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East Africa History and Culture (Section 2)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Part of Egypt and Sudan, an early center of Christianity in Africa

a)

Zanzibar

b)

Portugal

c)

Nubia

d)

Kenya

2.

An East African island that became an international slave trading center in the late 1700's.

a)

Nubia

b)

Zanzibar

c)

Sudan

d)

Rwanda

3.

A practice that tries to dominate other countries' government, trade, and culture.

a)

imperialism

b)

plantations

c)

international

d)

diversity

4.

What are the names of two early centers for Christianity?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Nubia

c)

Zanzibar

d)

Kenya

5.

Who brought Islam to East Africa?

a)

Muslim Arabs from Egypt

b)

Muslim Arabs from Canada

c)

Muslim Arabs from Spain

d)

Muslim Arabs form Russia

6.

How did most European nations control their colonies?

a)

They used imperialism to keep power.

b)

They used fences to keep power.

c)

They used mind control to keep power.

d)

They used boarder walls to keep power.

7.

Who was an early Christian emperor in Ethiopia?

a)

Portuguese

b)

Zanzibar

c)

Lalibela

d)

Imperialism

8.

Most European nations ended slavery in the early 1800's.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which East African country was never colonized?

a)

Zanzibar

b)

Kenya

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Rwanda

10.

Most East African countries gained independence in the early

a)

1950's

b)

1960's

c)

1840's

d)

2000's

11.

What is the official language of Rwanda, Burundi, and Djibouti?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Portuguese

12.

What language is spoken in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

German

d)

Swahili

13.

What African language is spoken by about 80 million East Africans?

a)

Swedish

b)

Spanish

c)

Swahili

d)

Irish

14.

What religion believes the natural world contains spirits?

a)

animist

b)

Amharic

c)

Somali

d)

Arabic