRj3BKCWRaLBUFrQujdkg3I5YioHUFhuEqlPqcQwDJerC/Bin5fW+JVU+3vL+f61Ttag2qYK14pWqCKc48XShgADrgzRAhi5IsXfl4ozzsx94aU9NBBOWeeTUpTtMdzbrjOj/wYsCDkk6k5Jxi0fWK0toPBZ746ln/H2z33LyQdOi0kgOtHFDGFibKb1K3oXVHrHXUG1Ee3A+aLrQ4831RskoyxKH09+0U0JfZy/cj5zTXi0UkYaOojTYnZnkatnvyfzszBCxN7iKUiw==

Question 51.3

Correct. The answer is d. The Great Enclosure was the largest ancient structure in sub-Saharan Africa, rivaled only by the Egyptian pyramids.
Incorrect. The answer is d. The Great Enclosure was the largest ancient structure in sub-Saharan Africa, rivaled only by the Egyptian pyramids.
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

Question 51.4

Correct. The answer is a. The site featured six carved soapstone birds that resembled the African fish eagle.
Incorrect. The answer is a. The site featured six carved soapstone birds that resembled the African fish eagle.
OmiJyHM3HuyalDrrk647XBbuWQn2ijvf1xkwix7bY9ujWNue0Jc/pppXphfwmg+15imnQn4LAFlmsU4I8ig+z+D2TIc+BMIZnXFbvahFsCpo58JS50ZTnCeIiUmYE5WB32hxCFXmNvxGKly4nvqc1wxM5HtuRmZUwdnZlr81I/tncx7kF/rezNdJKBvQcxRflQhlCxLKC1RDC+7QZdO0h6WwUJElT5aYGFs/RF6kF1SmUrFTyD92C9RdZWgHnH3QmtICVuO10Fn2x7dEhHKXqe9eUnxn9sUvppAcWOOwSdXtHpPqvHkEYdR4gGo=

Question 51.5

Correct. The answer is c. None of the walls of the complex are straight; instead they are curved, as illustrated in the image in Source 3.
Incorrect. The answer is c. None of the walls of the complex are straight; instead they are curved, as illustrated in the image in Source 3.
N5YtiSP7xqMNPKvcoAQ4rcMIFw6Fcg602KpA5Yaxt/qAmPAw2MGC2M/wpd5Ot8g7ONqnhXz3ifBe1dqbry1kIPzAiPRe7Gh5/36nZyrZa1BLvH4gGj8vpYuHvbJvYRCctYJI57MWOHOkC74Nx3pYqX86QKNSZWqm6PbHl6G02yCNN74eOFrnguE7g9e8lKPmZM6SnUG1CniOHPuWcVRjFGvha29AUsCvVpErVI+kSlSAu79qbnmMyY+1VwwoudvSSZUJR921PXdv0i/LVZ2GAw6VFn33kirRj4qF1qw5/bgwP7nFfrmkOa80pHnGSvOsEuUwM8aVfk3qTNIp+YNbIuttgbyvw72wfTmVkkHkKMGRaicV