Medieval Africa - Review Quiz #2

Which religion was the most widely adopted in both western and eastern Africa?

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

What religion did King Ezana of Axum help bring to Africa?

• Buddhism

• Judaism

• Islam

• Christianity

What new culture and language developed in East Africa?

• Songhai

• Islam

• Christianity

• Swahili

In what modern day country was Axum located?

• Ethiopia

• Egypt

• China

• India

The key to the power of Axum was because

• It controlled the Sahara Desert trade routes

• It controlled the Atlantic Ocean trade routes

• It controlled the Red Sea and Nile River trade routes

• It controlled huge amounts of salt and gold

What sea was Axum located on?

• Caspian Sea

• Black Sea

• Red Sea

• Dead Sea

What region of Africa was the Kingdom of Kush located in?

• Mozambique

• Maui

• Nubia

• Dominican Republic

The river that the civilizations of Egypt and Kush both depended on was the....

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Nile River

• Indus River

During the 1400s b.c., what did the Nubians adapt while under Egyptian rule?

• spoken language

• irrigation techniques

• trading practices

• hieroglyphics

Which of these is a Bantu language with Arabic words, spoken along the East African coast?  

• Bantu-ta
• Swahili
• Dijon

• Berber