East African Trading Centers

The ruins of Axum are in the present-day country of

• Egypt

• Ethiopia

• Zimbabwe

• Tanzania

Kilwa was in the present-day country of

• Egypt

• Ethiopia

• Zimbabwe

• Tanzania

Great Zimbabwe was in the present-day country of

• Egypt

• Ethiopia

• Zimbabwe

• Tanzania

Ethiopia's famous churches hewn from solid rock were built by

• St. Frumentius

• King Ezana I

• King Lalibela

• The Egyptians

The people of Kilwa developed a language and culture called

• Swahili

• Kilwa Kisiwani

• Bantu

• Zimbabwe

Most of the people in present-day Zimbabwe are from the ethnic group known as the

• Swahili

• Kilwa Kisiwani

• Shona

• Zimbabwe

The Swahili language uses words from Bantu and

• Latin

• Greek

• Egyptian

• Arabic

The trading center of _____________ lost its power for reasons that are unknown; it may have been due to crop failure.

• Axum

• Kilwa

• Great Zimbabwe

• All of the above

The trading center of _____________ lost its power due to being conquered by the Portuguese

• Axum

• Kilwa

• Great Zimbabwe

• All of the above

The trading center of _____________ lost its power due to wars with its Muslim neighbors.

• Axum

• Kilwa

• Great Zimbabwe

• All of the above