World Studies: Unit 4 Review

The Belgian king that brutally treated the country of the Congo as his own personal rubber colony.

During medieval times, this city served as a wealthy trading center as well as a major center of culture and learning.

Who built the powerful Mali kingdom in medieval West Africa, possibly becoming the wealthiest man in the world?

What West African nation was founded by a group of Americans with the goal of providing a safe haven for freed slaves?

The founder of the DeBeers Diamond Company who also served as prime minister of the Cape Colony during colonization.

What European imperial power unsuccessfully planned to build a transcontinental railroad from Cape Town to Cairo?

The political party of Nelson Mandela, which was branded a “terrorist organization” and banned during Apartheid.

What country's continued to help fuel the African slave trade, despite most nations outlawing it by the early 1800s?

What political prison off the coast of South African did Nelson Mandela spend 27 years?

What South African township is notorious for the 1960 massacre of 70 unarmed protesters by the National Police?

What East African kingdom/nation stayed uncolonized due to its ancient empire that lasted from 1270 until 1974?

In geography, this refers to a large flat plain that is elevated - or raised - above the surrounding land.

This European nation colonized most of sub-Saharan Africa; their language is the continent's 2nd most spoken language.

The South African president that won the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela.

The white political party that controlled the South African government, police, and military during the Apartheid era.

This hybrid language was formed by the descendants of Europeans that settled permanently in South Africa.

Spanning over 30% of the African continent, what is the largest non-polar desert on Earth?

What is the African kingdom spread throughout the continent during the Middle Ages through military conquest?

What resource - besides gold - was an incredibly valuable raw good for African traders prior to European colonization?

This ancient stone African city was thought to be the capital of a great kingdom (you took a virtual tour).

In the 1600s, this European imperial power established permanent settlement in southern Africa (later called Boers).

The first chancellor of Germany (formerly Prussia) who called and organized the 1884 Berlin Conference.

Starting in the 1400s, the European nation began creating trading posts along the coasts of Africa.

A tropical grassland with warm temperatures year-round, covering the majority of the African continent.

What was the first early Medieval African kingdom that mined gold a grew in power?