CSEE (Form 4) Africa and the External World — practice questions

1. Portuguese rule on the East African coast was broken at the end of the 17th century. 2. Attacks from the Zimba warriors were among the forces that weakened it. 3. It ended in 1698 when Fort Jesus was captured by the Arabs, who then evicted the Portuguese. 4. The scramble for Africa and the abolition of the slave trade are 19th century events, two centuries too late. 5. The Second World War and the Great Depression are 20th century events, later still, so neither can explain a 17th century decline. _Source: NECTA CSEE 2023 History 012, Question 1: Multiple Choice Items, item (ix)_

1. Fort Jesus at Mombasa was the stronghold of Portuguese power on the coast. 2. Its fall marked the end of that power. 3. The fort was captured by the Arabs in 1698, who then evicted the Portuguese. 4. The Zimba warriors weakened Portuguese rule through their attacks but were not the force that took the fort. 5. The British and Germans arrived in East Africa only in the 19th century, long after 1698. _Source: NECTA CSEE 2023 History 012, Question 1: Multiple Choice Items, item (ix)_