Ch 8 - Africa Long Ago Flashcards
What is the highest peak in Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro
What African island is the fourth largest island in the world?
Madagascar
Which kingdom was the greatest ancient civilisation in the interior of Africa?
The Kingdom of Cush
What African nation had a strong Christian influence in New Testament times?
Ethiopia (Cush)
What special fact do we know about the Ethiopian eunuch?
He was the first recorded African Christian.
What was Africa’s first and greatest Christian kingdom?
The Kingdom of Aksum
Which king had churches carved out of solid rock?
King Lalibela
Northern Africa today is inhabited mostly by what group of people?
Arab Muslims
What section of Africa carried on much trade during the Middle Ages?
Africa’s east coast (where Kenya and Tanzania are today)
Why was Africa called the “White Man’s Grave?”
The intense heat, the dense vegetation and such dangerous tropical diseases as malaria, yellow fever and sleeping sickness took their toll on so many explorers and missionaries.
Who was the first European explorer of Africa?
James Bruce
What famous Scotsman was one of the first missionaries in South Africa, and near what desert did he minister to people?
Robert Moffat; the Kalahari Desert
Who was Africa’s most famous explorer?
David Livingstone
What was the “smoke that thunders,” and why was it called that?
Victoria Falls; because the water falls 110m into the Zambesi River, making a thunderous noise with huge columns of mist that rise like smoke.
Who went to find and assist Dr Livingstone?
Henry Stanley
Who was an early leader in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church?
Fumentius
Which great leader in church history, who was also a leader in the African church, boldly proclaimed that Jesus is God?
Athanasius the Great
What is the name of the Greek slave who wrote famous fables?
Aesop
Who was the explorer who searched for the source of the Nile?
James Bruce
What was the name of the man who explored the Niger River?
Mungo Park
What was the name of the African chief who ruled his people in righteousness for fifty years?
Khama
Who was the first black bishop of the Church of England?
Samuel Crowther
Which female missionary was known as “White Ma” or Queen of the Cannibals”?
Mary Slessor
What narrow waterway separates Africa from Europe?
Strait of Gibraltar
What manmade waterway separates Africa from Asia?
Suez Canal
What is the world’s second largest river in water volume?
Congo
Which country led the way in exploration and evangelization of Africa?
Scotland
Which continent is known as the “Dark Continent”?
Africa
Which city was famous as a centre of learning in the Mali Empire?
Timbuktu
What is the largest desert region in Southern Africa?
Kalahari
What was the name of Africa’s first black republic?
Liberia
