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CARTHAGE – ZIMBABWE EMPIRE – KINGDOM OF KONGO

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The city of Ancient Carthage was located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in what is today the country of _____________.

a)

Greece

b)

Tunisia

c)

Egypt

d)

Portugal

2.

When did Carthage gain its independence?

a)

630 BC

b)

640 BC

c)

650 BC

d)

660 BC

3.

Carthage was a major power in the Mediterranean from around __________ to __________.

a)

640 BC to 136 BC

b)

650 BC to 146 BC

c)

660 BC to 156 BC

d)

670 BC to 166 BC

4.

In which year did Carthage establish a treaty with Rome?

a)

In 506 BC

b)

In 507 BC

c)

In 508 BC

d)

In 509 BC

5.

Between 480 BCE and 265 BCE Carthage fought a number of wars over the control of Sicily. These wars are called _______________.

a)

The Sicilian Wars

b)

The Athenian Wars

c)

The Roman Wars

d)

The Carthage Wars

6.

When did the first Punic War take place?

a)

In 264 BC

b)

In 263 BC

c)

In 262 BC

d)

In 261 BC

7.

When did the second Punic War take place?

a)

Between 215 BC and 204 BC

b)

Between 216 BC and 203 BC

c)

Between 217 BC and 202 BC

d)

Between 218 BC and 201 BC

8.

Which Carthage leader crossed the Alps to attack Rome?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Hannibal

c)

Suleiman

d)

Augustus Caesar

9.

When did the third Punic War take place?

a)

Between 150 BC and 147 BC

b)

Between 149 BC and 146 BC

c)

Between 148 BC and 145 BC

d)

Between 147 BC and 144 BC

10.

What does "Suffetes" mean?

a)

Judges

b)

Priests

c)

Artisans

d)

Farmers

11.

Who rebuilt the city of Carthage?

a)

Augustus Caesar

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Constantine

d)

Hannibal

12.

Who destroyed the city of Carthage in 698?

a)

Muslim forces

b)

Egyptian forces

c)

Roman forces

d)

Spanish forces

13.

What animal did Hannibal use when attacking Italy and crossing the Alps?

a)

Tigers

b)

Horses

c)

Elephants

d)

Donkeys

14.

How did romans call people from Carthage?

a)

Tunisians

b)

Carthaguees

c)

Funicus

d)

Punicus

15.

What was the capital city of the Zimbabwe Empire?

a)

Sofada

b)

Mogadisho

c)

Great Zimbabwe

d)

Pretoria

16.

Who controlled trade between the coast and the inland Africa in the Zimbabwe Empire?

a)

The people who lived at Great Zimbabwe

b)

The people who lived in Saudi Arabia

c)

The people who lived in Kongo

d)

The people who lived at Pretoria

17.

Archaeologists have found goods in Great Zimbabwe from as far as _____________ that were used by the people

a)

India

b)

Japan

c)

Korea

d)

China

18.

The city had stopped growing when traders from Portugal came to southern Africa __________ years ago.

a)

200

b)

300

c)

400

d)

500

19.

The Kongo Empire was located in southwest Africa in what are now northern ____________, Cabinda, Republic of the Congo, and the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

a)

Angola

b)

Ivory Coast

c)

Kenya

d)

Niger

20.

Who ruled over the Bakongo people and the six provinces in the Kingdom of Kongo?

a)

The Manikongo

b)

The Manichongo

c)

The ancient priest of the tribe

d)

The Europeans

21.

Which Portuguese navigator first visited the Kingdom of Kongo?

a)

Vasco Da Gama

b)

Ferdinan Magellan

c)

Diogo Cao

d)

Christopher Columbus

22.

After being baptized, the Manikongo assumed the name of...

a)

Alonso

b)

Afonso

c)

Alberto

d)

Alvaro

23.

After the arrival of the Portuguese, the capital city of the Kingdom of Kongo was renamed as...

a)

Brasilia

b)

Sao Salvador

c)

Salvador de Bahia

d)

Recife