Africa Flashcard

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TRUE or FALSE: Africa never discovered farming on its own.

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FALSE

Answer explanation

In West Africa, farming was discovered without any other regions help.

In Egypt, farming was passed along from the Mesopotamian civilization.

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When was Great Zimbabwe established?

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Around 1000 C.E.

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TRUE or FALSE: Sub-Sahara Africa is everything south of the Sahara Desert in Africa.

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TRUE

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TRUE or FALSE: 8000 B.C.E. is when civilizations on earth began to emerge.

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FALSE

Answer explanation

8000 B.C.E. - Discovery of Farming

3000 B.C.E. - Start of Writing and CIvilizations

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Mansa Musa was alive in what century?

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14th

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TRUE or FALSE: The Bantu language is no longer used today in Africa.

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FALSE

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TRUE or FALSE: Sub-Sahara Africa, especially the Swahili Coast, had external trade during the Classical Era.

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FALSE

Answer explanation

There was little to no trade whatso ever during the Classical Era in the Sub-Sahara Africa.

It was not until the birth of Islam did the Swahili Coast begin to participate in Indian Ocean Trade.

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TRUE or FALSE: East Africa was the location for the Sudanic States during the Post-Classical Era.

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FALSE

Answer explanation

They were located in West Africa. Not East.

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TRUE or FALSE: Great Zimbabwe continues to be a mystery in that we have little to no idea where it was specifically located.

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FALSE

Answer explanation

We know exactly where it was located. The ruins are still there.

We do not know exactly why it declined though. That is still a mystery.

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TRUE or FALSE: Umayyad Dynasty conquered most of North Africa.

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TRUE