History: Kenya Quizlet

Kenya is a ____________ country.

developing

What is the capital of Kenya?

Nairobi

The best farmland in Kenya is the savanna

Shamba

What trade were the British trying to stop in the 1800s?

Slave Trade

What is a culture and language that is a mix of Bantu and Arab?

Swahili

____ was the culture of the east coast city-states and is one of the official Kenyan languages

Swahili

Who wanted Lake Victoria because it was the source of the Nile River.

The British

What Valley runs from Asia down most of the east side of Africa.

The Great Rift

Tourists come to Kenya to see what?

animals

Kenya has very few ________ resources.

mineral

The _________ in Kenya do not get along very well

tribes

A shamba is

A piece of farmland that is a Kenyan's home is called

Kenya is named after

German explorer Johann Ludwig Krapf

What is the port city in Kenya that was one of the old trading city-states of Africa's east coast?

Mombasa