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13 questions
Throughout history, the countries of East Africa have been centers of _____.
the cotton trade
oil exploration
revolution
trade
In about 1050 B.C., a powerful civilization arose in Nubia known as _____.
Egypt
Kush
Mesopotamia
Meroë
The ancient, powerful state of Aksum was strategically located on the _____.
Red Sea
Nile River
Mediterranean Sea
Indian Ocean
The Aksum kings adopted _____ as their religion.
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
After the decline of Aksum, _____ settled on the East African coast of the Indian Ocean.
Egyptians
Nubians
Arabs
Iranians
The Bantu and Arabic languages blended, creating a new language known as _____.
hieroglyphics
Swahili
Malindi
Afrikanner
Which European country led overseas exploration and attacked some East African city-states, including Kilwa?
France
Spain
Great Britain
Portugal
In the late 1800s, European countries took actions to dominate and control Africa through _____.
democracy
revolution
imperialism
economic reform
During which decade of the twentieth century did most countries in East Africa gain their independence from European colonial powers?
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
In the 1990s, the rivalry between the ethnic groups of the Hutu and the Tutsi in ______ resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
Somalia
Sudan
Ethiopia
Rwanda
Which two countries took the lead in the European colonization of East Africa in the late 1800s?
You are a modern-day Ibn Battuta, traveling through East Africa. What can you tell us about the people you meet and the sights you see there?
BONUS!
What is the country where a tax reform has created various revolts and manifestations recently? (it's a Latin American country)