UAE EXAM QRT 2 GRD 8 REVIEWER

Question 1

Urban Kingdom

Answer 1

Egypt

Question 2

Nile River

Answer 2

Egypt

Question 3

Agri-Trade Livelihood

Answer 3

Egypt

Question 4

First major Ancient african civilization

Answer 4

Egypt

Question 5

It is a country at the very north east corner of africa

Answer 5

Egypt

Question 6

A country right under egypt

Answer 6

Sudan / Nubia

Question 7

It is where White and Blue Nile is located

Answer 7

Ancient Nubia/Sudan

Question 8

The Nile is composed of two Tributaries which are?

Answer 8

Blue and White Nile

Question 9

A river that starts at lake victoria at Tanzania

Answer 9

White Nile River

Question 10

Converges with Blue Nile in Khartoum, Sudan

Answer 10

White Nile River

Question 11

The river that starts near lake Tana in Ethiopia

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Blue Nile River

Question 12

Converges with White Nile in Khartoum, Sudan

Answer 12

Blue Nile River

Question 13

True or False

Nubian farmers used irrigation techniques adapted from Egyptians

Answer 13

True

Question 14

The kingdom of ____ replaced Nubia as the ____________________ in Eastern Africa

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Aksum, Regional Powerhouse

Question 15

Nubia is also?

Answer 15

Sudan

Question 16

Centered in Northeast Africa and South Arabia

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Ancient Aksum

Question 17

The most prominent kingdom was

Answer 17

Aksum

Question 18

Abyssinia

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Ethiopia

Question 19

The countries that the kingdom of aksum covered was

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Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Sudan

Question 20

____________ Adopted Christianity in the ____ century and made it the state religion

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King Ezna, and 4th Century

Question 21

Aksum served as a major hub between the ________, ________, ________, and ________ trade communities.

Answer 21

African, Arab, European, and Indian

Question 22

The people of Aksum had their own written language called

Answer 22

Ge’ez

Question 23

____________ was the first ruler of Aksum Kingdom

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King Endubis

Question 24

Today the remains of the Kingdom of Aksum are still visible in __________________

Answer 24

Northern Ethiopia

Question 25

Archeologist have discovered large structures called

Answer 25

Obelisks

Question 26

These obelisks serve as a reminder of ------------ that ancient Aksum once had

Answer 26

The power

Question 27

# upper or lower egypt Located in the Nile Delta, this region was known for its fertile soil and abundance of water.

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Lower Egypt

Question 28

# upper or lower egypt Located in the southern part of the country, this region was known for its arid climate and mountainous terrain.

Answer 28

Upper Egypt

Question 29

Ghana is located at

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Wester Africa

Question 30

Ancient Ghana covered three coutries which are

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Mauritania, Senegal, and Mali

Question 31

The region lies just south of the Sahara Desert and is mostly Savanna grasslands.

Answer 31

Ancient Ghana

Question 32

Major Rivers

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Senegal River, Niger River, and Volta River

Question 33

Ghana People livelihood

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Farming

Question 34

a kingdom that ruled from around 300 to 1100 CE.

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Ancient Ghana

Question 34

Ghana was founded by the

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Soninke

Question 35

The first king, ________, united several Soninke tribes

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Dinga

Question 36

Capital of ancient Ghana

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Kumbi Saleh

Question 37

It was the word Soninke people used for their king

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Ghana

Question 38

Ghana Means

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Warrior/King

Question 39

It is what people living outside the empire used this word when referring to the region.

Answer 39

Ghana

Question 40

It is what Soninke people used when referring to their empire.

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Wagad

Question 41

It was used to produce strong weapons and tools that made the empire strong

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Iron

Question 42

It was used to trade with other nations for needed resources like livestock, tools and cloth.

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Gold

Question 43

Ghana grew wealthy through?

Answer 43

taxation

Question 44

Back then Gold had the same value as?

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Salt

Question 45

Around ____ CE, the Empire of Ghana began to come under pressure from the Muslims to the north to convert to Islam. The Kings of Ghana refused and soon came under constant attacks from Northern Africa

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1050 CE