GENERAL AFRICA
Where is the birthplace of humanity?
What is Africa?
Ancient Egypt is known as one of the most __________ civilizations in the history of _________.
A. powerful; the World
B. hard working; Southern Hemisphere
C. greatest; North Africa
D. creative; Africa
What is A?
The Kingdom of Numidia fed which European country?
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. Russia
D. France
What is B?
- Kingdom of Numidia was the introduction of Agriculture to the reason. Once seen as a wasteland with no real agricultural prospects, Numidia would become the breadbasket of Rome, all thanks to modern agricultural techniques
What was the largest/greatest empire in the 14th century?
A. The Great Zimbabwe
B. The Neo-Babylonian Empire
C. The Congo Empire
D. The Mali Empire
What is D?
- The West African empire of Mali, which was larger than western Europe, was reputed to be one of the biggest, richest and most powerful states in the world. The Moroccan traveller Mohammed Ibn Batuta reported that he had found ‘complete and general safety’ there. When the famous emperor of Mali, visited Cairo in 1324, it was said that he brought so much gold with him that its price fell dramatically and had not recovered its value even 12 years later.
How long did it take to build each Egyptian pyramid?
What is 15-30 years?
The Carthaginians were most known for being...?
A. Religious
B. Distinguished builders & negotiators
C. Mean and Snoody
D. Successful traders & sailors
What is D?
- The Carthaginians were highly successful traders who sailed the Mediterranean with their goods, and such was their success that Carthage became the richest city in the ancient world. They traded Raw materials, especially precious metals (gold, silver, tin, copper, lead, and iron), animal skins, wool, amber, ivory, and incense with Mediterranean settlements.
Who is the richest person to have ever lived and where are they from?
A. Elon Musk; South Africa
B. Aliko Dangote; Nigeria
C. Mansa Musa; West Africa
D. King Tut; Egypt
What is C?
- Mansa Musa is the richest man to have ever lived. With a net-worth of $400B, he doubles what Elon Musk is currently worth.
A. 20th Century America
B. 21st Century America
C. 18th Century Europe
D. Our futuristic goals
What is B?
- They could buy and sell property, serve on juries, make wills and even enter into legal contracts. Working women received equal pay for doing the same jobs as men. Unlike the women of ancient Greece, who were effectively owned by their husbands, Egyptian women also had the right to divorce and remarry. Egyptian couples were even known to negotiate an ancient prenuptial agreement. These contracts listed all the property and wealth the woman had brought into the marriage and guaranteed that she would be compensated for it in the event of a divorce.
The Kingdom of Axum was the first civilization to...?
A. Mint their own coins
B. Establish government
C. Have a monarchy
D. Worship cats
What is A?
- Aksum was the first African country to mint its own coins in gold, silver, and bronze.
What is a Griot?
A. A sorcerer
B. A human encyclopedia
C. A philosophical teacher
D. A time teller
What is B?
- A common myth is that Europeans taught us to read and write. In some parts of Africa that is true but only because there was no need for writing. The West Africa region had griots, wandering human encyclopaedias who were capable of recalling events and people long-long passed. They were the custodians of history.
How many feet tall are the three famous pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Egypt combined?
What is 1168 feet?
The Empire of Ghana gained control over...?
A. Neighboring African countries
B. Southern Hemisphere
C. Trade Routes
D. Europeans
What is C?
- Ghana's economic development and eventual wealth was linked to the growth of regular and intensified trade in gold, salt, and ivory, which allowed for the development of larger urban centers and encouraged territorial expansion to gain control over different trade routes.
True or False
Johann Heinrich Rahn, the creator of division got his ideas from Africa.
What is false?
- Pythagorus, Aristotle, Piccasso, were all beneficiaries of African innovation. Fractal geometry, the binary system, were used in Africa before the West got a conception of them. In fact, scholars thought they had reached the epitome of mathematical thought before they were introduced to fractal geometry in Africa.
What are Egyptians known for accomplishing?
What is advanced mathematics, medicine, architecture, invention of hieroglyphs, or agricultural productions?
What empire is otherwise known as the Land of Gold?
What is The Empire of Ghana?