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1
Political boundaries drawn by European colonizers had which effect in Africa?
Forced people to all speak the same language
Kept people in the same religion together
Caused conflict by placing enemy tribes together
Changed the living conditions of tribes
2
How do people living in the
Sahel
most often make a living?
logging
caravans trading gold & silver
animal herding & subsistence farming
fishing & shipbuilding
3
How did Islam get to East Africa?
Germans
Bantu tribesman
Arab traders
Dutch
4
Which of these do most African countries use as an official language?
Swahili
Arabic
Bantu language
a European language
5
Why are so many different languages spoken in
West Africa
?
each religious denomination speaks a separate language
Europeans introduced their languages
each ethnic group speaks a separate language
immigrants have come to West Africa
6
Who controlled most of Africa in the
19th century
?
European countries
Alexander the Great
Greece
Arab countries
7
Which of these is a
BENEFIT
of European colonization in Africa?
removal of civil rights from Africans
building schools
wealth was equally distributed
taking good farmland
8
Which
BEST
describes voting in an
oligarchy
?
small group of powerful people
a king
all citizens
young people
9
Why was the African National Congress formed?
to demand that Nelson Mandela be freed
to demand better schools for Asians
to oppose South Africa's racist policies
to ask for an end to sanctions against South Africa
10
How could Bedouins survive in the Sahara?
oil deposits
Atlas Mountains
Mediterranean Coast
Oases
11
Egypt is made up of
Egyptians, ___________ and ___________
.
Berbers & Bedouins
Moroccans & Tuaregs
Tunisians & French
Bedouins & Italians
12
When did South Africa begin to
move away
from
apartheid
?
1980s
1912
1960s
1970s
13
Why was Nelson Mandela in prison for much of his life?
He resisted the gov't's racist policies
He refused to run for president
He became an educated man
He stole from the government
14
Why is clothing in
West Africa
usually loose and flowing?
the influence of Western styles
the warm climate
the shortage of cloth
traditional religious beliefs
15
Which religion did Europeans bring to South Africa?
traditional African religions
Islam
Christianity
Khoisan
16
Which is the BEST description of Nelson Mandela's contribution to South Africa?
Invented electricity
Prevented Communism from taking over South Africa
Served as an ambassador to the UN
Led the movement to give Black South Africans civil rights
17
Define
apartheid
.
segregation/separation of races
a type of government
an economic system
equality for all races
18
Which religion did Europeans bring to South Africa?
Islam
Khoisan
traditional African religions
Christianity
19
Which 2 people are credited with ending
apartheid
in South Africa?
Gandhi & Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nelson Mandela & Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nelson Mandela & F.W. DeKlerk
F.W. DeKlerk & Gandhi
20
Which religion would you most likely find in
former
British colonies?
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
21
What would be a
problem
for an area that has
traditional economy?
people learn to make new products quickly
young people teach older people new skills
price of electronics increases
people want things that are NOT available in their economy
22
Imperialism
&
colonialism
can be defined as: __________.
a system where the emperor is in charge
when 1 country dominates & controls other countries
an idea that no country should have a king
a belief that natural things have spirits
23
Which of these describes
Animism
?
belief that natural things have spirits
belief in wearing animal skins
belief that people need to move frequently
belief that animals are human
24
How did colonial rulers control their African colonies?
they used African chiefs
they set up a false democracy
they placed the region under military rule
Europeans became the majority
25
Who became president in South Africa's fully democratic election in 1994?
Barack Obama
F.W. DeKlerk
Jacob Zuma
Nelson Mandela
26
What are the 3 most common religions in
West Africa
?
Animism, Buddhism & Islam
Christianity, Islam & Animism
Animism, Islam & Hinduism
Christianity, Buddhism & Islam
27
What did countries around the world do to
oppose
apartheid
?
They entered talks with South Africa leaders
They invested money in South Africa
Placed embargoes on South Africa
They invited South Africa to join sport competitions
28
____________ is the spoken
African language
in East Africa.
English
Arabic
Swahili
Lalibela
29
Which of these would be a
federal
power structure?
decision making is shared by the central & local governments
central government makes all the decisions
local governments make all the decisions
the king makes the decisions
30
Which of these is a
traditional
religion for Africa?
Animism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
31
Which religion do
most
North Africans practice?
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
32
Why did European countries establish colonies in Africa?
to spread Christianity
to have access to natural resources; gold, ivory & rubber
to help preserve wildlife on the Serengeti Plain
to search for the source of the Nile
33
What was the purpose of the
Atlantic Slave Trade?
to supply labor for European colonies in the Americas
to supply slaves to North Africa
to supply slaves to Asia
to oppose slavery in the world
34
Which resource do Europeans get from elephants?
coal
ivory
diamonds
oil
35
Refusing to trade with a country is called a/an ____________________.
embargo
tariff
isolation
quota
36
Why aren't Africans very loyal to their own countries?
African tribes are nomadic
they don't speak the same language
governments are corrupt
Europeans created boundaries & countries
37
What language was developed when East Africans traded with Arabic speakers?
Swahili
Somali
English
Spanish
