African History

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Memorize these and recognize 37.5% of all African History clues.

1 Haile Selassie 4x

2 (David) Livingstone 4x

3 South Africa 3x

4 Namibia 3x

5 Egypt 3x

6 Zulu 3x

7 Bantu 3x

8 Tunisia 2x

9 Timbuktu 2x

10 Somalia 2x

11 Sierra Leone 2x

12 Islam 2x

13 Idi Amin 2x

14 Ghana 2x

15 Ethiopia 2x

16 Carthage 2x

17 Angola 2x

18 Algeria 2x

19 Addis Ababa 2x

20 (Anwar) Sadat 2x

21 the Volta 2x

22 Vasco da Gama 2x

23 Cecil Rhodes 2x

24 Muammar Gaddafi 2x

Sample Clues

In 1931, a year after taking the throne, he gave Ethiopia its first written constitution

Haile Selassie

This Scottish discoverer of the Victoria Falls was "found" by Henry Stanley in November 1871

(David) Livingstone

Segregation was in effect long before this country formally introduced apartheid in 1948

South Africa

Although this country gained its independence in 1990, South Africa kept its port of Walvis Bay for another 4 years

Namibia

In 1899 Sudan came under a condominium, not an apartment but joint rule by this neighbor & Britain

Egypt

Sub-Areas

Other 84

Haile Selassie (4) Bantu (3) Dr. David Livingstone (3) South Africa (3) Zulu (3) Idi Amin (2) Ethiopia (2) Algeria (2) Namibia (2) Addis Ababa (2)

Ancient 18

Egypt (3) (Anwar) Sadat (2) Carthage (2) Sudan (1) snails (1) Islam (1) Tunisia (1) the Muslim Brotherhood (1) Pyramids (1) Saint Augustine (1)

Colonial / Exploration 14

Vasco da Gama (2) Cecil Rhodes (2) Sierra Leone (1) Timbuktu (1) Mau Mau (1) (David) Livingstone (1) Slavery (1) Stanley (1) Ghana (1) Namibia (1)

Medieval 3

Volta (1) Kola nut (1) Ghana (1)

Civil War 2

Nigeria (1) Angola (1)