DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL STUDIES
Year- 9
Topic: Traditional African Art
Sub topics:
Traditional wooden Art
Traditional metallic art
Choose the correct answer
1. The earliest known stone art is a carving of giraffes found in __________________
a. West Africa b. Dabous, Niger c. Ancient Ghana d. South Africa
2. During the 17th through 19th centuries, the __________________ was well known
for creating artwork and decorations.
a. East Africa
b. The kingdom of Zimbabwe
c. Ancient Kuba kingdom
3. Around 1700 CE, the Kuba king introduced a new type of wooden sculpture
called_________________
a. Ndop
b. Dan
c. Igbo Ukwu
4. The ___________civilization in present day Nigeria and Benin created __________
art form.
a. Nok, wooden
b. Yoruba, metallic
c. Igbo Ukwu, glass
d. Nok, metallic
5. The ___________civilization in present day Nigeria and Benin took metal smelting
art to a higher level.
a. Benin civilization
b. Nok civilization
c. Yoruba civilization
d. West Africa
Answer the following questions:
1. What impact do you think traditional African art has had on culture?
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2. List two traditional African art forms and describe them in detail.
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3. What is the most important feature of traditional African art?
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4. List out the various materials used in traditional African art. Why do you think so
much detail went into the artwork of Ancient Africa?
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5. What makes African art different from other art forms in different parts of
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6. Explain in detail about any African civilization that has contributed to traditional
African art
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7. Describe how Ancient Africans used the process of metal smelting.
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8. Explain what Ndops are and what was the purpose of it.
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State true or false
1- The traditional African masks were worn by citizens. (True /False)
2- Bronze artwork was used throughout the Kingdom of Benin in the 16th and 17th
centuries (True /False)
3- In ancient African countries, iron, copper, gold, and other metal were used at the
same time. (True /False)
4- The Yoruba civilization were very skilled iron smelters who were able to create
some of the most iconic art forms on the African continent. (True /False)
5- The Nok civilization was one of the first civilizations on the African continent to
experiment with and eventually begin the African Iron Age around 1500 BCE
(True/False)
