Abeka Eastern Hemisphere History and Geography Test 10 (grade 5, 2024)

Africa's first Christian kingdom was __________________.

Kingdom of Aksum

The first of the great trading empires in Western Africa was _______________.

Ghana Empire

Africa's largest archaeological site south of the Sahara Desert is __________________.

Great Zimbabwe

The manmade waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea is the _________________.

Suez Canal

The city founded by Alexander the Great was ____________.

Alexandria

During the Scramble for Africa, _____________ countries rushed to claim territory in Africa.

European

The only African country to have coastlines on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea is __________________.

Morocco

King who came to the throne at age nine

Tutankhamen

First king of a united Egypt

Menes

King who built the Great Pyramid of Egypt

Khufu

Pharaoh who ruled during ancient Egypt's time of greatest power and wealth

Thutmose III

Led a group in overthrowing Egypt's monarchy

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Egyptian president who signed a peace treaty with Israel

Anwar el-Sadat

Dictator of Libya

Muammar al-Qaddafi

First king of Morocco

Sultan Mohammed V

The ancient city of __________________ was once the capital of the Kingdom of Kush and home to over 200 pyramids.

Meroe

The wealthy city of _________________ was a center of learning in the Mail Empire.

Timbuktu

A mountain range in northwest Africa is the _______________ Mountains.

Atlas

A tall, pointed pillar that Egyptians built to honor their gods was called an _______________.

obelisk

Egypt's most famous female pharaoh was ________________.

Hatshepsut

The ancient Egyptian writing system that used pictures and symbols to represent words and sounds was _____________________.

hieroglyphics

The large stone slab covered in Greek and Egyptian writing is the _________________________.

Rosetta Stone

The leader who ruled at the height of the Mali Empire was _____________________________.

Mansa Musa

Some of the earliest inhabitants of Northern Africa are the _______________.

Berbers

The important plant that grew on the banks of the Nile was ________________.

papyrus

The most significant contribution during the Roman rule of Northern Africa was the introduction of _______________________.

Christianity

A dry, dusty wind that blows across the northwestern Africa is __________________.

hamattan

Be able to label these places on a map of northern Africa (p. A47)

Cairo

Khartoum

Tripoli

Rabat

Be able to label these places on a map of Egypt (p. A49)

Nile River

Red Sea

Sahara Desert

Suez Canal

Essay: Explain characteristics of Africa's oral cultures. Include at least four facts.

ideas include:

- oral cultures did not keep written records of their history

- oral cultures recorded their history through the spoken word

- oral traditions provide much of what historians know about the history of many African civilizations

- oral traditions are verbal histories, legends, and information passed from one generation to the next