Islamia English School

Social Studies Revision Worksheet Grade 8

Lesson 02:Ancient African Civilizations
Q1. Fill in the blanks:
1. Modern day Ethiopia is a country located in the ______ of Africa.
2. Ethiopia is populated by many ________ groups.
3. Ethiopia was called ____________ .
4. Ethiopia’s most prominent kingdom was called _____________.
5. The kingdom of Aksum was established in ______BCE.
6. Archaeologists discovered large structures called ________.
7. Harar Jugol was founded as early as the ____century.
8. Ancient Harar Jugol had ____ walled gates.
9. Kingdom of Zimbabwe lasted till about _______CE.
10. The Kingdom of Ancient Ghana was called a _______ and
___________ West African Kingdom.
11. Ancient Ghana appears in written records of travellers in ______
CE.
12. Ghana was known as the Land Of _______.
13._____________, located in the present-day Limpopo area of South
Africa.
14. The mixture of Wolof words in Arabic script was called
________.
15. Early travellers described Ancient Ghana as a __________
civilization.
Q2. Match the African civilization with their existence era.

Ancient Aksum Northern Ethiopia

Ancient Harar Jugol Southern Africa

Kingdom of Zimbabwe Western Africa

Ancient Ghana Ethiopia

Q3. Write the title and description for the given pictures:

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Q4. What is Ajami? How was it important in recording the history of

the Ancient Ghanian people?
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Q5. Explain the similarities of Ancient Aksum and Ancient Hara

Jugol.
Ancient Aksum Ancient Harar Jugol

Q6. Name another kingdom that traded with “Great Zimbabwe”?

Which products were traded?
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Q7. Locate the African Ancient civilization on the given map: