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What is the world’s oldest standing structure built in lower Egypt in 1650 B.C.?
Zoser’s Pyramids
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What development took place in Africa during the New Stone Age?
Farming
100
What does “mansa” mean?
King
100
How long is the Nile River?
4,000 miles
100
On what continent did human history begin?
Africa
200
How did the Rosetta Stone help the world lean about ancient African history and culture?
It enabled scholars to translate the ancient Egyptian language.
200
From what part of Africa did African Americans descend?
West Africa
200
How many pyramids were built in ancient Egypt?
Eighty
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What was the key to reading the ancient Egyptian language?
The Rosetta Stone
200
What name is given to early Egyptian writing paper?
Papyrus
300
According to the Egyptian calendar, how many days are in a year?
Three hundred sixty-five
300
This North African General is regarded by historians as a military genius—superior even to Alexander the Great and Napoleon.
Hannibal
300
The invention of farming took place during this time. Answer:
New Stone Age
300
The invention of farming took place during this time.
New Stone Age
300
Give one reason some scholars believe that life started in Africa?
The remains of the earliest man were found in East Africa.
400
What is the name of the longest river in the world, and where is it located? Answer:
The Nile; Africa
400
Why is Africa called the “Cradle of Civilization?”
Because it is the birthplace of humankind.
400
Where are the Great Pyramids located?
Cairo, Egypt
400
What city was a center of trade, culture, and Islamic learning? One of its greatest educational centers was the acclaimed University of Sankore.
Timbuktu
400
What is the world’s largest desert, and where is it located?
Sahara; Northern Africa
500
What are the three periods of Egyptian history?
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
500
What term is used in modern Egypt to describe African Americans?
Nubian Americans
500
Which of the “Seven Wonders of the World” is located in Africa?
The Great Pyramids
500
Who is known as the “Father of Medicine?”
Imhotep
500
What were the kings of Egypt called?
Pharaoh