Paper 1 · Africa and Decolonisation
The Early Iron Age communities of Southern Africa grew crops such as...
Amaize and potatoes
Bwheat and barley
Crice and cassava
Dsorghum and millet
Explanation: Sorghum, finger millet and bulrush millet are drought resistant grains suited to the region's rainfall, and their seeds are found on Early Iron Age sites. Maize and potatoes came from the Americas centuries later, and wheat and barley belong to cooler climates.
Derived from ZIMSEC History Paper 1, Nov 2025, Q3