History of Africa

Where have the world's oldest human fossils been found in Africa?

• Namib Desert

• Great Rift Valley

• Sahara Desert

• Congo Basin

The skeletal remains referred to as Lucy were found in the country of ______.

• Egypt

• Ethiopia

• Tanzania

• Kenya

Who was the last queen of ancient Egypt?

• Sheba

• Alexandra

• Nubia

• Cleopatra

Which ancient civilization conquered the Egyptians?

• Nubian

• Bantu

• Nok

• Ethiopians

What did the kingdom of Ghana grow wealthy from?

• slave trade

• diamonds

• gold

• silk

Timbuktu was

• the last kingdom of ancient Africa

• the capital of the Kingdom of Mali

• the most important trade center of Ghana

• a large mosque built by the Nubians

What religion was part of the culture of the kingdoms of Mali and Songhai?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

• Swahili

Foreign cultures blended with Bantu cultures resulting in ____ in Eastern Africa.

• Songhai

• Swahili

• Sofala

• Zanzibar

What Europeans were the first to establish trade settlements in western Africa?

• Spaniards

• British

• Italians

• Portuguese

What type of trade became more profitable for European nations than gold?

• silver

• slave

• copper

• ivory