Africa: Migration & Exploration

Which explorer was among the first to travel into Africa?

• William Hilton

• Hernando De Soto

• Henry Morton Stanley

• Henry Woodward

Which is a positive change for the children of the continent?

• schooling

• civil wars

• disease

• poverty

How are leaders in a republic chosen?

• they are appointed by kings

• they are given leadership roles by birth into wealthy families

• they are voted for by the people

• there are no leaders in Africa

Which has been considered a major problem in Africa?

• civil wars

• poverty

• disease

• all of the above

What is the name of Egypt's writing system?

• hieroglyphs

• manuscript

• cursive

• cave paintings

By about 7000 BCE, Africa's people were doing all except ____.

• farming

• manufacturing

• raising livestock

• building lasting settlements

Which location was favored by early hunter-gatherers?

• The Kalahari

• The Mohave

• The Serengeti

• The Nile Valley

What nickname is Africa often referred to as?

• The Breadbasket of the Colony

• The Cradle of Humankind

• The Home of Humans

• The Ancestors' Homeland

During European colonization, which two countries were not colonized?

• Ethiopia & Liberia

• South Africa & Egypt

• Nigeria and Algeria

• Mali and Chad

What pushed the people southward to the savanna and highland regions?

• the Serengeti being dangerous

• the need to find work

• the Sahara drying up

• hunting & gathering