Around which millennium BCE did ancient Egyptian civilization emerge?
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The Kingdom of Axum was one of the first states to adopt Christianity. In which modern country was it located?
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Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire went on a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324. Why did his journey cause inflation across the region?
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The ancient city of Great Zimbabwe was built primarily from which material?
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The Carthaginian general Hannibal famously crossed the Alps to attack Rome. From which North African city did his empire originate?
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The Scramble for Africa in which European powers divided the continent was formalized at which conference?
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The Kingdom of Kush at one point ruled Egypt as its 25th dynasty. In which modern country was it located?
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Which African empire controlled the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade at its peak in the 14th century and included the legendary city of Timbuktu?
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The Zulu Kingdom rose to prominence in the early 19th century under which powerful leader?
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Which European country colonized the Congo Basin and ruled it as the personal property of its king leading to one of the worst atrocities in colonial history?
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The ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII was actually of which ethnic origin?
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The Benin Bronzes were looted from the Kingdom of Benin in 1897. Which colonial power took them?
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The Mali Empire's city of Timbuktu was a major center of which activity during the 14th and 15th centuries?
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Which African country was colonized by Italy and was the site of the famous Italian defeat at the Battle of Adwa in 1896?
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The Swahili city-states that flourished along the East African coast from the 10th to 16th centuries grew wealthy through trade with which region?
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Which ancient African kingdom located in modern-day Sudan developed its own writing system called Meroitic that has still not been fully deciphered?
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The transatlantic slave trade operated primarily between which centuries?
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South Africa's apartheid system was institutionalized in 1948 by which political party?
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The ancient Egyptian writing system using pictorial symbols is known by what name?
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Which West African kingdom based in what is now southern Nigeria was famous for its sophisticated bronze casting tradition dating back to the 13th century?
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