European Partitioning in Africa

What did the European partitioning across Africa contribute to?

• Economic stability and peace

• The end of civil wars

• Conflict, civil war, and artificial political boundaries

• Cultural unification across Africa

Based on the map of Africa's natural resources, which resource is primarily found in the northern part of Africa?

• Diamonds

• Gold

• Oil production

• Manganese

What natural resource is indicated by the symbol of a yellow circle with three black dots, as shown on the map?

• Gas production

• Iron ore

• Copper

• Uranium

Before European colonization in the 1800s, which of the following was not listed as one of the flourishing empires in Africa?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Ethiopia

• Egypt

What were the thriving economies of the African empires based on?

• Gold mining

• Trade

• Agriculture

• Textile manufacturing

Why did Europeans first become interested in Africa for trade route purposes?

• To establish new colonies

• To avoid the high taxes from traveling through Southwest Asia’s empires

• To find precious metals

• To spread their religion

What did Europeans do in addition to finding new trade routes in Africa?

• They created educational institutions

• They introduced new agricultural techniques

• They created ports in southern and eastern Africa to restock supplies

• They built fortifications along the coast

What was primarily traded from the Americas to Europe during the 1500s and 1600s according to the map?

• Silks, porcelain, spices

• Slaves

• Sugar

• Cheap manufactured goods

According to the map, which commodity was transported from Europe to the West Indies and the Americas?

• Silver

• Silks, porcelain, spices

• Slaves

• Sugar

Which of the following was not a trade commodity mentioned on the map during the 1500s and 1600s?

• Silver

• Cotton

• Slaves

• Sugar