Updated Africa Test Review

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Timbuktu was an important military post that safeguarded African nations' borders.

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False

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Timbuktu allowed goods such as gold, salt, and textiles to be exchanged.

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True

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Timbuktu served as critical meeting points for African nations to engage in the slave trade.

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False

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Timbuktu allowed for cultural exchanges, spreading ideas, technologies, and religious ideas.

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True

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Did Timbuktu spread different types of diseases, such as Malaria, that impacted African populations?

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True

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Timbuktu limited the rights of local governments, as so many different African populations came together to challenge community rules and laws.

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False

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One reason Europe colonized Africa was because Europeans wanted access to Africa's natural resources as a way to boost their own economies.

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True

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One reason Europe colonized Africa was because Europeans believed that African people and societies needed to become more developed and civilized, believing that the European way of life and thinking was superior.

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True

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One reason Europe colonized Africa was because Europeans were fearful of African tribes, and believed that they all needed to be killed.

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False

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One reason Europe colonized Africa was because Europeans wanted to learn from African farmers, and to copy their farming methods.

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False