Kingdoms of Central Africa Quiz Questions

1. What kingdom had the city of Great Zimbabwe as its capital?

A Luba B Lunda C Kongo D Zimbabwe

2. What kingdom ruled a large portion of Central Africa until the Portuguese arrived?

A Kongo B Luba C Zimbabwe D Lunda

3. What was the king of Luba called?

A Mansa B Mulpwe C Caliph D Sultan

4. What language do most of the people of Central Africa speak?

A Bantu B English C Arabic D Spanish

5. True or False: It is estimated that the city of Great Zimbabwe was home to over 2 million people at its peak.

A TRUE B FALSE

6. Which of the following was considered valuable in the culture of central Africa?

A Dried fish B All of the above C Cloth D Salt

7. What kingdom was established in 1430 by a warrior leader from the Kingdom of Zimbabwe?

A Matapa B Kongo C Luba D Zimbabwe

8. What type of trade weakened the Kongo even though one of their kings tried to stop it?

A Salt trade B Iron trade C Slave trade D Gold trade

9. What kingdom did Tshibinda Llunga found?

A Lunda B Zimbabwe C Kongo D Luba

10. True or False: The Luba Kingdom had a council of elders called the Bamfumus.

A FALSE B TRUE