2do Básico - U4W2D4 - Weekly Quiz

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

• the cotton trade

• oil exploration

• revolution

• trade

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

• Egypt

• Kush

• Mesopotamia

• Meroë

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

• Red Sea

• Nile River

• Mediterranean Sea

• Indian Ocean

The Aksum kings adopted _____ as their religion.

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

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

• Egyptians

• Nubians

• Arabs

• Iranians

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

• hieroglyphics

• Swahili

• Malindi

• Afrikanner

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

• France

• Spain

• Great Britain

• Portugal

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

• democracy

• revolution

• imperialism

• economic reform

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

• 1940s

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

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.

• Somalia

• Sudan

• Ethiopia

• Rwanda