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Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 6hrs 50mins
This process by which dry or semi-arid regions become drier and less productive due to overgrazing and deforestation...
deforestation
desertification
desalination
People who raise livestock for food, moving in search of water and grazing land...
nomadic herders
hunter-gatherers
cattle ranchers
People who obtain food by hunting, fishing, and foraging...
angler
farmer
hunter-gatherer
An excess of commercial logging and agriculture has led to...
desertification
deforestation
desalination
Economic growth and development are negatively impacted when leaders use public funds and abuse their power for personal gain...
plague
famine
corruption
An imprint of an ancient plant preserved in rock is an example of a....
artifact
fossil
technology
Which of the following refers to a king or ruler of ancient Egypt?
magesty
pharaoh
emperor
Skilled workers who created goods by hand were called...
stone masons
musicians
artisans
This resulted in the forced migration of millions of Africans to the Americas...
Pan-Africanism
Atlantic Slave Trade
Apartheid
Grassland regions in Africa with scattered trees and very little rainfall...
canyon
tundra
savanna
The original inhabitants of a region are ______ to the area.
indigenous
nobles
milleninals
A preserved body believed to be necessary for an afterlife...
pyramid
stele
mummy
Remains of tools and objects made by humans in ancient times are called...
artifacts
fossils
technology
Ancient Egyptian writing consisted of _______, which were symbols or drawings.
steles
pyramids
hieroglyphics
Mali's wealth came from which of the following?
emeralds
salt
copper
What is the term that represents the movement seeking to unite Africans worldwide?
Pan-Africanism
Nationalism
Socialism
The Christian minority group in Egypt is called...
Catholics
Copts
Protestants
________ helped early humans survive by hunting animals an gathering food more effectively.
Technology
Artifacts
Weapons
Payments made to the victors of battles/war were called...
gifts
prizes
tributes
The most densely populated areas in Africa have this in common...
location near the equator
location near a source of water
location near the prime meridian
This term refers to the practice of raising animals in open pastures...
pasteurization
pastoralism
herding
A large stone pillar which commemorated an important event or ruler is known as a...
pyramid
sarcophagus
stele
Which of the following was a system of racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa?
Pan-Africanism
Apartheid
Atlantic Slave Trade
A fertile spot in a desert is known as an...
aquifer
wadi
oasis
Overthrowing dictatorships and establishing more democratic governments in African nations was one major effect of the...
Arab Spring
African Expansion
Democracy Day
Which of the following is an example of a tribute paid to the victor of a battle/war?
mummies
ivory
diamonds
Which of the following was used to make paper?
lotus flower
papyrus reed
sea kelp
All African nations have the same economic system, which is called a __________.
market economy
mixed economy
command economy
The deliberate and systematic destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group is called...
genocide
retaliation
massacre
Which of the following contributed to the development of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
war
trade
colonization
The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically is called...
feudalism
colonialism
capitalism
Colonialism affected the African people by...
Forcing Africans to work on German plantations at very low wages and displaced them from their lands.
Forcing Europeans to work on Africa plantations at very low wages and displaced them from their lands.
Forcing Africans to work on colonial plantations at very low wages and displacing them from their lands.
