Unit 4 Africa Culture & History

What are the three major North African civilizations?

• Bantu

  Congo

  Afrikaans

• Ghana

  Mali

  Songhai

• Egypt

  Somali

  Eritrean

• Benin

  Congo

  Togo

Mansa Musa was the richest man in the world from the gold & salt trade that his civilization had established. Which civilization was he a part of?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

• Egypt

In all of Africa, what is the most widely spoken language?

• Dutch

• French

• Afrikaans

• Swahili

In northern Africa, what is the most widely spoken language?

• Arabic

• Swahili

• Dutch

• Afrikaans

The spread and influence of culture into other areas, onto other cultures, through language, clothing, food, ideas, religion, etc is known as

• Ethnography

• Anthropology

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Appreciation

As Arab people traded with northern Africans, their culture, especially their religion began to spread. This religion was

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

Contributions of Muslims in Northern Africa include

• building highways, rural roads and aqueducts

• expanding trade and Arabic language, building schools

• conquering neighboring tribes and expanding the Muslim Empire

• trading with Vikings and other Europeans

In the 1800s, European countries became interested in the resources and land in Africa. When Europeans grabbed up (claimed) land in Africa, this was known as

• Colonization & Imperialism

• Competition with America

• Economic opportunities

• Socialism & Communism

Countries that claimed land (and resources) in Africa in the 1800-1900s were

• US, China, Russia, Japan, Korea

• Argentina, Spain, Canada, Mexico

• Switzerland, Austria, Hungary

• Britain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium

The Scramble for Africa, aka ____ ____, occurred in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

• Land Grab

• competitive market

• Africa Marathon

• Resource Race