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