African History: Empires, Kingdoms, and Independence: Multiple Choice

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01The ancient city-state of Carthage, located in modern-day Tunisia, fought a series of three major wars known as the Punic Wars against which rival power?
02The Kingdom of Kongo, located in west-central Africa, established early diplomatic and trade relations in the late 15th century with which European nation?
03The 'Scramble for Africa' was formalized at which 1884-1885 conference, where European powers divided the continent among themselves?
04The ruins of Great Zimbabwe, the capital of a vast kingdom in Southern Africa, are most famous for what type of structures?
05Which political and social system of racial segregation was enforced in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s?
06Who was the influential leader of Ghana's independence movement, becoming its first Prime Minister and President in 1957?
07The wealth of the ancient Ghana Empire was primarily based on the trans-Saharan trade of which two commodities?
08Which city, a major center of learning and trade, was a key part of the Mali Empire and later became the capital of the Songhai Empire?
09The Aksumite Empire, located in modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea, was one of the first major empires to officially adopt what religion in the 4th century AD?
10The city-states of the Swahili Coast, such as Kilwa and Mombasa, prospered primarily through trade across which body of water?
11The ancient Kingdom of Kush, a major power in the Nile Valley, had its capital at which city, famous for its numerous pyramids?
12Who was the famous 14th-century emperor of the Mali Empire, renowned for his immense wealth and his pilgrimage to Mecca?