African History Questions
- What does Diaspora means?
- Diaspora peoples refer to who?
- Name the two places diaspora peoples maintain their connection and identity.?
- State one reason Diaspora study has become much more important today.?
- State one characteristic of diaspora groups:?
- What does African Diaspora means?
- In studying African Diaspora History, one has to begin with what and why?
- State one reason why it is complex and difficulty to study African Diaspora history.?
- Name two Muslim societies outside Africa that have discrete African communities.?
- Name one service performed by enslaved Africans who settled in India.
- What were the known names for Africans and descendants of Africans found in India?
- What region of Africa did Arab slave dealers take most of the African slaves?
- Name a Greek Mathematician who is believed to have studied in Egypt.?
- What is the Hamitic Hypothesis?
- Define Monogenesis and Polygenesis.?
- Describe the “Out of Africa” Theory.?
- Name the two scientists whose works have closely associated with the “Out of Africa” Theory.?
- What year was the first human-like skeletons discovered in Olduvai Gorge?
- What scientific name was given to these skeletons?
- Name the river closely associated with the Egyptian Civilization.?
- Name the writing invented by the Ancient Egyptians.?
- Based on the documentary watched in class, how many blacks called Siddis are in India and when and where their ancestors came from?
- How many Blacks are in Iraqi and where they mainly live based on the documentary? What name is given to these Black Iraqis?
- Name the two areas in Africa most of the enslaved Africans came from and taken to the New World.?
- This language is widely spoken in East Africa and it is a mixture of Arabic and African languages?
- What is the name of the African Queen that said to have had relationship with King Solomon?
- Name the son this African Queen had by Solomon.?
- Which of these countries was not involved in the Transatlantic Slave Trade? France, England, Russia, Spain, Netherland.
- Name four Islands around Africa.?
- Who were the Habshis?
- Which country in Africa was originally referred to as Abyssinian?
- Name three major language groups in Africa.?
- Name the biggest Island located around Africa.?
- Who were the first people used as slaves in the New World?
- Put the following countries and their capital cities in/on the map of Africa: Nigeria, Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Algeria, Ghana, Lesotho, Djibouti, and Guinea Bissau, Seychelles, Mauritius, Cape Verde.?
- There are seven continents in the world, what number is Africa?
- Name three countries in West Africa.?
- Name the tallest mountain in Africa.?
- Name three major rivers in Africa?
- What language is widely spoken by the people of East Africa?
- Name three countries located in East Africa?
- How many countries are currently in Africa?
- How many time is Africa bigger than the United States?
- Name the largest Lake in Africa?
