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East Africa Self-Check Quiz

Lesson 2: History of East Africa

Results

Out of 10 questions, you answered 10 correctly with a final grade of 100%.

10 Correct 100%
0 Incorrect 0%
0 Unanswered 0%

1.Throughout history, the countries of East Africa have been centers of _____.

1. A.the cotton trade

B.oil exploration

C.revolution

D.trade

2.In about 1050 B.C., a powerful civilization arose in Nubia known as _____.

1. A.Egypt

B.Kush

C.Mesopotamia

D.Meroë

3.The ancient, powerful state of Aksum was strategically located on the _____.

1. A.Red Sea

B.Nile River

C.Mediterranean Sea

D.Indian Ocean

4.The Aksum kings adopted _____ as their religion.

1. A.Christianity

B.Islam

C.Hinduism

D.Buddhism

5.After the decline of Aksum, _____ settled on the East African coast of the Indian Ocean.

1. A.Egyptians

B.Nubians
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C.Arabs

D.Iranians

6.The Bantu and Arabic languages blended, creating a new language known as _____.

1. A.hieroglyphics

B.Swahili

C.Malindi

D.Afrikanner

7.Which European country led overseas exploration and attacked some East African city-states, including
Kilwa?

1. A.France

B.Spain

C.Great Britain

D.Portugal

8.In the late 1800s, European countries took actions to dominate and control Africa through _____.

1. A.democracy

B.revolution

C.imperialism

D.economic reform

9.During which decade of the twentieth century did most countries in East Africa gain their independence
from European colonial powers?

1. A.1940s

B.1950s

C.1960s

D.1970s

10.In the 1990s, the rivalry between the ethnic groups of the Hutu and the Tutsi in ______ resulted in the
deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.

1. A.Somalia

B.Sudan

C.Ethiopia

D.Rwanda

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