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Ancient Africa - Kingdom of Aksum (Reed 2021)
Ancient Africa - Kingdom of Aksum (Reed 2021)
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1
What major body of water was located along the coast of Aksum?
Atlantic Ocean
Red Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Mediterranean Sea
2
Swahili is the unique culture of Africa’s East Coast but is not the language spoken there.
False
True
3
What made Aksum one of the more advanced cultures of Ancient Africa?
They used irrigation and terraced farming
They minted their own coins
All of the above
They developed their own written language
4
A savanna is
a tropical grassland dotted with small trees and shrubs
a traditional storyteller
an area of high and mostly flat land
a group of people descended from the same ancestor
5
The Kingdom of Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa.
True
False
6
The first great trading empire in West Africa
Uganda
Ghana
Solemei
Lutanda
7
Which of the following was not true of Axum?
they built pyramids
they created a written language
they minted coins
they developed terraced farming
8
What leader ruled Aksum when it reached its peak around 350 CE?
King Solomon
King Enzana
Queen of Sheba
Cleopatra VII
9
_______ told their village's oral history
Bantus
Griots
Queen Dahia al-Kahina
Spirituals
10
Largest desert in Africa
Savanah
Sahara
Mojave
Kiermet
11
____________ led an army against Arab invaders.
Queen Dahia al - Kahina
Europeans
Griots
Slavery
12
Because traders visited Aksum from around the world, Aksum became a blend of many cultures.
True
False
13
The unique culture of Africa’s East Coast and the language spoken there
Swahili
Bantuish
Axumian
Africanese
14
What is another common name for the Kingdom of Aksum?
Egypt
Axum
Rome
Mali
15
The city of Axum no longer exists.
True
False
16
Beginning in the a.d. 700s, traditional African religions were challenged by the arrival of what religion?
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
17
What was the major port city of the Kingdom of Aksum?
Alexandria
Carthage
Morocco
Adulis
18
A sailboat using wind-catching triangular sails
khow
dhow
dnow
dhoow
19
What religion was embraced by King Ezana?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Taoism
20
Latin became the common language used among the traders of Aksum?
True
False
21
Oral history is
a group of people descended from the same ancestor
a family made up of several generations
traditional storyteller
stories passed down from generation to generation
22
What city in Kush was destroyed by Axum?
Kemet
Khali
Ghana
Meroe
23
A plateau is an area of mostly __________ land
high and flat
high and hilly
rocky and grassy
low and hilly
24
_______ had been practiced in Africa since ancient times.
Torture
Cannibalism
Slavery
Sacrifices
25
Similar to gospel songs
odes
ballads
spirituals
epics
26
Which of the following modern day countries was part of the Kingdom of Aksum?
South Africa
Ethiopia
Rome
Mali
