Empires and Artifacts: African History Quiz

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 seized them?

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The city of Timbuktu in the Mali Empire 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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