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WorksheetsEast African Trading Centers
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
The ruins of Axum are in the present-day country of
Egypt
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Tanzania
Kilwa was in the present-day country of
Egypt
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Tanzania
Great Zimbabwe was in the present-day country of
Egypt
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Tanzania
Ethiopia's famous churches hewn from solid rock were built by
St. Frumentius
King Ezana I
King Lalibela
The Egyptians
The people of Kilwa developed a language and culture called
Swahili
Kilwa Kisiwani
Bantu
Zimbabwe
Most of the people in present-day Zimbabwe are from the ethnic group known as the
Swahili
Kilwa Kisiwani
Shona
Zimbabwe
The Swahili language uses words from Bantu and
Latin
Greek
Egyptian
Arabic
The trading center of _____________ lost its power for reasons that are unknown; it may have been due to crop failure.
Axum
Kilwa
Great Zimbabwe
All of the above
The trading center of _____________ lost its power due to being conquered by the Portuguese
Axum
Kilwa
Great Zimbabwe
All of the above
The trading center of _____________ lost its power due to wars with its Muslim neighbors.
Axum
Kilwa
Great Zimbabwe
All of the above
Which of the following grew rich through trade?
Axum
Kilwa
Great Zimbabwe
All of the above
What metal helped Great Zimbabwe grow rich?
iron
steel
silver
gold
What was the most common religion in Axum?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
The fortress called "The Great Enclosure" was built in the trading center called _____________.
.
Axum
Kilwa
Great Zimbabwe
Ghana
Axum controlled important trade routes on the ________
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Indian Ocean
Kilwa was a city-state located on the coast of the ________.
Atlantic Ocean
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Indian Ocean
