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Africa Unit Review
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1
Ancient African kingdoms such as Timbuktu were poor, and relied mostly on hunting & gathering.
False
True
2
It never snows in Africa.
True
False
3
Africa has few resources.
True
False
4
Who was the richest man in ancient Africa?
Emperor Xin
Laurent Kabila
Idi Amin
Mansa Musa
5
An ethnic group is
people who have the same political views
people who share the same race
people from the same place
people who share a common cultural background
6
Which two countries colonized the most land in Africa?
France/Britain
Spain/Norway
Netherlands/Belgium
Germany/Italy
7
Ethnic cleansing and genocide are the same thing.
True
False
8
Most of Africa lived under Apartheid at some point in time.
True
False
9
Where is the Sahara desert?
Southeastern Africa
Southwestern Africa
South Africa
Northern Africa
10
About how many Africans made it to the Americas as slaves?
5 million
10 million
7 million
9 million
11
Totalitarian/Autocratic leaders took control of many African countries after their independence
True
False
12
What was the Middle Passage?
The portion of Triangle trade that brought rum to Africa
The portion of Triangle Trade that brought goods to Europe
The portion of Triangle trade that brought slaves to America
The journey of the pioneers through the Rocky Mountains
13
Why didn't Europeans just use native Americans as slaves rather than Africans?
Africans volunteered to be slaves
They were more prejudiced towards Africans
Native Americans were too fierce
They had all died due to disease or mistreatment as slaves
14
What is the driest part of Africa?
The North
The Savannah
The South
The Equatorial region
15
Over 5 million people have died during Congo's Civil War.
False
True
16
Why do we know so little about ancient African history?
We can't read the alphabet they used.
Their records were destroyed in a fire.
They had no written language.
Their history was written in heiroglyphics.
17
Why didn't Europeans just develop plantations in Africa?
America was too wet or too dry in most places
There weren't enough workers in Africa
The ocean voyage to America was easier than to Africa
The land of America better suited the cash crops they wanted
18
People from which continent colonized Africa in the 1800's?
Europe
Asia
America
Australia
19
Most African countries accomplished independence following World War II.
False
True
20
Where did most African slaves end up in the Americas?
The American Colonies/United States
The Caribbean
Columbia
Canada
21
Which of the following has NOT experienced a genocide in recent years?
Liberia
Rwanda
D.R. Congo
The Central African Republic
22
Why has Africa had so many dictators?
All of the democratic leaders were killed in genocides
Most of Africa is Socialist
Africa's climate favors dictatorships
European colonial powers gave Africans no experience in govt
23
What has been the main cause of conflict in Africa since European colonization?
Language differences
Disease
Drought
Ethnic rivalries due to European borders
24
Which of these was NOT an advantage of Europeans over Africans when it came to farming?
European native plants
European deserts
African deserts
European animals were easier to domesticate
25
About how many Africans are infected with HIV/AIDS?
25-30 million
5-10 million
15-20 million
35-40 million
26
Where is the Serengeti Plain?
Namibia
South Africa
Kenya
Mali
27
Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa?
Fishing
Room to grow their population
Resources
Animals
28
Which of the following is NOT an important cause of poverty in Africa?
Lack of resources
Geography
Culture
Corrupt institutions
29
The boundaries of African nations were created without any regard to tribal ethnicities.
False
True
30
What large city was the main cultural learning center of the Mali empire?
Timbuktu
Mansa Musa
Alexandria
Kinshasa
31
Nelson Mandela was known for
first black president of Rwanda
leader of the African resistance to apartheid
violent government takeovers
Captain of the Springbok rugby team
32
In what region of Africa would you find the ancient and modern civilizations of Mali and Ghana?
Far Northern
Eastern
Western
Southern
33
Which of the following was NOT a benefit of European colonization in Africa?
More variety of foods
The introduction of horses
More educational opportunities
Rival tribes living together
34
What desert is found in southwestern Africa?
The Namib
The Sahara
The Gobi
The Mojave
35
Africa is the only place genocide has happened.
False
True
36
Who decided where the boundaries of current day European countries would be?
The African Tribal Council (ATC)
The United States
The European colonizers
The citizens of Africa
37
Apartheid was the forced legal separation of Blacks and Whites in South Africa.
True
False
38
Why do fewer Africans than Americans survive HIV/AIDS?
Less access to medication
More Africans participate in risky behaviors
Americans are naturally stronger
Poorer hospitals
39
How did living in bigger cities give Europeans an advantage over Africans?
They developed immunity to diseases
They had better sanitation (they were cleaner)
They had time to develop a written language and technology
Two of these
40
Most of Africa experiences four very different seasons.
True
False
