Unit 6 Lesson 2 Review

This region of Africa was home to both the Zulu & Boers. It also had the Cape Town colony at the Cape of Good Hope.

• North Africa

• Southern Africa

• East Africa

• West Africa

Which of the following was NOT an obstacle to European exploration of Africa before the 1800s?

• Africa was full of unknown diseeases

• The weather patterns in Africa were unpredictable

• Europeans were unfamiliar with Africa's geography

• Europeans often met with resistance from local people groups

True or False: Christian missionaries viewed the African people they were trying to convert as "children who need to be taught right from wrong."

• True

• False

What happened to the Congo River state at the Berlin Conference of 1884?

• It was placed under Belgium's control

• It was split between the major powers in Europe

• It was allowed to maintain its independence

• It was still under Leopold II's private ownership

Ho was Ethiopia able to resist Italy's invasion during imperialism?

• They made their nation look unappealing to European powers

• Their king spent time modernizing his nation & military

• They made alliances with Middle Eastern powers

• Their king allowed some of his lands to be taken by Europeans