William Tyler
- Dec 31, 2020
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Answers to African History Quiz

Updated: Jan 13, 2021

1. Idi Amin

2. Morocco

3. Haile Selassie

4. Morocco

5. Septimus Severus or Caracalla

6. Berbers

7, Bartholomew Diaz

8. From medieval West African Empire of that name

9. French and British forces faced a stand off

10. Oman

11. Ethiopia/Eritrea

12. Belgian Congo

13. None. There was never an indigenous population on the islands

14. Major slave port

15. Germany

16. Tunisia

17. Ruler of medieval Mali Empire, and the richest man that has ever lived (reputedly)

18. Timbuktu

19. From the name of the huge ruins of a 11th -15th century city

20. Zulu warriors organised into regiments

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