WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is true about Africa during the ancient times?
A
It was mostly made of tribes
B
It was mostly large kingdoms
C
There was a large central government
D
It was very peaceful
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first civilization in Africa was Egypt, and it was accelerated by the river Nile which provided the Egyptians with water for farming grains. In 3100 BCE, King Menes united the upper and lower parts and formed a united kingdom of Egypt.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is usually accepted that two major civilisations developed in African antiquity: one around the Nile River in the northeast and the other, somewhat younger, around the Niger River in the west. Ancient Egypt and Nubia are prominent in history textbooks.

Detailed explanation-3: -The African Pygmies (or Congo Pygmies) are a group of tribal ethnicities, traditionally subsisting in a forager and hunter-gatherer lifestyle, native to Central Africa, mostly the Congo Basin.

Detailed explanation-4: -Savannas, or grasslands, cover almost half of Africa, more than 13 million square kilometers (5 million square miles). These grasslands make up most of central Africa, beginning south of the Sahara and the Sahel and ending north of the continent’s southern tip.

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