Africa Today

African nations are trying to increase their literacy rate: This means they want to improve the number of people who can

• read/write

• speak mutiple languages

• go to public school

True or False: Africa has many nations with different cultures and ethnic groups

• False

• True

African Natives were not happy to be controlled or imperialized by this groups of people

• Australians

• Europeans

• Asians

What type of African music has been influenced by African Nations?

• Country Music

• Classical/Opera Music

• Blues/Jazz Music

African nations are trying to modernize: this term refers to

• trying to bring up the standards of your nation through technology and other advancements

• forcing citizens to get along with everyone within that nation

• trying to start a war with bordering nations

The African Union and East African Community are groups that:

• try to cause conflict within a nation

• try to force citizens to join one religion

• try to unite and promote peace among people of different cultures and backgrounds together

True or False. Having many different ethnic groups and different cultural beliefs has caused problems for Africa.

• True

• False

Africa was imperialized or taken over by Europe because..

• It was seen as a weaker nation

• It had good resources that other nations wanted

• All of the above

The Middle Passage was:

• The all water route from Asia to Africa

• The journey of African slaves from Africa to the Americas

• The journey of products being made from the Americas to Europe

People who share a common culture, language and sometimes racial heritage is known as a(n):

• Cultural Team

• Ethnic Conflict

• Ethnic Group