Lesson 1 The Rise of African Civilizations
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- Q1
Where did the first humans appear according to scientists?
Between the regions of Afroeurasia
Kalahari Lake and Desert Volta
Congo Basin and Central Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa
30s - Q2
Scientists believe that the first humans appeared in eastern and southern Africa between ___________________________
500000 and 1000000 years ago
150000 and 200000 years ago
100000 and 300000 years ago
20000 and 100000 years ago
30s - Q3
The first humans lived as ___________________
Hunters and farmers
Farmers and gatherers
Hunters and gatherers
Fishers and gatherers
30s - Q4
What did the early humans (first humans) do to hunt and gather food?
They moved from place to place
They drove animals off of cliffs
They made farms for animals
They went to other regions to hunt food and came back to their homelands
30s - Q5
How many long ago did the first humans began to settle in villages?
10 or 50 thousand years ago
7 or 8 thousand years ago
Between 5 and 25 thousand years ago
5 or 6 thousand years ago
30s - Q6
What did the first humans learn to do?
Tame animals and grow crops
Set up villages and writing
Communication and religion
Hunt animals and create fire
30s - Q7
What became more widespread and organized around 3000 B.C.E?
Farming villages
Growing and trading crops
Hunting weapons
Communication
30s - Q8
What is the name of Africa's first civilizations?
Zimbabwe and Meroe
Nok and Aksum
Mali and Songhai
Egypt and Kush
30s - Q9
What did the people of Africa find in the geography of the continent?
Places to settle and different regions
Opportunities and challenges
New resources and minerals
Animals and farms
30s - Q10
What is the world's largest continent after Asia?
Europe
Japan
China
Africa
30s - Q11
Most of Africa lies in the ________________
Tropics
Rainforests
Grasslands
Deserts
30s - Q12
Africa is made of ______________________
8 geographic zones
10 geographic zones
5 geographic zones
3 geographic zones
30s - Q13
What stretches along the Equator?
Sahara
Rain forests
Tropics
Deserts
30s - Q14
What slices through Africa?
Mediterranean regions
Deserts
Grasslands
Rain forests
30s - Q15
How much does rain forests take up of Africa's land area?
25%
95%
60%
10%
30s