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History of Sub-Saharan Africa - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 809 times
- The average score is 9 of 14
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| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Triangular structures. There are twice as many of them in modern-day Sudan, built by Nubians, than there are in Egypt. | Pyramids | 99%
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| Empire based on the Niger river and founded by the Keita dynasty. A modern country carries its name. | Mali | 90%
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| First black president of South Africa | Nelson Mandela | 89%
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| The colony of Gold Coast named itself ____ after achieving independece, in honor of a medieval empire that was located further north | Ghana | 84%
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| Madagascar was most likely first settled by Austronesian people, coming from this modern-day country | Indonesia | 79%
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| King Shaka is the best-known king of this Southern African kingdom | Zulu | 78%
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| Many believers of this originally Jamaican religion revere mentioned emperor as a messiah | Rastafari | 74%
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| At least 100 000 people were killed during the reign of this Ugandan dictator | Idi Amin | 69%
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| Musa I. is sometimes believed to have been one of the wealthiest people in history. Most Western people know him as ____ Musa due to his monarchical title. | Mansa | 67%
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| Emperor of Ethiopia who abolished slavery, founded a precursor of the African Union, and was overthrown in 1974 | Haile Selassie | 63%
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| A modern country is named for this capital of the Mutapa empire that was abandoned in the 15th century: Great ______ | Zimbabwe | 51%
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| Powerful 15th century empire with Gao, and later Timbuktu as its capital | Songhai | 34%
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| What material is the Great Mosque of Djenné made of? | Adobe | 25%
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| The same leader may have founded the _____ of Sankoré in Timbuktu | University | 25%
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