Unit 21: Paper 3 (HL) — History of Africa & the Middle East
Topic 21.2: The Fatimids (909–1171) Questions
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In which year was the Fatimid dynasty founded in Ifriqiya?
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Choose the correct answer: In which year did Britain declare Kenya a full Crown Colony?
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Which Fatimid caliph founded the Dar al-'Ilm (House of Knowledge) in 1005 and is also associated with the destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in 1009?
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Who led the Fatimid military campaign that conquered Egypt in 969?
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Choose the correct answer: Which territories were merged to form the Central African Federation in 1953?
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Choose the correct answer: What was the main cause of the Maji Maji Rebellion (1905-1907) in German East Africa?
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Examine the reasons why Kenya developed as a settler colony while Tanganyika did not, in the period to 1939.
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Evaluate the impact of the kipande system and taxation on African communities in colonial Kenya.
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Discuss the reasons for, and consequences of, the failure of the Groundnut Scheme in Tanganyika (1947-1951).
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Which Berber group provided the main military support for the Fatimid da'wa (mission) that overthrew the Aghlabids in 909?
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Compare and contrast the systems of colonial rule used by Britain in Northern and Southern Nigeria.
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What was the name of the new capital city founded in Egypt following the Fatimid conquest of 969?
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To what extent was settler opposition responsible for the creation of the Central African Federation in 1953?
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Analyse the causes of the 1948 Accra riots and their consequences for nationalist politics in the Gold Coast.
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Evaluate the effectiveness of the French policy of assimilation in Senegal before 1960.
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Choose the correct answer: What distinguished the four communes of Senegal from the rest of French West Africa?
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Compare and contrast the paths to independence of Ghana and Senegal.
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Discuss the significance of Ian Smith's Unilateral Declaration of Independence (1965) for the future of Southern Rhodesia.
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To what extent did economic factors, rather than political ones, drive British colonial policy in East and Central Africa before 1939?
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Choose the correct answer: Who founded the Convention People's Party in the Gold Coast in 1949?
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