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East African Trading Centers

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Egypt

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Zimbabwe

d)

Tanzania

2.

Kilwa was in the present-day country of

a)

Egypt

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Zimbabwe

d)

Tanzania

3.

Great Zimbabwe was in the present-day country of

a)

Egypt

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Zimbabwe

d)

Tanzania

4.

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

a)

St. Frumentius

b)

King Ezana I

c)

King Lalibela

d)

The Egyptians

5.

The people of Kilwa developed a language and culture called

a)

Swahili

b)

Kilwa Kisiwani

c)

Bantu

d)

Zimbabwe

6.

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

a)

Swahili

b)

Kilwa Kisiwani

c)

Shona

d)

Zimbabwe

7.

The Swahili language uses words from Bantu and

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

Egyptian

d)

Arabic

8.

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

a)

Axum

b)

Kilwa

c)

Great Zimbabwe

d)

All of the above

9.

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

a)

Axum

b)

Kilwa

c)

Great Zimbabwe

d)

All of the above

10.

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

a)

Axum

b)

Kilwa

c)

Great Zimbabwe

d)

All of the above

11.

Which of the following grew rich through trade?

a)

Axum

b)

Kilwa

c)

Great Zimbabwe

d)

All of the above

12.

What metal helped Great Zimbabwe grow rich?

a)

iron

b)

steel

c)

silver

d)

gold

13.

What was the most common religion in Axum?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

14.

The fortress called "The Great Enclosure" was built in the trading center called _____________.

.

a)

Axum

b)

Kilwa

c)

Great Zimbabwe

d)

Ghana

15.

Axum controlled important trade routes on the ________

a)

Dead Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Indian Ocean

16.

Kilwa was a city-state located on the coast of the ________.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Red Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Indian Ocean