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African History: Empires, Kingdoms, and Independence

Test your knowledge of the great empires, powerful kingdoms, and pivotal independence movements that have shaped the African continent.0 takes
by @triviagang_dataUpdated 2d ago

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  • 01The ancient Kingdom of Kush, a major power in the Nile Valley, had its capital at which city, famous for its numerous pyramids?
  • 02Who was the famous 14th-century emperor of the Mali Empire, renowned for his immense wealth and his pilgrimage to Mecca?
  • 03The wealth of the ancient Ghana Empire was primarily based on the trans-Saharan trade of which two commodities?
  • 04The ruins of Great Zimbabwe, the capital of a vast kingdom in Southern Africa, are most famous for what type of structures?
  • 05The city-states of the Swahili Coast, such as Kilwa and Mombasa, prospered primarily through trade across which body of water?
  • 06The Aksumite Empire, located in modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea, was one of the first major empires to officially adopt what religion in the 4th century AD?
  • 07The 'Scramble for Africa' was formalized at which 1884-1885 conference, where European powers divided the continent among themselves?
  • 08Who was the influential leader of Ghana's independence movement, becoming its first Prime Minister and President in 1957?
  • 09Which political and social system of racial segregation was enforced in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s?
  • 10The ancient city-state of Carthage, located in modern-day Tunisia, fought a series of three major wars known as the Punic Wars against which rival power?
  • 11Which city, a major center of learning and trade, was a key part of the Mali Empire and later became the capital of the Songhai Empire?
  • 12The Kingdom of Kongo, located in west-central Africa, established early diplomatic and trade relations in the late 15th century with which European nation?
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