Medieval and Early Modern Africa

1. On which shores did the Kingdom of Aksum exist between the 2nd and 7th centuries?

2. Which rich empire in West Africa was called the "land of gold" by Arab writers?

3. Which city became the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 969?

4. Which city was founded in 1070 as the imperial capital of the Almoravid Empire?

5. Who defeated Fatimid dynasty in 1171?

6. Who founded the Mali Empire in the 13th century?

7. Ibn Battuta was known for exploring Africa, Europe, the Middle East and India for 30 years. Where was he from?

8. What was the capital of the Songhai Empire established by Sonni Ali?

9. Which medieval city in southern Africa became a center of trade and which exported mainly gold, copper and ivory?

10. The Battle of Carthage was fought in 698 between a Roman expeditionary force and the armies of which Caliphate?

11. Which city was established in 1652 by Jan van Riebeeck and other employees of the United East India Company as the way-station for ships travelling to the Dutch East Indies?

12. In the territory of which modern-day country Osei Tutu founded the Ashanti Empire in 1670?

13. Which Scottish explorer of West Africa wrote a popular and influential travel book titled Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa?

14. Boers are the descendants of the Dutch-speaking Free Burghers Southern Africa. What does "boer" mean?

15. Who assassinated Shaka Zulu in 1828?

16. What African country was founded by freed American slaves in 1821?

17. In which year was Suez Canal officially opened?

18. Who was the first European to sail around the southernmost tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope)?

19. Where was Eureka Diamond discovered in 1867?

20. In 1853-56 who made the first known crossing Africa from east to west and discovering Victoria Falls?