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