African History for Online World History

Africa is about _______ times the size of the 48 contiguous U.S. states.

• 1

• 3

• 10

• 20

The largest desert in the World is in Africa and is called the _________________.

• Sahara Desert.

• Mohave Desert.

• Arabian Desert.

• Atacama Desert.

All of the following are major rivers in Africa, except

• the Nile River.

• the Congo River.

• the Zambezi River.

• The Orange River.

• The Amazon River.

Much of Sub-Saharan Africa is covered by high, flat areas that extend a considerable distance called

• rift valleys.

• plateaus.

• mesas.

• continental shelfs.

All of the following prevented Europeans from exploring the interior of Africa during the Age of Exploration (1500 to 1800 C.E.), except

• Huge deserts.

• Vast tropical rainforests.

• They didn't want colonies during this period.

• Deadly tropical diseases like malaria.

• cataracts.

The earliest hominid and humanlike remains have been found in the _____________________, an area in eastern Africa where two of the earth's plates are moving apart from one another.

• The Great Escarpment.

• The Horn of Africa.

• Death Valley.

• The Great Rift Valley.

The region called Nubia broke free of Egyptian rule in 1000 C.E. and renamed itself

• Ghana.

• Kush.

• Mali.

• Zimbabwe.

Kush's famous capital Meroe was known for its

• giant pyramids built in honor of the gods.

• many smaller pyramids.

• stepwells.

• stone castles.

The people of Kush dominated trade along the ________ River. They also knew how to make ______________.

• Zambezi, gunpowder weapons

• Niger, trebuchets

• Nile, iron products

• Congo, magnetic compasses

Kush began to decline because of the rise of a new kingdom that began on the coast of the Red Sea but was eventually based in Ethiopia. This kingdom was called

• Wakanda.

• Axum.

• Ghana.

• Zimbabwe.