African History quiz

More questions about African History

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1. 1 Easy

   What was South Africa's racial segregation system called?

   Answer: Apartheid

   Why: The term apartheid literally translates to 'apartness' or 'separateness' in Afrikaans.

2. 2 Medium

   What sacred golden object represents the soul of the Ashanti nation?

   Answer: Golden Stool

   Why: Because the Golden Stool housed the nation's spirit, even the Ashanti king never sat directly upon it.

3. 3 Hard

   How were Great Zimbabwe's walls built?

   Answer: Mortarless dry stone masonry

   Why: The Great Enclosure's outer wall rises up to 11 meters and runs about 250 meters around.

4. 4 Easy

   Which monument was the world's tallest structure for over 3,800 years?

   Answer: Great Pyramid of Giza

   Why: Stripped of its polished limestone casing and its capstone, the pyramid has shrunk from 146.6 metres to about 138.5 metres.

5. 5 Medium

   Who founded Morocco's al-Qarawiyyin, the oldest university still open?

   Answer: Fatima al-Fihri

   Why: Fatima used her entire inheritance from her wealthy merchant father to fund and build the university mosque.

6. 6 Hard

   What Saharan people built underground water tunnels?

   Answer: Garamantes

   Why: Garamantian engineers excavated thousands of kilometers of underground tunnels to tap deep fossil aquifers.