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African Empires

Authored by Austin Simms

Social Studies

12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the spread of Islam affect the people of Egypt?

They became more Coptic Christian over time.

They repulsed Islam through a military alliance with the Berbers.

They adopted the cultural characteristics of Arabic civilizations.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which BEST describes the Aksum Empire?

The empire converted to Islam due to Nubian religious leaders from Kush.

The empire’s trade with Rome and Byzantium brought wealth.

The empire’s lack of agricultural resources forced it to trade.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the spread of Christianity and Islam affect East Africa?

Ethiopia converted from Christianity to Islam after being conquered.

Warfare developed between Islamic Somalia and Christian Ethiopia.

Religious toleration stabilized the Horn of Africa for prosperous trade.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What MOST contributed to the decline of the Aksum Empire?

a. a civil war between tribal groups

b. a religious war between Christianity and Islam

c. the arrival of European explorers and traders

d. the loss of trading routes to Islamic caliphates

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How was the Aksum Empire different from the Ethiopian Empire of the Solomonic dynasty?

a. The Ethiopian Empire traded more with European traders than Aksum.

b. Aksum relied more on agriculture while Ethiopia relied more on trade.

c. The Ethiopian Empire was more isolated from other countries.

d. Aksum maintained its traditional religious beliefs while Ethiopia converted.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which BEST describes society under the Fatimid Caliphate?

a. Christians and Jews enjoy religious toleration.

b. Slavery ends after a revolution by mamluks.

c. Berbers suffer persecution.

d. Scholars lost importance under a strict form of Islam.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which BEST characterizes the spread of Islam from the Arabic peninsula to the Atlantic Ocean across northern Africa?

Missionaries and foreign culture changed the region without warfare.

The desert region lacked occupants until Arabs began colonies.

Overall, it spread rapidly with times of inactivity.

Quick progress was made through the continent without any resistance.

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